Mark-Gallagher Vocational School

My primary reason to go to Haiti is to teach the teachers at the new Mark-Gallagher Vocational School that was built in his memory.  He died during the earthquake in 2010.  He was there to train their police force through UN.  This schools offers 5 programs: Bricklaying, Tiles, Secretariat, Agriculture & Construction.  The teachers are great; it's a pleasure for me to work with them.  I'm offering a 9 modules certificate in adult education using the CBE (Competency Based Education) model.  I was there in June and August 2014, January 2015 and will be going again a few more times (April, June, August & October 2015; January 2016)

Here are some pictures of the vocational school.  The students and teacher will be involved in this project as well as the community.

Teachers at work during their training.

Teachers

During construction.

Biography of Mark-Gallagher written by his sister-in-law and Warren Redmond

http://www.beyondthecall.ca/

CCNB partnering with the Vocational School

Bringing Mark Home

SGT Mark Gallagher

Pictures near the area of the playground - School

School built by the Germans after the earthquake

Vocational School (Mark-Gallagher) and primary and secondary school at the right.

Pictures of kids in Rivière-Froide - Haiti

My daughter Keila with some children.

These are pictures my wife took while we walking up the hill towards the field.

This picture speaks!

My wife and daughter Keila doing activities with the children.

The Rivière-Froide Soccer Team

I have to admit, I'm not much of a fitness guy, but I do believe on having a great health.  On one of my last trips to Haiti I brought a few soccer balls and told my wife to give them away. She gave one to a special young man by the name of James.  He's 17 years old, responsible and a future leader.  With one soccer ball he created a soccer association.

They practice on a weekly basis.  In may (2015) a team of students from l'Université de Moncton are heading that way and they'll bring them some soccer gear.  They don't know yet, they are going to be soooo happy.

I saw these kids playing on hills.  Imagine, playing soccer on a hill!  Gravity either is for you or against you.  I said to myself: I need to do something.  I ask them for a piece of land and it was granted so I'm in the process of gathering some funds.  In my next blog post I'll give some more details on what I want to do.