Place Grand Goave

Age 22

Gender Female

Grade 11

Name of School Ceour e Ceour

The Faustin Family tragically lost their father, Dieuvel’homme, in a car accident in May 2022. He was on his way home from a church service in a neighbouring town and the tap-tap he was riding in (along with many others from his church) was rear-ended by a large truck. Dieuvel’homme was the primary provider for his family and he left behind his wife and their six children. His wife Jaqueline has some experience gardening but she really relied on Dieuvel’homme to harvest and sell their produce and she is now dependant on her older children.

 

Betty is the only daughter that lives at home with her mom and she helps with cooking, cleaning, carrying water, and doing the laundry. She enjoys working alongside her mom and is proud of the skills she has learned. Betty enjoys music and spent a bit of time in the church band. She didn’t have enough time to commit to learning an instrument but she sings in the chorus whenever she can.

 

Betty has some good friends at her school but she’s sad to see so many of her friends dropping out of school early. She would like not only to graduate but to go on to post-secondary.