Becky DeWine School
About
The Becky DeWine School offers dignity to the people living in the Cite Soleil slum through tuition-free schooling, food distribution, adult education, children & elderly nutrition, preventive health and other programs that bring God's love to this desperate place in Haiti.
We began to the school in 1998 with 4 classrooms as a true "barefoot school" -- one that welcomes children too poor to pay the fees charged by the typical Haitian school. We were the only tuition-free school in the slum, as even government-run schools charge for books and uniforms. We realized we were in conflict with tuition-charging schools, and stressed to our challengers that the parents of our students must volunteer at the school and participate in adult literacy classes in exchange for their child's books, meals, and uniform.
In 1999, we dedicated the project tot he memory of Becky DeWine, daughter of Mike and Fran DeWine. The DeWine family continues to work tirelessly to help the children in Cite Soleil.
Today, the school has 7 campuses located in 6 neighborhoods of Cite Soleil containing a student population of 5,000. Each campus is a hub of outreach activities providing: feeding, elderly care, employment opportunities, summer programs and adult education. We continue to provide a daily meal, uniforms, books and school supplies to each child and in continue to ask parents to help distribute food and maintain the buildings in exchange. 
|
Campus |
Classrooms |
Students |
|
St. Francis DeSales High School |
42 |
1600 |
|
St. Joseph |
5 |
175 |
|
St. Anne – Pe Volel |
34 |
1200 |
|
St. Veronica |
14 |
735 |
|
St. Jane Chantal |
6 |
238 |
|
Holy Family – Msgr. Connolly |
10 |
350 |
|
St. Margaret – Msgr. Miot |
19 |
700 |
Earthquake Recovery
Before the earthquake, the Becky DeWine School contained 6400 students in a 7 campus structure that was spread among 5 major zones of Cite Soleil. Two campus locations were completely destroyed and 5 others suffered severe structural damages. By using temporary classrooms we opened schools in March and worked tirelessly to repair the damaged buildings. As of December 31, 2010 we completed 70% of total reconstruction.
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Becky DeWine School Rebuilding |
|
|
St. Franswa High School Campus (operations) |
$78,192 |
|
Clear debris build security walls and temporary classrooms. |
$57,000 |
|
Build new kitchens, remove 3rd floor, repair all classrooms, add computer lab and library . |
$46,430 |
|
Separate buildings, tear down damaged classrooms, build house for generator and offices. Improve grounds & layout foundation for lecture halls |
$77,444 |
|
Books, desks, uniforms, supplies, recreation |
$37,000 |
|
Bishop Constant–St. Ann Campus (operations) |
$35,000 |
|
Clear debris; construct security walls and temporary classrooms |
$30,277 |
|
Tear down unsound classrooms, fix structural cracks, build & outfit kitchen, convert temporary classrooms, fix offices |
$102,216 |
|
Build 6 new classrooms, rehab 3 damaged offices. |
$58, 315 |
|
Books, desks, uniforms, supplies |
$35,000 |
|
St. Veronica – Campus (operations) |
$14,678 |
|
Clear debris, construct security walls and temporary classrooms |
$10,062 |
|
Tear down 3rd floor auditorium, repair floors and cracks |
$34,511 |
|
Paint and outfit repaired classrooms |
$7,133 |
|
Books, uniforms, supplies |
$9,000 |
|
Holy Family–Msgr Connolly Campus (operations) |
$13,204 |
|
Clear debris, construct security walls |
$5,200 |
|
Add kitchen, fix latrines, paint and outfit |
$32,000 |
|
Repair all cracks, build new wall, add latrine |
$44,532 |
|
Uniforms, supplies, desks |
$17,000 |
|
St. Margaret – Bishop Miot Campus (operations) |
$18, 430 |
|
Clear debris, construct security walls and temporary classrooms |
$31,777 |
|
Build & outfit kitchen, convert temp classrooms, fix office |
$39,607 |
|
Build latrines, create covered play area, repair all cracked rooms |
$22,597 |
|
Books, desks, uniforms, supplies |
$8,000 |
|
St. Jane Chantal Campus (operations) |
|
|
Clear rubble and level all buildings |
$27,139 |
|
Build new classrooms, latrines, offices, kitchen room |
$118, 611 |
|
St. Joseph Campus (operations) |
$5,000 |
|
Fix walls, clear rubble, repair all classrooms |
$16, 527 |
|
Books, uniforms, supplies |
$13,226 |
|
Temporary Multipurpose Tent Shelters |
$76,667 |
Major Goals & Needs
- Finish all rebuilding and add lecture halls to the high school, computer and science labs, recreation areas, gardens, solar energy and water systems to all 7 campuses;
- Purchase books, uniforms and classroom supplies for all students;
- Reduce the student population to 4,000 students and instill a solid curriculum with loving discipline;
- Establish scholarships for best high school graduates and in return demand 2 years of teaching service;
- Foster greater ownership and independence with parents and teaching staff.