Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote and Honeywell Hometown Solutions President Tom Buckmaster joined students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and community leaders to open Ecole Nationale Jacob Martin Henriquez, a new, state-of-the-art public school in the hard-hit city of Jacmel in southern Haiti. The nine-building school complex will provide a new educational home and free meals to more than 600 local children in grades K through seven.
The school was built using contemporary, sustainable building methods and is designed to withstand any potential future earthquakes. Honeywell used the school’s construction to train local builders in modern earthquake-resistant construction and environmentally-conscious techniques that can save Haiti money and natural resources in the years to come. Honeywell has established a scholarship fund in partnership with Operation USA to help cover the cost of books, uniforms, and other student expenses.
Immediately following the earthquake, Honeywell committed $1 million in aid to Haiti, including a 100 percent match of employee donations, to fund rebuilding projects. Honeywell also made business jets available to relief agency Operation USA for airlift support to deliver medical supplies and transport medical staff.
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