Accompanied by the Haitian singer Belo, and in the presence of over a hundred children; the Hollywood actor and President of Hollywood Unites for Haiti, Jimmy Jean Louis, on Thursday, January 14, 2011 inaugurated an elementary school "ESPOIR SAN FAIM-HUFH in the town of Cadet.





Designed to accommodate three hundred (300) children, the school currently has one hundred twenty (120 children) and is provided with three buildings with seven classes. Other buildings are being built to accommodate more children, benches and tables furnish the new classroom space and faculty veteran are ready to supervise the children.



The school; ESPOIR SANS FAIM-HUFH is housed on thirteen thousand square meters. The land is a gift from the Petit family, a family from the town of Cadet.

Father Louis, the parish priest of Our Lady of Notre Dame, who officiates in the community, welcomes the initiative. "With this school, more than a hundred children will benefit fruits of Education", said the Catholic priest.

The presence of the stars at Cadet is viewed as a gesture of human solidarity, "said Jonas Petit, executive director of HUFH Haiti, "The children breathed an air of hope and encouragement in their struggle for survival" he says.

 Actor Jimmy Jean Louis and Hollywood Unites for Haiti Foundation (HUFH) have set up a football team with kids from the school to combine sport and education. "One day, one goal" is the slogan of the team and the dream of the little geniuses of Cadet.

Actor Jimmy Jean Louis by this initiative provides the opportunity for hundreds of children to go to school and contribute to the development of the children of Cadet.

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 Cadet is currently devoid of basic infrastructure but is rich in potential.

It should be recognized that HUFH has received a grant from the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) an initiative of the Foundation Hollywood Unites for Haiti for the construction of the school "ESPOIR SANS FAIM- HUFH.

written by Inauguration attendee,
Merline J. RAPHAEL