The École nationale de Labiche, in the commune of Plaisance in the Nippes department, has a new building, Le Nouvelliste reported on October 22. The school had been destroyed in the earthquake of August 14, 2021.

The Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP) inaugurated the building with UNICEF. The project was supported by the Embassy of Canada in Haiti and the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund.

The new school has 11 equipped classrooms, separate toilet blocks for girls and boys, and a cafeteria. It is designed to welcome more than 500 pupils.

The partners said the rebuilding aims to give children better access to quality education at a time marked by insecurity and the displacement of families.