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Project to support the education and training of children in emergency, prevention and first aid measures in public schools in Haiti

PHASE I

THE PROJECT IN BRIEF

This project is very important for us as it marks the beginning of a humanitarian adventure for C.P.S.O.T.A. Being a non-profit organization it is clear that our goals differ from the usual business model. What we want most of all through this project is to The famous old adage “When a man (sic) to hunger, it is better to teach him to sin than to give him a fish”. So we want to train enough people in prevention so that in turn they can train as many young people in school as possible to acquire the knowledge to get out of emergency situations and save other lives. We are therefore very excited and proud to undertake this ambitious adventure and hope that you will make the journey with us! In short this represents:

  • Investment of more than $ 4,000,000.00 CAD
  • First phase over 30 months
  • 26,000 public school students
  • First aid
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • Cardiac Defibrillator (AED)
  • Identification of hazardous materials
  • Fire prevention
  • Action in the event of a disaster
  • Training blocks by departments

PREAMBLE

  • Haiti is one of the countries with the highest natural disaster index in the world. From 2004 to 2012, the country has nearly 500,000 deaths, most of which could have been avoided if there were people who could quickly intervene and respond appropriately in the event of a disaster.
  • At a conference on the subject, engineer Claude Prépetit explained that the population continues to be vulnerable. However, he remains confident that the formation of the population in the face of the multi-hazard is the only way to prevent a next catastrophe from causing as much damage in the country.
  • Training in this respect is the objective set by the Canadian Peace and Security Officer Training Association (C.P.S.O.T.A) in private schools with 88% of children and public schools (12%). • The need for training, in other words, the determining factors; The feasibility (the necessary resources) and the description of it are presented in the following lines

DETERMINING FACTORS

The loss of both human life and property caused by natural disasters has attracted the attention of all, and in an article published in the daily newspaper Le Nouvelliste, the importance of the educational factor was stressed

With a young population (By 2015, more than 33% of the population is between 0 and 14 years of age and more than 63% between the ages of 14 and 65) and since the citizens of tomorrow are the children of today, The latter must be trained for a more appropriate response to an earthquake, in particular.
 
Since March 1989, Haiti has entered the new era of education, with French-speaking countries such as France, Belgium and Côte-d ‘ Ivory. This objective-based pedagogy establishes a more concrete link between learning at school and the immediate environment of a child and meets one of the challenges set by UNICEF to link education and development.
 
Basic education, which in 2010-2011 had 15,200 primary schools, has nearly 17,000 schools in 2012-2015, mainly by the private sector, the religious sector and international partners.
 
The international community’s assistance is invaluable, as evidenced by a UNICEF report, where the school attendance rate has increased by more than a quarter in seven years.
 
• In order to improve the educational curriculum and it continues to be of quality, the training, by qualified instructors and supported by one of the most important partners of Haiti is more than necessary. Also, the contribution of Quebec and Canada is required in order to maintain the achievements and develop Haitian capacities in terms of risk and disaster management.
 
Haiti is one of the two countries where the lack of resources to invest in a Quality, it seems more than urgent to support this initiative, since, according to UNICEF’s own admission, any investment in education is a very good one. The urgency of this investment is not to be demonstrated, whereas in 2015 the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set in 2000 are not met.