Lide Haiti

TO ACCOMPANY HAITIAN GIRLS IN UNDERSERVEDCOMMUNITIES AS THEY IMPROVE THEIR LEARNING, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING THROUGH ART-CENTERED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS.USING THE ARTS AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL TO BUILD INNER STRENGTH, HOPE AND RESILIENCY, LID IS COMMITTED TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF HAITIAN FEMALE LEADERS, CREATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE AND TRANSFORMATION IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

EDUCATION PROGRAMRESEARCH SHOWS THAT GIRLS EDUCATION YIELDS TREMENDOUSLY POSITIVE OUTCOMES ACROSS MULTIPLE DOMAINS, INCLUDING: INCREASED ECONOMIC GROWTH, REDUCTION OF CHILD MARRIAGE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HEALTHIER MOTHERS AND BABIES, HIGHER EDUCATION RATES FOR CHILDREN, IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH FOR GIRLS, REDUCTIONS IN CLIMATE CHANGE, REDUCTIONS IN TERRORISM, AND INCREASED FEMALE LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNMENT.LID ENABLES GIRLS TO ACCESS FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, OFFERING OVER 1,150 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS, TUTORING, LITERACY INSTRUCTION, COMPUTER SKILLS, GUIDANCE COUNSELING, VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, AND A CHESS PROGRAM.

HEALTH PROGRAMTO SUPPORT GIRLS HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT, OUR TEAM OF NURSES AND HEALTH PARTNERS PROVIDE PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND NUTRITION SERVICES TO ALL OUR PARTICIPANTS. OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE: OFFERING REGULAR HEALTH SCREENINGS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION, TRAINING IN FIRST AID AND CPR, DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH KITS, AND PROMOTION OF ACTIVITIES LIKE ORAL HYGIENE, HANDWASHING, AND FOOD HYGIENE TO MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH.LID OFFERS MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING TO PARTICIPANTS IN NEED, HOME VISITS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, AND SUPPORT CALLS TO PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.OUR COMMUNITY FOOD PROGRAM SERVES HUNDREDS OF MEALS A WEEK TO OUR PARTICIPANTS AND OVER 4,000 A MONTH. OUR PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A MEAL ON EVERY PROGRAM DAY, OFTEN THE ONLY MEAL GIRLS WILL HAVE THAT DAY. THESE MEALS ARE PREPARED LOCALLY BY WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITIES AND HAVE A VARIETY OF HEALTHY FOODS INCLUDING VEGETABLES, WHOLE GRAINS, AND BEANS, WHICH ARE ALL SOURCED LOCALLY.

PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTBUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTICIPANTS PARENTS AND LIKE-MINDED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IS CENTRAL TO OUR EFFORTS TO HELP BUILD AN ECOSYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS GENDER EQUALITY IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WORK AND IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE SUCCESS AND HEALTH OF OUR PROGRAMS. THIS MEANS REGULARLY HOLDING SPACES FOR PARENTS, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON CHILD PROTECTION TO COME TOGETHER AND SHARE, LEARN, AND DEEPEN COLLABORATION ON BEHALF OF THE GIRLS WE SERVE.THROUGH THESE MEETINGS, OUR PARTNERS FEEL HOW MUCH WE RESPECT THEM AND VALUE THEIR TIME AND OPINIONS AND WE BENEFIT FROM HEARING THEIR INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES ABOUT WHAT IS WORKING AND NOT WORKING. IN TURN, LID HAS THE CHANCE TO SHARE OUR REFLECTIONS AND OUTLINE OUR PROGRAM PROGRESS AND PRIORITIES.