Grant Category: Grants

Friends of Matènwa

Matènwa, Haiti

Amount granted: $20,000

Grant year: 2016

Grant category: Education

To support the Matenwa Institute of Learning in Haiti.

The mission of Friends of Matènwa is to support initiatives generated from Haiti’s rural communities for the betterment of their education, social justice, health and economic well-being. Funds will be used to support The Matènwa Community Learning Center (MCLC) and its Institute of Learning. The Institute was developed to provide a training model of its successful school model. Its model bans corporal punishment, offers instruction in Creole, incorporates gardening as part of its core curriculum, and puts an emphasis on child-centered learning in an environment of mutual respect, investigation and critical thinking.

friendsofmatenwa.org

buildOn

Stamford, CT

Amount granted: $20,000

Grant year: 2016

Grant category: Education

To support building an elementary school in Haiti.

buildOn’s mission is to enhance education and empower youth in the US to make a positive difference in their communities while helping people of developing countries increase their self-reliance through education. Funds will be used to build a three classroom primary school, in partnership with the local Ministry of Education, and improve adult literacy in Southwestern Haiti.

BuildOn.org

Apollo Theater

New York, NY

Amount granted: $20,000

Grant year: 2016

Grant categories: Historic Preservation, Visual Arts and Music

To support its Teen Takeover program for high school students.

Apollo Theater’s mission is to preserve and develop the Theater through world class live performances and education programs that: 1) honor the influence and advance the contributions of African-American artists; and 2) advance emerging creative voices across cultural and artistic media. Funds will be used support its annual Teen Takeover program for high school students, which is an evening of performances “for teens, by teens.”

www.apollotheater.org