Rotary Partnership for Rankit, Haiti School

1. 1 An Innovative Rotary-to-Rotary Partnership: Making the Impact of the Whole Greater than the Sum of the Parts.

2. 2 Haitiis 1/3 of the island ofHispaniola (With nearly identical population levels, Haitian GDP = $ 5B, and Dominican Republic GDP = $ 32B )

3. Haiti by the numbers 309 million 9 million $47,123 $1,164 32 of 147 147 of 147 99% 62% 0.6% 6.3% United States Haiti Population GDP (per capita) Water Poverty Index Literacy Infant Mortality

4. 4 Infant Mortality rate of 6.3% (Over 10x the US rate) One of these Has been hard to find in Haiti * Haiti ranks last/worst in the global water poverty index

5. 5 But Rotary and Haiti Outreach are Helping Rotary Safe Water Plus Program – 100,000+ people in Central Plateau now have access to safe drinking water

6. 6 …and the Children have stopped dying!

7. There was a woman who spoke of her two-hour walk to the river. She brought her young children, who were also tasked with carrying water. The river water was likely contaminated. The new well shortened her one-way trip to 15 minutes. Her children will now be able to attend school.

8. Water will get them through the day. Education will get them through life.

10. Haiti Outreach Started in 1997 Based in Minnesota and Pignon, Haiti Non-Profit 501(c)3 and Registered NGO in Haiti

11. Haiti Outreach VISION: For Haiti To Become a Developed Country MISSION: To Collaborate With The People of Haiti to Build and Maintain Community-Initiated Projects That Advance Their Development

12. Haiti Outreach Staff, Board and AssociatesStaff – 41 in Haiti, 4 in U.S.

13. Clean & Available Water – Including Safe Water Plus Program with Rotary

14. Building Public Schools

15. Economic Development with Micro-lending

16. Haiti Outreach Development Features Haitian people, communities involved from beginning to end and beyond Projects are THEIR ideas, needs Responsible group organized, trained to manage, maintain and repair Money collected and spent for maintenance – sustainable over time All in open - transparency 16

17. Education Accomplishments Built 3 Public Schools and 1 School Addition for a total of 2,000 students

18. Central Plateau of Haiti 200,000 potential secondary school students Only 4 public secondary schools ONLY 18% of Haiti children attend secondary school

19. La VictorieLycee - Public Secondary School 2008-10 Project of the Rotary Partnership for Haiti Inauguration October, 2010

20. La Victorie School Serves over 400 students Haitian Education Ministry staffs, supports, maintains the school Includes a safe water project Funded through generous donations of clubs and individuals from District 5950, 5580, 6250, 5960 and other individual supporters of Haiti Outreach

21. Meanwhile, 10 miles away… Rankit, Haiti 8,000 town residents, 20,000 in area No public secondary school building

22. 22 Our Opportunity . . . Make a real difference Focused and achievable goal of $300,000 Multi-club partnership Significant Matching Funds from anonymous donor

24. Concrete and steel structure

25. Uses local labor and Haitian construction company

26. Seven classrooms, each with a capacity of up to 60 students; can have second shift – potential for 840 students

27. Administrative office, solar electricity, computer lab and library

28. Desks and blackboards for the classrooms

29. Clean water well and latrine

30. Haitian Ministry of Education will staff, support, and maintain the school once built

31. Community donated the landRankitLycee

32. 24 These children deserve a chance to attend school to improve their lives and create futures Will you help?

33. Our mission:Rankit Public Secondary SchoolGroundbreaking: February, 2012Classes Begin: September, 2012 $225,000 $300,000

34. 26 Rotary Clubs working together can make the difference! 1+1=3 Making the Impact of the WholeGREATER than the Sum of the Parts

35. YOU and others($195,500) by 4Q 2011 Donations already received ($22,500) Anonymous Donor ($82,500) $300,000

36. Ask yourself… Can my club help? Can I get corporate/community support? Can I personally contribute?

38. ‘Sponsor’ a Classroom, Desk or Student

39. $ 43,000per Classroom

40. $ 2,200per Desk(three students per desk)

42. 31 How to get involved: Contact a member of the Rotary Partnership to learn more… Dale Snyder Haiti Outreach & Minneapolis Uptown Rotary 612-929-1122 daleesnyder@aol.com Richard Slieter Rotary Club of Brainerd 218-251-1892 Richard.G.Slieter@state.mn.us Steve GasserRotary Club of Hutchinson 612-226-2606 steve@vimm.com Patrick Joyce Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary Club 612-819-0782 patrick.m.joyce@Medtronic.com www.RotaryPartnershipforHaiti.org We CAN Do This !

43. Water will get them through the day. REMEMBER: Education will get them through life.