Over Spring Break, Illini Life will be sending a team of 14 people back to Haiti for a week. About half of our team are returning members while the other half will be experiencing Haiti for the first time.
We will be be working with Mountaintop Ministries (MTM), which is located in the mountains about 15 miles out of Port-a-Prince. Our work will be directly done in the village of Gramothe. Check out our blog from last year to hear more about 2011's trip.
Our current understanding is that our team will focus on three different areas.
We will be be working with Mountaintop Ministries (MTM), which is located in the mountains about 15 miles out of Port-a-Prince. Our work will be directly done in the village of Gramothe. Check out our blog from last year to hear more about 2011's trip.
Our current understanding is that our team will focus on three different areas.
- One group will be working in their school's computer lab to help maintain/clean/trouble-shoot the current equipment. We hope to train at least one student to help maintain the computer lab as a technician. We may also have the opportunity to teach some basic computer classes to teachers and/or high school students.
- One group will be teaching at the high school. They will be working with students, engaging hands-on with science labs (with a focus on chemistry). There is also a possibility to work with the teachers as well.
- One group will be attacking MTM's to-do list with projects ranging from construction on sidewalks/driveway to building/painting houses, etc.
There will be a medical team from the University of Chicago overlapping our time there, so our team will get to observe how the clinic is run.
As long as the internet signal cooperates, we'll update this blog in the evenings while we are in Haiti. Thanks for your support!
As long as the internet signal cooperates, we'll update this blog in the evenings while we are in Haiti. Thanks for your support!
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| The pin shows where we will be in relation to the whole country. |
