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PROGRAMS EXTEND FROM PRE-SCHOOL EARLY LEARNERS INTO HIGH SCHOOL, TEACHING TEACHERS TO ENGAGE CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN LEARNING IN MATENWA AND IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.LIVELIHOODS:FOOD SECURITY IS AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM IN HAITI. CROP FAILURE DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN HAITI'S MOUNTAINOUS VILLAGES IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM AND POVERTY PREVENTS FAMILIES FROM BUYING FOOD WHEN CROPS FAIL. INITIATIVES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY INCLUDE INTRODUCING HENS, ENCOURAGING SMALL SCALE VEGETABLE GARDENING AND WATER CONSERVATION, SUPPORTING ARTISAN GROUPS, AND DEVELOPING MUSICAL TALENTS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH:IN RESPONSE TO A PARTICULAR URGENT NEED OR EMERGENCY, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES MINI-GRANTS IN THE MATENWA COMMUNITY, TO MEET A FOOD, SHELTER, OR MEDICAL EMERGENCY NEED. POST-GRAD SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP:MCLC GRADUATES RECEIVE FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION. SMALL START-UP GRANTS ARE OFFERED TO ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP. 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