AHADEPA PROJECT – Education against all odds

The Situation

The AHADEPA school is a non-government community funded school in Carrefour Haiti which UHUK began supporting in 2009. The school has been operating since 11th September 2006 and the number of students went up to 169 pupils. Headteacher Ricot Osias has been dedicated to the school from the start and is eager to help in […]

The Dream

The AHADEPA school was created in 2006 for kids who were not going to school because their parents could not afford it (most schools are private in Haiti and many unregulated). After giving classes in a church prior 2010 and under tents ever since, our wish is for the ten years of existence of the […]

The Story

Behind the AHADEPA school lies a story of people getting together to help children from struggling families in economic distress. Several community members helped a lot but the man behind the original idea and the project is co-director Ricot Osias. He gave us a chronological account of the development of what became the Ahadepa school. […]

Director Innocent

A day with Co-Director Rene “Maitre” Innocent. Discover the living conditions of the school head and his determination to provide education to kids from families in financial distress. Follow him while he is dealing with parents, teachers and pupils issues throughout the day. Uncover the never ending quest to knowledge when Maitre Innocent pursues his […]

Pupils Bechilove & Benaldson

Meet the Exume family, the children Bechilove and Benaldson, the parents Chera and Benadi. Explore the parents’ difficulties to make ends meet, the children positive attitude towards school and learning, the realities of many families from the AHADEPA community simply aspiring for a better life. Discover more in the photo book, consider participating to our […]

Teacher Domond

Discover teacher’s Domond dedication to the AHADEPA school where he is teaching as well as taking care of children safety around the premises. Observe the will to educate against all odds while teacher Domond works in another school every afternoon as well as the hope gained from spirituality when the teacher becomes the preacher in his local church in […]

The Exhibition

UHUK’s main goal for 2016 is to build the AHADEPA school in Carrefour Haiti. In February 2016, UHUK did a photography documentary in the current school premises and followed various members of the AHADEPA community during their daily routines to expose the teaching and living conditions. The result is a a photography exhibition taking place in […]

The Photobook

A photo book has been published in limited edition where our UHUK member Gerald Marie-Nelly depicts what he has seen and experienced with the AHADEPA community in February 2016. The resilience of the school staff and the innocent happiness of those kids definitely resonated in him. We hope that you will enjoy the art and […]

Crowdfunding campaign

Since 2009, UHUK have been supporting the AHADEPA school, a community initiative providing education to children from families in extreme financial distress. Following the 2010 Earthquake, the school not only lost the church hosting their classrooms but some of the students suffered injuries and one life was lost. Despite such devastation the children returned to school within […]