{"id":101276,"date":"2017-11-06T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=101276"},"modified":"2017-11-03T19:10:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T19:10:31","slug":"unifa-the-university-of-the-aristide-foundation-in-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/11\/unifa-the-university-of-the-aristide-foundation-in-haiti\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIFA, the University of the Aristide Foundation in Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/em>\u201cRight now, in the moment that Haiti is living, the\u00a0university\u00a0is essential. \u00a0Haiti vitally needs a safe\u00a0space where young\u00a0people\u00a0can come together, think country, and\u00a0contract a future under very\u00a0difficult circumstances. A place where they can learn from and interact with national and international professionals. \u00a0An institution that will address national issues and seek viable solutions to national problems. Dreams of working, prospering, and changing Haiti…<\/em>.\u201d
\n\u2014 Mildred Aristide, Former First Lady of Haiti<\/p>\n

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A Message from the Friends of UNIFA submitted by TRANSCEND, HAC member Marilyn Langlois. <\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

August 2017 – <\/em>Based in Tabarre, Haiti, the University of the Aristide Foundation (UNIFA) is a high quality, multidiscipline,\u00a0accredited\u00a0university taught by Haitian and international professors prominent in their fields.\u00a0 UNIFA is a member of the Institute of International Education.<\/p>\n

As of academic year 2016-2017, UNIFA has seven disciplines: Schools of Medicine, Law, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Dentistry, Engineering, and Continuing Education.<\/p>\n

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UNIFA\u2019s Physical Therapy degree program<\/strong>\u00a0is the first of its kind in Haiti. This school answers the acute need for physical therapists in Haiti, a need that became particularly clear after the 2010 earthquake when many people suffered devastating injuries that require intensive rehabilitative treatment.<\/p>\n

UNIFA is building its own teaching hospital\/medical center<\/strong> to enable its numerous health-related students to gain necessary practical experience as well as to provide meaningful health care to the surrounding communities who are unable to access medical care.\u00a0 Planning and fundraising for construction are now underway.\u00a0 The teaching hospital will provide dozens of much needed slots for clinical training for UNIFA\u2019s students.<\/p>\n

What makes UNIFA unique and important to the future of Haiti<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>setting it apart from other universities in Haiti, is its determination to teach with an emphasis on the value of human rights\u00a0and dignity, in order to build a new and just Haiti.<\/p>\n

UNIFA\u2019s core issues and focuses<\/strong>\u00a0include\u00a0quality education, global health, human rights and citizen engagement, gender and income equality, women and girls empowerment, youth development, and disaster response and recovery.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

UNIFA\u2019s Mission and Guiding Principles<\/h2>\n