Brief Report on the State of Education in the Mirebalais Region
By Marconi Médor
FATEM Program Coordinator
February 2011 - Over the past five years, the Central Plateau has had the lowest score on the Haiti national exams. This poor positioning at the bottom of the ladder, much complained about by some organizations engaged in the field of education in the area, is the result of several factors: lack of supervision with regards to the quality of courses taught in the classrooms, unqualified teaching personnel, lack of critical course books, and a deficit in terms of the availability of information.
Toward the end of 2010, FATEM took it upon itself to go after sensitive data regarding the education sector in the commune of Mirebalais, the second most populated of the Centre Department, in terms of population. These data are very important in that they will guide our intervention in our efforts to improve the educational system in the said commune. The results which we obtained reflect in several aspects the state of the education within the Department and at the national level.
Tuition and School Supplies Assistance
Since the start of its education program in 2007, FATEM has provided tuition assistance, backpacks, and school supplies to over 2,500 children. This academic year (2011-2012), through our partnership with 15 primary schools attended by over 4,000 children across all four communal districts of Mirebalais, we have been able to help some of the most marginalized children.