FNE Begins Distributing Thousands of School Benches in West Department

Haiti's National Education Fund (FNE) has begun distributing more than 8,000 two-seater benches and chairs nationally as part of the launch of the 2026-2027 school year, according to icihaiti.com. The initiative stems from a national call for tenders launched by the FNE in June 2026, divided into four geographical lots of 2,000 benches each covering the West Department, Great South, Great North, and Hinche/Artibonite. Though the overall deployment was announced at the start of the school year in September, field operations, monitoring and management continue through the end-of-year period. The program falls under the fiscal year budget and the school-year theme 'Yon lekòl pou tout moun' (A school for all). The first distribution phase in the West department concerns eight educational establishments, including Horacius L'Aventure High School and the Republic of Canada National School. General Director Jefnie Toussaint and Minister of National Education Vijonet Déméro personally led several evaluation and supervision field visits. The furniture distribution is part of a wider government support program that also includes thousands of kits with books, notebooks and supplies, the rehabilitation of more than 50 schools, and strengthened partnership with the National School Canteen Program (PNCS) to provide hot meals, according to the source.