A local NGO helps Haitians held back by unpaid tuition bills

Haiti’s Constitution enshrines the right to a free education. But most schools charge fees that are too steep for the average Haitian family. The Haitian Education and Leadership Program, a nonprofit known as HELP thinks it has a solution. From Port-au-Prince, HELP alumni Daphnée Charles and Josué Pierre speak with The World’s host Carol Hills.

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