Trade School Scholarship Program
Fund a scholarship program for Haitian students to attend trade school
Your gift helps a young person in Haiti attend trade school, support their family, and give back to their community.
Every year, students who finish school in Haiti often have few paths to a job or stable livelihood and without one, many are drawn toward gangs to survive. Learning a trade — plumbing, carpentry, mechanics, tailoring — changes that. Trade schools offer a real alternative through which young people can earn a living and contribute their skills and services to their community.
Hear from our partner on the ground:
Hear directly from our students below!
For as little as $500 a year, you can give a student an opportunity to build a skilled career and a better future. Based on students’ interests and availability in local programs, your contribution goes where it is most needed.
Where your contribution goes
One Year Programs - $500 per year
Two Year Programs - $500 per year
Four Year Programs - $1000 per year
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“…this extraordinary project helps many young people like me who are in great need of having a skill to survive. If tomorrow my life changes I will be able to help more and more people…”
– Deliane Jean Pierre
students have been sponsored so far
Jimmy Cesar — our first graduate
With an emphasis on respect, honor, and integrity, we deeply value helping students achieve their professional goals. One such example is Jimmy Cesar.
Jimmy was the very first student to complete our trade school scholarship program. He began with us as a child in our primary school, and with the support of his sponsor (David Schwartz), he continued through secondary school and on to dental school. In 2025, Jimmy returned to his village to care for his community’s dental health. Jimmy showed us what was possible. This program was built to create more success stories like his.
Jimmy Cesar & David Schwartz in Fiervil, Haiti
Hear from our students!
Christine Toussaint
“Hello everyone, hello DG, hello Pere Wildaine. I am Christine Toussaint. I am from Gros-Morne, in the locality of Treille. My parents have 11 children, one passed away, and there are 6 girls and 4 boys. My dad passed away. My mom is still in the mountain of Treille farming to take care of us. Nothing else in the mountain to do. I am happy to be part of the project. We know that there is no way to pay for this program, but we know that God will be on your side.”
Joseph Evens
“Good morning, I am Joseph Evens. I am from L’Acul, locality of Beaudois. I live in Gonaives now. I have one sister and four brothers. My parents are alive. With the insecurity that takes over the country, life is more difficult. Our parents can’t evacuate to their activities like the Madan Sara who can’t go sell the products in Port-au-Prince. No transportation. Those who have possibly left Haiti went to other countries. The impact that situation created on me is to be more resilient. To resist that situation, I use music as my passion and soccer. With great pleasure I receive the trade school scholarship to learn a profession that will bring a better life to me tomorrow. When my situation changes, I will use my capacity to help the other young people as I was supported by the project in trade school or college.”
Deliane Jean Pierre
Good morning, good afternoon. My name is Deliane Jean Pierre, I am 27 years old. I am from Treille. I am from a family of 11 children, 4 boys and 7 girls. My parents are both alive. Unfortunately I didn’t grow up with them. The situation of the country is very difficult, and the fact that I didn’t grow up with my parents makes my life more difficult. I will never give up because I have a dream. This situation of the country have urged impact on my dream. At my age, there are things that I’m supposed to do or to learn to be self-sufficient, but with the context of my country, I am very late for what I’m supposed to do for my own life. I think that has a bad impact on my life. To resist, I learned some little skills that help me a little bit to respond to my needs. Sometimes, some close family gives me some little help. This scholarship program is the best blessing I could receive for the years 2025-2026. I refer to it as a blessing because it helps me to learn what I couldn’t afford. A close family introduced me to the program. I say thank you to the staff for this extraordinary project that helps many young people like me who are in great need of having a skill to survive. If tomorrow my life changes I will be able to help more and more people, especially the young people through education because I love education. That is all I want to say now as I have a lot to say.
Clairvoix Schneed
“Hello dear Andrew and dear Lila and all the team. I'm Clairvoix Schneed, daughter of Clairvoix Elsius. I'm a nursing student at Notre-Dame University in Gonaïves. I prepared this short video in order to thank you for your help in my studies. I pray God to give you strength to continue to support me during my four study years. Thank you Lila, thank you Andrew.”
Julien Sheldin
“Good afternoon DG. How are you? Hope you are well. I am Julien Sheldin, I am from the 4th communal section of Gros-Morne, Beaumont (between Chermaitre and Molas). I have 5 sisters and 4 brothers. My parents are both alive. The situation in the country is not good for me. At my age I’m supposed to have the skill to be able to take care of myself, not to refer to my parents when I am in need. As there is a large distance from Gonaives to Beaumont, it takes time to receive something from the parents. I had a lot of dreams, but with the situation of the country, it is like there is no hope for me. Despite the pressure of life, I am now learning a profession to be able to take care of myself. It is with joy that I study with the support of the program. If my life changes, I will support the young people in their education and other aspects of their life as well as my family.”