![]() “Many of my students lost everything, their houses, their clothes and also their school materials,” says Micheline Nogaüs Joujoute, the principal of the school. Now, 113 children from nearby damaged schools have also been temporarily enroled. Hurricane-caused real and personal property damage or destruction is often. Some classrooms have become provisional shelter for displaced families like Pauleta’s.īefore the hurricane, the school had 447 students. Each hurricane season, Direct Relief pre-positions hurricane prep packs and. The École Nationale Charles Lassegue has reopened, even though one of its buildings was severely damaged by the storm and most of its teaching materials and supplies have been lost or damaged. In the Grande Anse Department, 209 public schools have been affected, with 107 of them sustaining heavy damage. It is estimated that in the South Department, where Ashleina and Pauleta live, 126 public schools have been seriously damaged. More than 700 schools were affected and about 86 schools are being used as temporary shelters, causing school disruption for around 150,000 children. Just two weeks after the disaster, The Haitian Ministry of Education began reopening schools in the worst hit departments of the country. Today she lives in one of the classrooms of her school, which now serves as a shelter to families left homeless by the hurricane. She lost everything, including all of her schoolbooks and supplies. Pauleta’s house, however, was unable to withstand the heavy winds and ultimately collapsed. The girls study in the École Nationale Charles Lassegue, which reopened on Monday, 18 October.ĭuring the hurricane, the house where Ashleina lives with her parents and two sisters lost its roof, but remained standing. Since Hurricane Matthew made landfall on 4 October, life has not been easy for the children of Les Cayes – a city in the South Department that is still recovering from the destruction left behind by the storm.īut Ashleina and her friend Saintyl Pauleta, 12, are happy to resume their education. She has been waiting for what feels like such a long time. She is a young girl, 10 years old, with bright eyes, and she cannot contain her joy. to the State of Maryland for cleaning up homeowners yards contaminated with home heating oil spilled during the storm surge caused by Hurricane Isabel. LES CAYES, Haiti, 16 November 2016 – “I am very happy to see my friends again and to be back to my school,” says Ashleina Jacques. In the town of Les Cayes, Ashleina and her friend Pauleta are excited to finally get back to class, even though their school has been partially damaged.
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