The Bethesda college

On January 12, 2010, an earthquake measuring 9.2 on the Richter scale shook the city of Port-au-Prince, as well as 6 other neighboring cities, killing 230,000 people, injuring 300,000, displacing a million people and leaving 1.5 million homeless. It is estimated that 188,000 houses were damaged, of which 105,000 were completely destroyed. At that time, 2 million Haitians were living in tents.

Founded in 1993, it continued its studies in premises made available by the Bishop of Hinche before finding a permanent place in the building of the same name in 1995
In the days following the disaster, Hinche, which usually had a population of 133,000, saw an influx of 60,000 displaced people. Many arrived there by chance, having jumped into fleeing vehicles before the imminent aftershocks

The integration of this displaced population in Hinche, comprising tens of thousands of pupils and students, has been a major challenge . It is in this spirit that in a few days, with the help of a few displaced teachers, we managed to set up a secondary school (the Bethesda Baptist College) Thus 850 young people found a place in this school.

Nearly 250 of our students have already received their baccalaureate diploma (Maturité).