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Majitra Komin Delmas a vizite SODA jounen samdi 19 janvye 2008, li te gen ak li plizyè lòt manm kap ede li dirije minisipalite a. Evans M. Francois se sekretè jeneral Meri Delmas a e se mesye sa a kite òganize kokenn chenn rankont sa a nan konplisite ak manm AVJ, Asanble Vwazen Jakè, youn nan Asanble ki aktif anpil anndan mouvman SODA a.

Nap sinyale ke vizit majistra Delmas a nan Jakè Tybull te antre nan kad efò ke mouvman SODA a ap fè nan lide pou rive fè otorite leta yo konnen genyen gwoup moun ki serye ki kapab e ki deja koumanse kontribye nan devlope zòn kote yap viv la, sitou si yo ta vin jwenn sipò leta a, ki se prensipal responsab nan sans sa a. Men tou sete yon okazyon pou meri Delmas te pwouve volonte ke li genyen pou li fè devlopman tout bon an andedan gwo komin sa a ki genyen anviwon 70.000 moun kap viv ladann.

Nan kòmansman mwa Desanm 2007 la abitan nan kominote Jakè, espesyalman nan Jakè Tybull te deside met men ansanm nan lide pou konstwi wout zòn nan. Yon inisyativ ki te kòmanse nan dat 21 Desanm nan lè yon vwazen ki pote non Panel te desite koule yon beton 12 pous nan twonson wout ki pase devan lakay li a nan lide pou li te kapab montre lòt vwazen kap viv anndan zòn nan si yo deside met men ansanm jan slogan mouvman SODA a di sa a nou kapab rive chanje figi kote nap viv la

Si, sa fè deja 6 mwa depi ou kite Jakè nap fè ou konnen ke zòn koumanse chanje figi. Men tou nap sinyale ke rankont vwazen Jakè yo te genyen ak Meri Delmas a deja pote anpil fri, paske meri a deja koumanse pase Lodè paske zòn nan te genyen anpil ranblè ke gwo lapli te pote pou nou.

Fòk nou di tou sa fè deja yon semen anviwon depi plis pase 2 kamyon meri a ap ranmase ranblè al jete. Komisyon AVJ a kap sipèvize bèl efò sa a di yo bat bravo pou inisyativ meri Delmas pran pou akonpanye yo, paske daprè manm AVJ yo, nan peyi D’Ayiti se sèl eleksyon pèp la rankontre dirijan yo, chapo ba pou dirijan ki deplase vin chita ak pèp la sou pwoblèm ni menm si pa genyen eleksyon.

Lis non Vwazen Jakè kite prezan nan moman premye sitwayen komin Delmas a, majistra Wilson Jeudy te vizite SODA/AVJ

Mars Josue : Manm Lekòl Altènativ AVJ
Hans D’Haiti : responsab konstriksyon poulaye kominotè AVJ
Jean-Claude Exavier : responsab lekòl Altènatif AVJ
Boniface Acheton : Ing. Manm komisyon sipèvizyon wout Jakè
Leconte Jn Fanel : Animatè responsab pwojè wout Jakè
Reed Lindsay:Kominikatè sosyal AVJ,responsab Finans “Friends of SODA”
Noel Lonet : Bòs Mason wout Jakè
Etant Dupin : Kominikatè sosyal (AVD60) Asanble Vwazen Delmas60,
St Fort Nazaire : Agr. Responsab fòmasyon pou poulaye Kominotè AVJ
Raphael Jn Lubin : Responsab sinema Kominotè AVJ
Dorcellus P. Ronald : Agr. Responsab poulaye Kominotè AVJ
Vladimir Jn Louis : Responsab Finans AVJ/ pwojè wout
Reagan Lolo : Kominikatè sosyal AVJ

Senatus Marc-Donald : Vwazen Jakè
Anteys Jerry : Vwazen Jakè
Dossous Alfonse : Vwazen Jakè
Augustin Sanchez : Vwazen Jakè

Chery André : Vwazen Jakè
Senatus Jacques : Vwazen Jakè
Mars Mario : vwazen jakè
Stephene : Vwazen jakè
Richard Eddy : Vwazen jakè
Thomas Massolas : Vwazen Jakè
J. Reynold : Vwazen jakè
Théodor Joseph : Vwazen Jakè
Kenold Lonys : Vwazen Jakè
Jn Pierre Daniel : Vwazen jakè
Noel Reynold : Vwazen Jakè
Nicolas Lonys : Vwazen jakè
Acluche Ralph : Vwazen Jakè
Livanson Carrière : Vwazen jakè
Felix Patrice : Vwazen jakè
Joseph St Fort : Vwazen jakè
Lesly Carrière : Vwazen Jakè
Marcellus Sanchez : Vwazen Jakè
Jacques Gerrad : Vwazen jakè
Julus Winston : Vwazen jakè
Jameson Davilma : Vwazen Jakè
Yaceinte Milienne : Vwazen jakè
Clergé Rachel : Vwazen jakè
Cathia Yaceinte : Vwazen Jakè
Joseph Timissaint : Vwazen jakè
Yaceinte Christelle : Vwazen Jakè
Isidor Kentson : Vwazen jakè
Michel barawidson : Vwazen jakè
Leconte Clifford : Vwazen jakè
Isidor Jean Denis : Vwazen jakè
Charles franck : Vwazen jakè
Carrière Jn Daniel : Vwazen jakè
Chery Dieunet : Vwazen jakè
Toussaint Jn Marx : Vwazen Jakè Kominikasyon AVJ

Despite what you see in the media, Haiti is not all gloom and doom. The school year began with inspiring news in several Port-au-Prince slums, thanks to an exciting new grassroots movement called SODA.

As you may know, this movement began about two years ago when a group of passionate young volunteer teachers started a school in the poor neighborhood of Jakè for kids who otherwise wouldn’t have been able to afford to study. This fall, SODA volunteers opened FOUR new schools in other Port-au-Prince poorest slums, as well as a small orphanage for street children!

Here are some of the highlights…

• The Neighborhood Assembly of Jakè (AVJ) school is as strong as ever, with more than 120 students. Lunch and cleaning drinking water are served every day by volunteers who are mainly parents of the students. And this year, all the kids and teachers have t-shirts thanks to a donation from The Community School in Ketchum, Idaho.

• In the slum of Solino, SODA volunteers occupied an abandoned building and transformed it into a schoolhouse that is already filled with 120 kids. Thanks to donations, the school was able to buy benches and blackboards, but there are still not enough books, notebooks and pencils to go around.

• In the poor neighborhood of Simon Pele, a new assembly has joined SODA and opened a school with more than 50 students.
• SODA inspired the creation of another school in an area of Port-au-Prince called Mon Laza, where 60 students are getting an education.
• Finally, SODA volunteers have helped reclaim an abandoned orphanage in downtown Port-au-Prince called Lafanmi Selavi. They give classes there, and when food is available, provide a meal to around 20 street children, most of whom sleep on the floor of the facility at night.

All of these remarkable accomplishments have been the result of the hard work of a growing group of impoverished, but passionate, young Haitians fighting to change their country for the better.

They were also made possible thanks to the generous support of individuals outside of Haiti.

Much more can be done, but SODA will need help. The new schools and orphanage still lack books, notebooks and other basic materials, and they also hope to start lunch programs. And after a successful teacher training seminar this summer, SODA hopes to organize additional classes for its young volunteer teachers.

If you are a US citizen or would like to donate by credit card or check, please visit the website of Friends of SODA, a US non-profit with 501(c)(3) status that supports SODA.