FNE Begins Distributing Thousands of School Benches in West Department

Haiti's National Education Fund (FNE) has begun distributing school furniture in the West Department as part of a nationwide initiative tied to the 2026-2027 school year, according to icihaiti.com. The plan calls for distributing more than 8,000 two-seater benches, along with chairs, across the country. The effort 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, the Great South, the Great North, and Hinche/Artibonite. 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 concerns eight educational establishments in the West, including Horacius L'Aventure High School and several national schools named for countries such as Ecuador, Canada, the Dominican Republic and Argentina. FNE Director General Jefnie Toussaint and Minister of National Education Vijonet Déméro led field evaluation and supervision visits, the outlet reported. The furniture is part of a broader support program that also includes thousands of kits with books, notebooks and supplies, the rehabilitation of more than 50 schools nationwide, and a strengthened partnership with the National School Canteen Program (PNCS) to provide hot meals to students.