Economic Empowerment

Empowering Haitians with education and income-generating skills to catalyze economic development and break the chronic cycle of poverty.

EDUCATION CENTER

BAKERY

GRADUATION

COOKING CLASS

Education and income generating skills

Empowering Haitians

Economic

Low educational levels and a dismal economic landscape leave many Haitians trapped in the chronic cycle of material poverty.

Basic Necessities

Haitian men and women lack access to basic necessities like nutritious food, adequate health care, and the means to pay for their children’s education because of scarce financial resources and economic opportunities.

Education

Graduates primarily employ these skills to start small enterprises to meet the financial needs of their families.

Essential Skills

The Heartline Education Center teaches essential income generating skills – empowering Haitian men and women to pursue their dreams, provide for their families, and build a brighter future for their communities.

Multiple Opportunities

What started with a few treadle sewing machines and a single class of students, has grown tremendously! Students now have the opportunity to study sewing, advanced sewing, and cooking. Staffed entirely by Haitians, the Education Center is proud that many teachers started at the Education Center as students themselves.