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A group photo
in front of the Hotel Olofsson before one of our visits.
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This
is the church where President Jean-Bertrand Aristide preached
Liberation Theology and began the “Til Eglise” movement in 1986.
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In 1988,
the government burnt the church down and the community has yet
to rebuild because the shell has become a symbolic centerpiece of the
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Nadege and
Pierre Clintandre, a father-daughter team, founded Haiti Soleil to
support education and cultural initiatives in Haiti by providing a
community library and a safe place for children to meet in the
afternoons and engage in various academic and cultural activities.
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Pierre
Clintandre, co-founder of Haiti Soleil, painted portraits in the
library garden that exude tranquility in the midst of chaos.
Pierre explains, it is in the face of chaos that man finds his
resilience, giving rise to a legacy of struggle and hope.
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SODA (Sosyete Djòl
Ansamn pou Demokrasi Partisipatiff) is a collective of schools
providing primary and secondary education and engaging in community
development projects.
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Givi and some children from SODA took a momentary break from
their conversation to pose for the camera.
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In the back of the Palace of Peace, in downtown
Jérémie, sits the town prison. It actually serves
the entire district. Designed for 50, over 170 prisoners live
there today.
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Lolo and Allison work together to
translate Allison's presentation into Kreyol.
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