Lets end 2018 with a new Tap Tap! Join us as we create an impact on dozens of families that will benefit from this project. REBUILD globally cannot diminish poverty all at once, but we can gradually remove barriers one at a time. No more leaving at wee hours in the morning which, in turn, means more time can be spent with the family! AND we will create another dignified, living wage job for a full-time driver. Travel time will significantly be reduced by 2 hours, each way. With excellent partnerships, we are excited to announce our “Tap Tap Campaign” is already a quarter funded! Join us in our goal to raise $25,000 that will allow us to purchase a new vehicle to safely transfer more than 20 people from the refugee displacement camp to our training center in Port-au-Prince. Join us as we launch a campaign that will provide a safer and more efficient mode of transportation for our program participants. Our trainees represent the future workforce of Haiti - A country with an estimated 80% formal unemployment. Let’s break down the transportation barrier for them, once and for all.
It is imperative that we find ways to make the commute to work less strenuous. That’s three and a half hours of travel time with multiple Tap Taps – as the local bus system is called. In fact, our team leaves home at 3:30 am in the morning to arrive at 7:00 am for training.
In a country faced with constant threat of natural disasters, poor road conditions, and inefficient public transportation, the 45 km is equivalent to at least triple the distance in the US. The camp is located 45 km away from our training center in Port Au Prince. In our work we are always pushing ourselves to recognize barriers to success…and break them down! Last year we realized, TRANSPORTATION was a huge and expensive barrier for folks.Ĭurrently, 70% of our job trainees reside in a displacement camp near the border of Haiti. For the past 8 years, together we have been fighting poverty in Haiti with education and training programs that empower Haitian men and women to obtain degrees, and secure dignified jobs with sustainable sources of income.
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