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AFSC in Haiti: Celine's Story

Learn about recent graduate, Celine Toussaint's experience in a technical training program co-sponsored by AFSC in Haiti.

Haitian students celebrate new opportunities

Martissant Graduation Class of 2011

Graduates hanging out after the ceremony.

Graduates of Martissant's technical training program

Students walk in to the graduation ceremony.

Student Celine Toussaint addresses her peers at the beginning of the graduation ceremony.

Graduates perform for family and faculty

Training center director gives a few words of encouragement

Sonide Simon addressed the new graduates with words of encouragement

Ministry of education offers words of support

Two graduates perform for the guests during the graduation ceremony.

The top students being recognized and given their certificates and medals.

AFSC-Haiti's Sonide Simon hands the new graduates toolkits which are meant to support them in their future work

AFSC's Danika Jeanton shares the story of the Martissant youth with a local radio station

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On November 26, 2011, after six months of hard work in an accelerated technical training program, youth supported by AFSC in Martissant, a Port-au-Prince community, celebrated their achievement in a graduation ceremony held in Petionville. One hundred youth passed the state exam and received certifications in plumbing, masonry, or refrigeration.

Graduates hanging out after the ceremony.

After six months of hard work in an accelerated technical training program, youth supported by AFSC in Martissant, a Port-au-Prince community, celebrated their achievement in a graduation ceremony held in Petionville. One hundred youth passed the state exam and received certifications in plumbing, masonry, or refrigeration.