Programs: Salésien Professional School
Announced:
August 30, 2011
Category:
Facilitating Job Training & Workforce Development
Fund Amount: Grant of $225,000
Disbursed to Date: $225,000
Above, students learn construction techniques on updated equipment.
See more in the Salésiens Photo Gallery.
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund has committed up to $225,000 to equip temporary classrooms at the Salésien-run National School of Arts and Trades (ENAM) with the heavy machinery, tools, and materials for the school to train young men and women in a variety of construction trades, including carpentry-woodworking, masonry, plumbing, electrical skills, and welding.
The earthquake destroyed all but one of the complexes at the National School of Arts and Trades, and it is now working to rebuild, one building at a time. The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund grant is equipping these classrooms so the school can sustain and build its training capacity.
Why We Invested in the Salésiens' National School of Arts and Trades
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund grant to CHF International to provide equipment for vocational training at ENAM fits directly within our focus on job training and life skills. The grant supports a Haitian school that reaches out to at-risk youth to help Haitians help themselves build back better.
Transforming Lives and Livelihoods
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund grant to CHF International to support vocational training for the Salésien-run professional school at ENAM has:
- Provided training in carpentry and woodworking, masonry, plumbing, electrical skills, and welding to at-risk students living in and around Port-au-Prince;
- Strengthened the capacity of an accredited school with new and updated construction equipment;
- Certified and graduate the 620 construction-trade students currently at the school, and continue to benefit future classes; and
- Further boosted Haitian participation in its rebuilding.
About the Salésiens' National School of Arts and Trades
Founded in 1936, the National School of Arts and Trades (ENAM) is a vocational training school with a strong reputation in Haiti. Its accredited status means the government authorizes it to issue graduate diplomas to techniciants in their field, certifying that the schools' curriculum consistently meets government standards. It is one of the few accredited vocational schools in the country. After the 2010 earthquake, only one training complex remained, and the School is building back its capacity one building at a time.
