This cannot be said enough: Clean, safe water increases school attendance and a child’s ability to learn.
The new chlorinator, water tank, and water pump at K-Rock
Ecole Nationale de K-Rock in Jacmel is home to 2,000 students. Before this past month, there was no clean, safe water to be had at K-Rock. International Action changed this with the installation of a chlorinator, water tank, and water pump.
The K-Rock school is special, and it starts with Director Jeudy, who has been working in Haiti’s education sector for 30 years. He left the United States for Haiti because he believes that education is the key for young Haitians. When he noticed the attendance rate declining because his students did not have shoes to wear on their walk to school, he started buying sneakers for the entire school. He believes “education is not a negotiable issue.”
K-Rock has leadership, quality teachers, and goes above and beyond to ensure the students receive the best education they can. Now Director Jeudy has another tool to help his students with, one of the most important: clean water.