The Digicel Foundation Builds its 100th School in Haiti

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The Digicel Foundation Builds its 100th School in Haiti

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The Digicel Foundation Builds its 100th School in Haiti

Monday, October 21st, 2013 - Port -au- Prince - HAITI: The Digicel Haiti Foundation proudly announces that it has built its 100th school in Haiti allowing thousands of children to learn in a safe environment on daily basis. Since it was established in March 2007, the Digicel Foundation has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of education in Haiti. With the latest openings : Ecole Nationale de Goyavier, Ecole Nationale de Moussignac, Ecole Nationale de Bas Pinal, Ecole Nationale de Ranquitte and Ecole Marie Reine ImmaculĂ©e, more than 36,000 children now attend a school built by the Digicel Foundation. These last months have been demanding for our construction team which faced a number of challenges, especially with the weather. However, two months before the end of 2013, the Foundation is pleased to confirm that it is on track to achieve its goal of building 150 schools across Haiti by the beginning of school year 2014. Commenting on this achievement, Sophia Stransky, CEO of the Digicel Foundation said, "At the Digicel Foundation, each school opening is for us a moment of intense happiness that, not only, brings us closer to our goal but a pleasure in welcoming new students in this great family we are today. I take this opportunity to congratulate and thank our construction team, implementing firms, the community members and all those who work tirelessly to help us provide better infrastructure to thousands of Haitian children." Digicel Foundation once again reiterates its commitment to work every day tirelessly to continue to contribute in improving the quality of education offered in Haiti. About Digicel Foundation Launched on March 5, 2007 in Thomazeau, the Digicel Haiti Foundation, a non-profit organization, has chosen education as a priority sector. Through this program and its various partnerships, more than 36,000 students attend, daily, one of the schools built by the Digicel Foundation through Haiti. The Foundation is governed by an Executive Board of 11 members, all employees of Digicel. Please visit www.fondationdigicelhaiti.org for more information about the Digicel Foundation. Contact : Marckens Armony Public Relation Manager Digicel Haiti Tel: +509 37 00 70 6 marmony@digicelgroup.com

The Digicel Foundation Builds its 100th School in Haiti