The Haitian Project
Encyclopedia
The Haitian Project, Inc. is a Providence, Rhode Island based Roman Catholic
non-profit organization dedicated to education in Haiti. Since 1987, it has operated Louverture Cleary School
, a Catholic secondary school in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. Patrick Moynihan
, brother of Bank of America
CEO Brian Moynihan
, is the President of The Haitian Project.
, its Catholic, co-educational boarding school in Haiti, educates and nurtures academically talented and motivated students from the poorest Haitian families to maximize their potential and enable them to work toward building a Haiti where justice and peace thrive.
, a Catholic boarding school in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. St. Joseph's parishioner and current Bank of America
CEO, Brian Moynihan
, was an early supporter of the school and his involvement inspired his younger brother, Patrick Moynihan
, to go to Haiti and join The Haitian Project in 1996. In the late 1990s, The Haitian Project became a national project supported by individuals and parishes in five regions around the U.S. Patrick, formerly a commodities trader for Louis Dreyfus Commodities, has been the President since 1996, with a two and half year hiatus from July 2006 to January 2009.
Bishop Ireton High School
in Alexandria, Virginia is the sister school of Louverture Cleary School
.
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
non-profit organization dedicated to education in Haiti. Since 1987, it has operated Louverture Cleary School
Louverture Cleary School
Louverture Cleary School is a Catholic boarding school located in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.-History:Louverture Cleary School, founded in 1987 by The Haitian Project and St. Joseph's Parish in Providence, Rhode Island, is a tuition free, co-educational, Catholic boarding school that serves the...
, a Catholic secondary school in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. Patrick Moynihan
Patrick Moynihan
Patrick Moynihan is the name of:* Daniel Patrick Moynihan, known as "Pat", American politician and sociologist* Patrick Berkeley Moynihan, 2nd Baron Moynihan, British Liberal peer...
, brother of Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
CEO Brian Moynihan
Brian Moynihan
Brian Thomas Moynihan is an American lawyer, businessman and the President and CEO of Bank of America. He also joined the Board of Directors, following his promotion to President and CEO. He resides with his family outside of Boston, Massachusetts.-Early life:Moynihan was born in Marietta, Ohio...
, is the President of The Haitian Project.
Mission
The Haitian Project through Louverture Cleary SchoolLouverture Cleary School
Louverture Cleary School is a Catholic boarding school located in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.-History:Louverture Cleary School, founded in 1987 by The Haitian Project and St. Joseph's Parish in Providence, Rhode Island, is a tuition free, co-educational, Catholic boarding school that serves the...
, its Catholic, co-educational boarding school in Haiti, educates and nurtures academically talented and motivated students from the poorest Haitian families to maximize their potential and enable them to work toward building a Haiti where justice and peace thrive.
History
The Haitian Project was founded in the early 1980s by St. Joseph's Parish in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1987, The Haitian Project established Louverture Cleary SchoolLouverture Cleary School
Louverture Cleary School is a Catholic boarding school located in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.-History:Louverture Cleary School, founded in 1987 by The Haitian Project and St. Joseph's Parish in Providence, Rhode Island, is a tuition free, co-educational, Catholic boarding school that serves the...
, a Catholic boarding school in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. St. Joseph's parishioner and current Bank of America
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
CEO, Brian Moynihan
Brian Moynihan
Brian Thomas Moynihan is an American lawyer, businessman and the President and CEO of Bank of America. He also joined the Board of Directors, following his promotion to President and CEO. He resides with his family outside of Boston, Massachusetts.-Early life:Moynihan was born in Marietta, Ohio...
, was an early supporter of the school and his involvement inspired his younger brother, Patrick Moynihan
Patrick Moynihan
Patrick Moynihan is the name of:* Daniel Patrick Moynihan, known as "Pat", American politician and sociologist* Patrick Berkeley Moynihan, 2nd Baron Moynihan, British Liberal peer...
, to go to Haiti and join The Haitian Project in 1996. In the late 1990s, The Haitian Project became a national project supported by individuals and parishes in five regions around the U.S. Patrick, formerly a commodities trader for Louis Dreyfus Commodities, has been the President since 1996, with a two and half year hiatus from July 2006 to January 2009.
Today
Over 350 secondary students attend the tuition-free boarding school, with a majority attending universities in Haiti upon graduation. The motto of the school is biblical, from Matthew 10:8: “What you receive for free, you must give for free.” Consequently, students are expected to give freely to Haiti what they have received for free.Bishop Ireton High School
Bishop Ireton High School
Bishop Ireton High School is a Roman Catholic High School located in Alexandria, Virginia. The school was founded in 1964 by the Oblates of St. Francis DeSales, an order of Catholic priests sometimes called Salesians, and originally admitted only male students...
in Alexandria, Virginia is the sister school of Louverture Cleary School
Louverture Cleary School
Louverture Cleary School is a Catholic boarding school located in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.-History:Louverture Cleary School, founded in 1987 by The Haitian Project and St. Joseph's Parish in Providence, Rhode Island, is a tuition free, co-educational, Catholic boarding school that serves the...
.
See also
- Louverture Cleary SchoolLouverture Cleary SchoolLouverture Cleary School is a Catholic boarding school located in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.-History:Louverture Cleary School, founded in 1987 by The Haitian Project and St. Joseph's Parish in Providence, Rhode Island, is a tuition free, co-educational, Catholic boarding school that serves the...
- Bishop Ireton High SchoolBishop Ireton High SchoolBishop Ireton High School is a Roman Catholic High School located in Alexandria, Virginia. The school was founded in 1964 by the Oblates of St. Francis DeSales, an order of Catholic priests sometimes called Salesians, and originally admitted only male students...
- List of schools in Haiti