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Our mission
Complete the school that was started in Villard, Haiti.
Our vision
To help Haitians help themselves.
We believe we can accomplish this through the following actions:
- Build schools to help foster Haitian education
- Promote economic opportunity by working with local businesses
- Utilize local materials in new construction
- Train local craftsmen in earthquake and hurricane construction methods
- Help locals build and sustain strong community partnerships
Press
7/7/11
NPR's Planet Money gives our launch a quick shout out.
7/6/11
StarNews has a great article on our own Fred Ireland.
5/2/11
Aspen Daily News on Tim Myers and how he started the Haiti School Project.
4/26/11
NPR show, Planet Money, aired a story about what we learned on our
recent trip to Haiti — and how much we think it will cost to build the school.
Press inquiries: press@haitischoolproject.org
Latest news
Photos
Students in a temporary classroom
No school building so classes are held in a church
Students in a temporary classroom
Students in a temporary classroom
No school building so classes are held in a church
Tin siding on the temporary classroom
Cinderblocks ready for construction
The site where the school will be built
The site where the school will be built
Principal Samplice Anselme and Tim Myers
Tim Myers measuring the foundation
Principal Samplice Anselme, the teachers and Tim Myers
The church where classes are held
History
On November 26, 2010 Tim Myers and Fred Ireland had never heard of one another. Tim is a semi-retired general contractor who lives in Colorado while Fred owns a Physical Therapy practice in eastern North Carolina. After that day however, a series of events unfolded that would be the genesis of the Haiti School Project.
National Public Radio’s (NPR) Planet Money aired a piece on November 26th, 2010 about a school that was started in L’Artibonite Haiti with funds donated by NPR listeners, but whose construction came to a halt when all funds were depleted and only a foundation was built.
Tim and Fred, before knowing each other, were so moved by the story that they each contacted Planet Money to find out more about the unfinished school. With the help of Adam Davidson of NPR, the two were introduced and formed a partnership that would turn into the Haiti School Project.
The goal of the Haiti School Project is to complete the construction of the school in Haiti. The Haiti School Project has since partnered with the non-profit BRUTE LABS, to raise the funds needed for the school.
Project leaders
Tim Myers
Haiti School Project
Tim is a retired builder who has 35 years of construction experience in single family
custom homes and commercial multifamily residences as a carpenter, superintendent
and project manager. He is a graduate of Ohio State University with a BS in SoilScience.
Fred Ireland
Haiti School Project
Fred received his Doctor of Physical Therapy and Masters in Exercise Physiology from
Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. He is in private practice in North Carolina
and is also working on a book about nutrition and exercise for sustainable weight loss.
Ryan Sitton
Haiti School Project
Ryan is the president and CEO of PinnacleAIS, one of the leading technology and service
firms focused on asset integrity. He has over fifteen years of experience in fixed equipment
reliability, inspection, and risk analysis, and currently is responsible for setting the
strategic direction for the company. Ryan holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from
Texas A&M University.
Site Plans
A rendering of the school from the entry perspective
A rendering of the school from the northeast perspective
A rendering of the school from the northeast perspective
The floor plan for the main level
The floor plan for the upper level