Teaching and Cultural Exploration in Desab
Haiti
Art
Culture
Education
Teenagers
Art
Culture
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Fixed dates
About the project
Teaching and Cultural Exploration in Desab
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Volunteers For Peace has selected Institution Mixte du Progres in Desab, Haiti and Director Fenel Jean as community partners for this project. Director Jean is deeply connected to the community and extremely motivated to involve his community in this project. Fenel Jean was raised in this community and attended this primary school. In addition to being the Director he is a pastor at the church next to this school. He has deep connections with this community and a strong desire to advance opportunities for students in this area.
💼 What the programme involves
Proposed Itinerary:
Sunday, May 8 – Fly to Port au Prince. Settle into TCHAKA. Change money, walk around the neighborhood, help with cooking…
Monday, May 9th –Port au Prince tour including Haiti National History Museum, iron market, Notre Dame Cathederal, Hotel Olfson.
Tuesday, May 10th – Travel to Desab. On the way stop at the memorial for the Earthquake and visit the city of Cabaret. Settle into the dorms, get to know the area, meet the PTO and some teachers.
Wednesday, May 10th – Friday May 13th - Teaching in the classrooms and cultural exchange. Morning work will be in the classrooms with kids teaching English.
A meal will be served for all kids when they finish school around noon and volunteers will help to prepare and serve this meal.
Afternoon extra-curricular projects will be offered for about 2 hours and you can pick the theme. Some popular themes include art, sports, music, dance, culture.
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This is a rural area with limited access to information about the rest of the world so sharing stories, photos, and information about life, geography, animals, and culture is very valuable and has a profound impact. They also love sports, arts & crafts, music, dance and more. Your presence opens their minds to possibilities, the importance of education, and the value of volunteering!
Volunteers will travel to Wahoo Bay resort in the afternoon.
Saturday, May 14th & Sunday, May 15th Beach and Resort Days! Wahoo Bay Return to Desab Sunday afternoon.
Monday, May 16th – Thursday, May 19th Teaching in the classroom and cultural exchange as described above.
On Wednesday evening you should have a community farewell, glow stick dance party!
Thursday, May 19th – After morning classes depart for Port au Prince. Visit Moulin Su Mer museum and resort with so many artifacts and have lunch on the ocean. Return to Port au Prince, Tchaka Inn.
Friday, May 20th - Forts and Furcy! This will be a day trip into the mountains from Port au Prince. Fort Jacque overlooks the city and you can take a tour and go into the old fort. Continuing up the mountain you will come to agricultural land, the major food production area for Port au Prince. Have lunch at Rustik, a funky hotel made from recycled materials. We can arrange a guide to take you on a hike through the hills. On the way back down stop for dinner overlooking Port au Prince and watch the lights come on!
Saturday, May 21st – Depart for USA.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In Port au Prince you will stay at the Tchaka Inn, above the home of Despagne and Polene Felix. You will be fully engaged with their family and are welcome to interact with the kids, help in the kitchen, and experience life in the city. There are a few separate areas where beds, each with a mosquito net, are set up. They have 2 indoor bathrooms as well as an outdoor porch area. Electricity is available but often intermittent. Please note Port au Prince is a hot and noisy city!
In Desab you will stay in a dormitory that is next to the school. There are bunkbeds with mattresses. In this location there is an outhouse. They have a generator and will run it a few hours a day for electricity.
Haitians eat two meals a day which are very high in starch. Prepare for fruit and vegetables that are in season, rice, beans, corn, pasta, cabbage…Vegetarians and others with eating limitations can be accommodated.
📍 About the location
Desab is a small rural area with about 3,500 people about 1 hour north of Port au Prince. It is an agricultural area where you will see lots of small farms.
Cultural activities in and around Port au Prince include a tour of the city, visit to forts, visit to Furcy and more.
Cultural activities will be planned in Desab include a hike to a local waterfall, visiting the water source, a movie on the history of Haiti, learning a cultural craft like making baskets or bread or a bracelets, drumming or other musical exchange, glow-stick dance party, dinner with Parent-Teacher group and school teachers, and other cultural exchange.
Group will spend May 13-15 at the Wahoo Resort on the beach.
⚠️ Requirements
You must be a pre-approved Waldorf student to register for this project.
ℹ️ Additional information
This is a special group project arranged for students of the Waldorf School in Idaho only.
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08/05/2016 → 21/05/2016
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
15–63 years old
Solidarity donation
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French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Haiti
Haiti
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Haitian Gourde (HTG / G)
Exchange rate
1 HTG = 0.006849 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Haitian Creole