Lauris

Lauris

Lauris lives in Jeremie with her grandmother who makes a living selling charcoal, coffee, and small bags of water, but her small profits only provide for the bare minimum of their needs. Life has never been easy, yet Lauris doesn’t let her circumstances define her....
Lovelyca

Lovelyca

Lovelyca and her family lost their home in the 2010 earthquake when she was only a baby. Ever since then, they have lived in a slum in the Carrefour district of Port-au-Prince. So desperate was her family’s situation that she didn’t start school until the...
MarcKendy

MarcKendy

MarcKendy lives in the town of Jeremie with his parents and younger sister. He recently graduated from high school, and he placed in the top 5 of all the students in the area on his university entrance exams. Like nearly everyone in Haiti, his family is just trying to...
Marc Woodjy

Marc Woodjy

For Marc Woodjy, education is not only a passion but a path toward a better future. He finished middle school last year, and in Haiti, every student must pass a government exam to enter high school. Not only did he pass, but he was the top student in the entire...
Marguerite

Marguerite

Marguerite, an intelligent and highly motivated young woman, joined a transitional program for students wanting to attend college through the University of Notre Dame in Jeremie after graduating from high school. She achieved one of the highest scores on her...