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Sister Cities Essex Haiti (SCEH) was created in the Spring of 2010 by a group of dedicated residents in the Town of Essex with the support of the Selectmen and has established a designated fund at Middlesex County Community Foundation. All donations to Sister Cities Essex Haiti are made through Middlesex County Community Foundation and are tax-deductible according to Federal guidelines.

The mission of Sister Cities Essex Haiti is to build a mutual long-term sustainable relationship between the people of Essex, Connecticut, USA and the people of Deschapelles, Haiti, their extended communities, and Hospital Albert Schweitzer located in Deschapelles.
Sister Cities Essex Haiti works to build cooperation between the people of these communities, enabling them to learn, work and solve problems together through an exchange of educational, cultural, professional, municipal, business, and technical initiatives and projects.		Main Hall at Hospital Albert Schweitzer (Photo by Melissa Harris)

Middlesex County Community Foundation views Sister Cities Essex Haiti as a wonderful example of how people in Middlesex County reach out to help others in need—here and outside its region.  It believes Sister Cities Essex Haiti will establish a relationship with people beyond its borders that will enrich Middlesex County residents through a greater understanding of one another’s culture and characteristics.

Sister Cities Essex Haiti collaborates with Organization Pour Development Economique et Social (ODES), a volunteer organization in Deschapelles, Haiti.

In addition to supporting Hospital Albert Schweitzer, Sister Cities Essex Haiti collaborates on community projects in Deschapelles with ODES, a volunteer organization. The projects are intended to be long-lasting and sustainable. They include:

Library Project: The establishment of a library to provide a safe, well-lit place for children to study, an opportunity for all area residents to read and borrow books, and a community gathering place to hold meetings and educational workshops.	Children study under streetlamps. Proposed library will provide safe, well-lit place to study.
A musical exchange between Essex and Deschapelles musicians.       June 2011	Music Project: The Music Project provides opportunities for musicians to collaborate with musicians in Deschapelles. In addition it provides musical instruments, music stands, and technique books to augment the musicians’ skills.
Teacher Training Project: The first project of the newly formed Early Education Teacher Training Project will introduce hands-on educational materials critical to cognitive development to 3-6 year olds at three schools in Deschapelles. The project plans to expand to additional schools and ages.	An early education teacher training program will augment their curriculum with cognitive-based tools.
For more information about these projects, please visit the Sister Cities Essex Haiti website at www.sistercitiesessexhaiti.org.

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For more information about Sister Cities Essex Haiti
please visit their website at www.sistercitiesessexhaiti.org

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