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classesLast week American Initiatives received thank you letters from parents of students attending the Montemira School in El Salvador, an institution that seeks to provide secondary education and technical training to women of low-income families.

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Reaping the Benefits of Globalization in Gurgaon

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village_women_-_new_campusIndia’s poverty and other plights are well known; over 40% of the country lives on less than $1.25 a day, in some estimates up to 645 million people (more than the 410 million people living below the poverty line in Africa).

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Unlocking Congo’s Potential

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congoai-schoolIn his novel The Heart of Darkness, Ukrainian writer Joseph Conrad described a Belgian colonist who was driven mad by his desire to possess the natural riches of Congo, while the Congolese around him suffered for it.

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Haiti in Review

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This summer marks a grim one and a
half years since the earthquake that
devastated Haiti in January of 2010. In the
country already the poorest in the Western
Hemisphere, an estimated 220,000 people
were killed, and an additional1 million
rendered homeless. 18 months later, the
outlook for recovery is still bleak in Haiti;
approximately 800,000 people are still
living in tents and much of the country’s
infrastructure has yet to be rebuilt. Since
October, an outbreak of cholera has killed
over 5,300 Haitians, and only last week,
flooding from severe storms has left 25
Haitians dead.
Humanitarian actions have been criticized for not living up to their promises; over $11 billion
USD were pledged last year, although reportedly only $2.1 billion have been delivered. At the
same time humanitarian actions have been praised; malnutrition has not increased since the
earthquake, and one million people have been given temporary shelter.
Where can we begin to help?
As the BBC reports: “Ordinary Haitians have been clear about their priorities - an income to get
their lives back together, education for their children so they have a stake in their country's future,
and housing where their families are safe.”1
AI is happy to see that their will coincides with the desires of Haitians. We have partnered with
INDESCO (Iniciativas de Educación Superior) to help for the total reconstruction of the Piscou
Elementary School in the Christ Roi neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Mrs. J. R. Gerluss,
a Haitian teacher and founder of the Piscou School, is determined that her students will not be
abandoned; with our support, your support she is rebuilding the school to be earthquake-resilient.
In the meantime 3 young girls had been provided with scholarships to study in INDESCO-
sponsored schools in the Dominican Republic this school year of 2011.
At AI we believe that hope is the key to resilience and recovery. By giving more young girls a
chance to succeed, their future can only be brighter.
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1 Quake-Hit Haiti Slowly Rises from the Rubble. Fisher, Nigel. 11 July 2010, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
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haitiThis summer marks a grim one and a half years since the earthquake that devastated Haiti in January of 2010.

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Improving Education and Acesss to Labor Markets in San Salvador

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salvadorRecently, we took a special trip to the Montemira School in San Salvador, El Salvador, one of the many project sites that American Initiatives currently supports.

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