December 22, 2009

After the earthquake which hit Haiti last January 12, EI (Educational International) has launched an appeal for urgent action and a special fund to assist its member organizations Haiti – National Confederation of Haitian Teachers (NCHT) – to resume their duties in support of the teacher (s) and promotion of education, and for assist the teacher (s), people of Haiti and their families affected by the earthquake.

Since the mid-January, EI (Educational International) has regular contact with members of the Executive Office CNEH to assess the impact of disasters in schools, teachers and students to determine what the best way for EI (Educational International)  and cooperating partners to help reduce the impact of a huge humanitarian crisis.

A delegation attending the conference CNEH IE to North America and the Caribbean, organized by the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) and Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Organization (TTUTA) in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 25 and February 26, 2010. Regional conference marked an opportunity for EI and members of organizations involved in working groups for support in Haiti to meet with representatives from CNEH to discuss a project to support the unity and teacher (s) affected (e) s. They identified two main priorities include the rehabilitation of the structure of union organizations at all levels (federal and Federation) and to strengthen its contribution to the reconstruction of Haiti’s educational system. (more…)