The Centre D'Inspiration Jeunesse Empowers Haitians!
CIJ is proud to be an organization that differentiates itself as being a charity that works to build Haitian communities. Inspired by the traditional Konbit system, The Centre D'Inspiration Jeunesse embraces the idea of empowering the people to share resources and knowledge. Working together, everyone is accountable for the the community growth.
CIJ aims to raise awareness and resources to support the empowerment of the people in Deslandes. Funds and donations are used to teach Haitians life skills that are used for self-sustainable success.
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Wise Words
What are we? Since that's your question, I'm going to answer you. We're this country, & it wouldn't be a thing without us, nothing at all. Who does the planting? Who does the watering? Who does the harvesting? Coffee, cotton, rice, sugar cane, cocoa, corn, bananas, vegetables, & all the fruits, who's going to grow them if we don't? Yet with all that, we're poor, that's true. We're out of luck, that's true. We're miserable, that's true. But do you know why, brother? Because of our ignorance. We don't know yet what a force we are, what a single force - all the peasants, all the Negroes of the plain & hill, all united. Some day, when we get wise to that, we'll rise up from one end of the country to the other. Then we'll call a General Assembly of the Masters of the Dew, a great big committee of farmers & we'll clear poverty & plant a new life
Jacques Roumain
