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NEGES Foundation Inc. Nest for Educational Growth and Environmental Safety Nid Educatif pour Garantir un Environnement Sain ….An Educated Choice!
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NEGES Foundation Inc. Nest for Educational Growth and Environmental Safety Nid Educatif pour Garantir un Environnement Sain
….An Educated Choice! • “engaging the community to effect positive and progressive changes in order to educate its constituents, maintain, safeguard and protect the environment” James E. Philemy
Address62 Rue LaCroix Léogâne, Haiti (509) 235-0976 365 11th Street Brooklyn, New York 11215 (718) 768-1282 Founders: James E. Philemy, Jphilem@aol.com, Marie Yoleine Gateau, Pyo1@aol.com
NEGES Foundation, Inc. a not for profit organization founded in February of 1998.
Purpose • The purpose of NEGES Foundation is to foster all aspects of community development and provide allowances for educational needs and environmental preservation.
Belief: NEGES Foundation believes that social and humanitarian values are essential in developing a community’s awareness.
Mission • to provide the community with a nest for educational growth and environmental safety.
Motivator • At NEGES, self-discipline, self-motivation and thoughtfulness become a three-prong approach that sustains educational growth, health /recreational, education/activities and environmental safety.
NEGES Foundation has accomplished many projects in the town of Léogâne: • A Technical School • A Bilingual School (Ma Petite Ecole) • A Summer Camp (Camp d’Amitié) • A Cultural Festival (Village Indien) • A Medical Clinic at Destra • A Café Restaurant with a cyber cafe • Building of Rural Roads
Institut Polytechnique de Léogâne, home to Ma Petite Ecole, Camp d’Amitie & Au Bon Cafe Before After
Institut Polytechnique promotes community awareness and development
First Graduation of IPL. Graduates walking from the main office to the auditorium.
Construction of the 2nd Floor to create 2 conference rooms & 3 studio apartments
Ma Petite Ecole Duo-Method: Montessori-Gardner exposes children to the world of technology and the opportunity to learn English as Another Language. (AAL)
Children express themselves through first hand exploration, sports, arts and crafts, story writing, bookmaking, folktale, music etc…
Camp d’Amitié (Friendship Camp) • teaches the following: • - preservation of nature, • - protection of the environment, • - self- discipline • - history and cultural awareness • - arts and crafts.
Presentation by Camp participants inside the old building of IPL.
NEGES Foundation Inc. recreated an Indian Village in an effort to educate the community on a very important period of our history and in memory of Queen Anacaona (August 2003)