HIES is building a technical and agricultural college in Haiti's Central Plateau — training students to run machinery, read soil, treat crop disease, and speak four languages, on a working campus farm that serves the region from day one.
In July 2026, students at a technical agricultural lycée in Grand'Anse completed the first practical baccalauréat exams under Haiti's new Nouvo Segondè reform — proof that a classroom can be a farm, a workshop, and a launchpad for a real trade, all at once. The Central Plateau has never had an institution built on that same model.
The land is good. It was never the land that abandoned us. It's everything around it.
— A farmer's reflection, Bombardopolis, HaitiEvery student, regardless of specialization, leaves with baseline competency across all seven — plus depth in the track they choose.
Tractor operation, repair, irrigation pump maintenance
Testing, diagnosis, amendment planning, regional research
Disease ID, fungal treatment, pest management, post-harvest
Husbandry, working animals, regional ecosystem awareness
Groundwater literacy, mineral awareness, building materials
Observation, simple research design, data interpretation
Creole, French, English, Spanish — plus basic dental health education
Basic dental health education is taught as part of this curriculum, not as a separate program — connecting every graduate to HIES's community dental and heart-health work, with a supervised pathway into further study for students drawn to it.
Every domain above has a physical home on campus. The farm is a living classroom, an applied research station, and a regional service provider — offering plowing, soil testing, and shared tools to neighboring farmers from day one.
HIES has formally proposed to Haiti's Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) that this campus serve every school in the Central Plateau that lacks comparable resources — transforming a land request into an investment in the region's whole education system.
A real, itemized budget — range-based rather than falsely precise, built for scrutiny by grant reviewers, government offices, and diaspora donors alike.
| Line Item | Detail | Estimate (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Facilities & Construction | Classrooms, workshop, storage, sanitation, water catchment | $85,000–$110,000 |
| Staffing (Year 1) | Founding faculty, farm manager, admin, mechanic-instructor | $31,200–$38,400 |
| Equipment Fleet | Tractors, attachments, pumps, tools, testing kits | $22,300–$29,600 |
| Land & Site Prep | Clearing, grading, access road for a 4–7 ha site | $18,000–$28,000 |
| Ground Vehicle | 4–6 passenger capacity for team transport & logistics | $16,000–$24,000 |
| Teaching Farm Setup | Field prep, fencing, irrigation infrastructure, livestock housing | $14,000–$19,000 |
| USA–Haiti Travel | Founding team travel for planning, oversight, launch | $13,200–$19,600 |
| Furnishings & Basic Tech | Desks, storage, office/IT, solar power backup | $9,400–$12,900 |
| Dental Health Supplies | Hygiene education materials, supervised-service equipment | $5,500–$9,000 |
| Curriculum Materials | Development, printing, lab/workshop materials | $6,500–$9,000 |
| Launch & Engagement | Founding council convening, opening ceremony, outreach | $4,000–$6,000 |
| Contingency Reserve | ~8% prudent reserve against cost overruns | $18,000–$24,440 |
Every gift funds a specific, tangible part of Phase 1 — from tools to travel to the teaching farm itself.