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Children at EMNJ-2 in Galette Greffin looking into the camera.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Give a child in Haiti the chance to go to school

Fill a backpack See the schools

  • 730 children
  • 3 schools in Port-au-Prince
  • lessons and a hot meal every day
  • ANBI registered charity since 2018

Thanks to you!

Thanks to you, these children can go to school.
Thanks to you, these children can go to school.
Thanks to you, the children have school supplies.
Thanks to you, the children have school supplies.
Thanks to you, the children have food every day.
Thanks to you, the children have food every day.

Education for life, not just for a living.

Bon Timoun is Haitian Creole for ‘good child’. Since 2018 our foundation has supported three primary schools in poor neighbourhoods of Port-au-Prince. There, children get lessons, a hot meal and a safe place to be.

Who we are

Every euro reaches the classroom

Every euro goes directly to the children. Nothing is skimmed off along the way, and the board are unpaid volunteers.

In touch with the schools every day

We are in daily contact with the head teachers and teachers, and know them personally. So we know exactly what is going on.

Where is Haiti?

Haiti lies on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, next to the Dominican Republic. It is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. A third of the population is under fifteen. In the capital, Port-au-Prince, where our schools are, gangs have the streets in their grip. One in seven children has been displaced, and more than 750,000 children have fled violence.

Map of North and South America showing Haiti, the capital Port-au-Prince and the three Bon Timoun schools in Delmas, Torcelle and Galette Greffin HAITIDominicanRepublicCubaCaribbean SeaAtlantic OceanGolfe de la GonâveHaitiDominican Rep.Port-au-PrinceBaie de Port-au-PrinceTorcelleDelmasGalette GreffinNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAtlantic OceanPacific OceanCaribbean SeaHaitiPort-au-PrincePort-au-PrinceABC de la VieEMNJ-1EMNJ-2

The dots show the neighbourhood, not the school’s address.

Three schools, 730 children

About the schools
DelmasABC de la VieSince 2011, also for children who are too old for their class. TorcelleEMNJ-1Since 2009, started under two tents. Now temporarily relocated to Pétion-Ville. Galette GreffinEMNJ-2Since 2018, the only school for miles around.

What will you put in the backpack?

Choose what you want to give and watch it disappear into the backpack.

Sunday 8 November

Lalita runs the marathon for Bon Timoun

More than 42 kilometres, for more than 700 children. Your donation lets these children go to school, with lessons and a meal every day. Give any amount you like and run part of the way with her.

Donate for the marathon

Raised: €3.405 of €4,219.50

Donations are updated daily (total up to and including 2 november)

Athens Marathon, support Lalitaany amount Donate via Tikkie (opens in a new window)
A school T-shirt and sports shorts€ 25 0
Schoolbooks for a whole year, for one child€ 50 0
One child at school for a whole year, with lessons and a meal every day€ 300 0

Total €0

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A teacher with his pupils, May 2026.
A teacher with his pupils, May 2026.
The first week of school, September 2026.
The first week of school, September 2026.
Nursery children at ABC de la Vie on Flag Day.
Nursery children at ABC de la Vie on Flag Day.
Reading at summer school, 2026.
Reading at summer school, 2026.
A new school day at EMNJ-1.
A new school day at EMNJ-1.

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