Trade School Programs
// Rachel DeTellis
Our L’Acul pastor, Richemond Casseus, has a trade school on their campus.
He is utilizing the same space as his church and elementary school—just at different times. He says when he was out in the community, he’d see many young people just loitering. Their parents couldn’t afford to keep them in school or send them for other training. Sometimes it was due to an early pregnancy or delinquency. He decided to provide training right in the neighborhood that was accessible to them. He offers sewing, electric, and plumbing classes as well as generator, motorcycle, and phone repair.
Marie Nesly Vernet, a seamstress of 26 years, teaches sewing class and is a member of the L’Acul church.
The sewing program has 28 students and runs for 15 months. Bidgie Dupleant, a former student of New Missions, attends the sewing classes. She hopes to one day support herself and help her family. Bidgie will be in the first group to graduate. Pastor Casseus states there are already a few phone repair graduates earning some income.
Pastor Guillaume in Leogane also has a trade school. His vision is to help the youth in his church find employment. His program includes plumbing, tiling, music, and cosmetology training. ~Rachel DeTellis
