The Haitian Project

The Haitian Project, Inc. is a Roman Catholic nonprofit organization headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, whose work is centered on education in Haiti. Its principal institutional activity is Louverture Cleary School, a tuition-free Catholic secondary boarding school serving Haitian students. The organization established the school in 1987, making the educational project the defining expression of its identity and public purpose. Louverture Cleary School was created as a boarding school in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. Reference material also identifies the flagship school as Louverture Cleary School Santo 5 in the Port-au-Prince area, where more than 350 secondary students attend. The school combines secondary education with a residential model, allowing it to serve students who might otherwise face barriers to accessing sustained schooling. Its Catholic identity is part of the institution's educational framework, while its tuition-free structure emphasizes access rather than commercial enrollment. The Haitian Project's work is directed toward long-term educational development rather than the sale of consumer products or commercial services. The organization supports a school-centered model in which students receive secondary education and, after graduation, many continue to universities in Haiti. This progression positions the school not only as a provider of basic secondary instruction but also as a pathway into higher education and professional life within Haiti. The project has had ties to American benefactors and administrators. Brian Moynihan is identified as a benefactor of Louverture Cleary School, while his brother Patrick Moynihan served as the school's director and later as president of The Haitian Project. Patrick Moynihan, who previously worked as a commodities trader for Louis Dreyfus Commodities, led the organization from 1996 until December 31, 2019. His departure marks a documented leadership transition, although the available reference material does not identify his successor. The Haitian Project should therefore be understood as an education-focused nonprofit brand rather than a conventional commercial brand. Its name is closely associated with Louverture Cleary School, Catholic secondary education, boarding-school access, and support for Haitian students. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about the organization's legal structure, current officers, fundraising programs, financials, or activities beyond the school, so those details remain unspecified here.

The Haitian Project emerged as an education-centered Roman Catholic nonprofit initiative linking supporters in the United States with a school serving students in Haiti. Its defining institutional milestone came in 1987, when it established Louverture Cleary School, a Catholic secondary boarding school in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. The school's creation established the organization's principal operating model: provide secondary education in a residential setting and make that education tuition-free for Haitian students. The school became the central vehicle through which The Haitian Project pursued its mission. Rather than operating as a commercial education provider, the organization used a nonprofit structure and Catholic identity to support access to schooling. Boarding facilities enabled the institution to serve students on a sustained basis, while the secondary-school focus placed it at an important stage between primary education and university study. The project also developed relationships with American supporters. Brian Moynihan is recorded as a benefactor of Louverture Cleary School. His brother, Patrick Moynihan, became involved in the school's administration after previously working as a commodities trader for Louis Dreyfus Commodities. Patrick Moynihan later served as president of The Haitian Project from 1996 through December 31, 2019. The available reference does not establish whether he was a founder, nor does it identify the person or body that succeeded him. In descriptions of its current activities, the organization is associated with Louverture Cleary School Santo 5 in the Port-au-Prince area. More than 350 secondary students are reported to attend the tuition-free boarding school. The school is also described as producing graduates who frequently continue to universities in Haiti, giving the project an educational objective that extends beyond secondary graduation. The available material does not provide a detailed account of the organization's incorporation, governance, fundraising history, campus development, financial performance, or subsequent leadership. It does, however, establish a consistent institutional profile: The Haitian Project is a United States-based Roman Catholic nonprofit whose public identity is built around operating and supporting a tuition-free secondary boarding school in Haiti. Its history is consequently best understood through the development and continuing operation of Louverture Cleary School rather than through a portfolio of commercial products or brand campaigns.

• 2019

  Presidential tenure ended

  [1]The Haitian Projecten.wikipedia.org

  Patrick Moynihan stepped down as president on December 31, 2019.

• 1996

  Patrick Moynihan became president

  [1]The Haitian Projecten.wikipedia.org

  Patrick Moynihan began serving as president of The Haitian Project after previously working as a commodities trader and serving as a school director.

• 1987

  Louverture Cleary School established

  [1]The Haitian Projecten.wikipedia.org

  The Haitian Project established Louverture Cleary School as a Catholic secondary boarding school in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.

A Catholic, tuition-free educational nonprofit providing secondary boarding-school access and university pathways for students in Haiti.

• Catholic secondary boarding school · 1987

  Louverture Cleary School Santo 5

  The Haitian Project's flagship educational institution is a tuition-free Catholic secondary boarding school serving more than 350 students in Haiti. The school provides residential secondary education and is intended to support students beyond graduation, with a majority reportedly continuing to universities in Haiti. Reference material places the school in the Port-au-Prince area and also links its earlier establishment to Croix-des-Bouquets.

1. 1The Haitian Projecten.wikipedia.org
2. 2The Haitian Project official websitehaitianproject.org