Clean Hands for Haiti supports Haitian children by providing educational scholarships, helping them find access to health care, and giving them a safe space to study and learn.
Our story begins after the devastating earthquake in 2010 when A&M Sports Academy founders Ray Abellard and Andre Murray saw the overwhelming needs of children and their families in Ray's hometown of Port-au-Prince.
Each year, on behalf of A&M Sports Academy, Ray and Dre would send barrels of clothing, hygiene supplies, and other resources to Ray's community and families in the surrounding area. While visiting
Clean Hands for Haiti was inspired by an 11 year old little girl named Clerona, who would wake up in the early dawn to cook, clean, and do household chores while other kids her age were getting to go to school. In 2013, A&M Sports Academy provided an academic scholarship to her that included tuition, uniforms, and books.
Within the year, Clerona was one of the top students in her grade, and Ray and Dre saw the dramatic impact that having a scholarship could have. They provided 9 additional scholarships and Clean Hands for Haiti was born.
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Feb 2013
We sponsored Clerona and then later 9 other children with educational scholarships including tuition, uniforms, books, and school supplies.
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Nov 24, 2018
May 2014
We embarked on the first annual trip to get to know the students and gain a firsthand view about the needs of the community.
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Nov 24, 2018
May 2015
We partnered with Dr. CJ Loflin and Smile Dental Clinic in Port au Prince to launch our dental and oral hygiene initiatives.
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Nov 24, 2018
Nov 2015
We opened the Clean Hands for Haiti Community Center in Carrefour, Bizoton, the neighborhood where most of our sponsored students live.
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Nov 24, 2018
May 2016
Thanks for Mission Capital Advisors, we were able to open our computer lab and provide 22 laptops and internet access to our students.
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Nov 24, 2018
Jan 2017
We rebuilt the house for Fenelson Victor, one of our students who's home was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake.
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Nov 24, 2018
May 2017
We launched our history tour program, which exposes our students to Haitian cultures and places that they might otherwise not have access to.
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Nov 24, 2018
May 2018
We launched our Arts and Music Program at the Community Center, sponsored by long-time CLH supporters, MELySMAX Music.
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Dec 4, 2018
2018
After many years of hard work and dedication, our first sponsored students have graduated high school and begun University.