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Uplifting and supporting community in East Flatbush
Manage episode 463878002 series 1538108
Across the New York City area, people are making a positive impact on the communities around them. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is spotlighting some of those people. We're calling them community champions. Today we talk to Darnell Benoit. The founder and director of the Flanbwayan Haitian Literacy Project. That's a community based organization in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, focuses on supporting and uplifting Haitian immigrant youth.
The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.
I came here in the 80's. I was 13 years old and we lived in Queens. And the high school I went to, I didn't feel that the Haitian students the immigrant students were well supported. So, the idea of having a space for Haitian youth, because I wasn't lucky to have a space like that. It was always in my mind.
I got older. I became different things. One of the things was to be an ESL adult education teacher. I encountered so many immigrants that struggled with the public schools. Students who were pushed out of high school, or who dropped out, and after so many years of seeing those problems, I decided to look into it, to investigate it. That's how everything started.
So, Flamboyant is like a fiery red tree that grows in Haiti. It's everywhere, and it's always beautiful, it stands out. So for me, that tree is a symbol that wherever you are, you can shine, you can bloom, you can be beautiful just like that tree. The Literacy Project, for us, is reading the word and the world. It's learning everything around you. Students have access to books, workshops, dance classes, drum circles, and guests that we bring into the space. We make sure that students are rooted in their own culture. We were lucky to find this space here, in East Flatbush, right in the heart of the Haitian community, which is super exciting.
In this community, we don't have too many organizations, and the organizations we do have often service older immigrants. So, to have a youth space in the community, it's very special. Families, when they come here, it's Haitian Creole that's spoken. They feel right at home. They're not afraid to ask questions. They're not afraid to be themselves. So, it's an immediate comfort.
We're happy to be celebrating 20 years this year, and for the next 20 years, we want the flamboyant tree to grow bigger and more people that do their own flamboyant. Create your own space where you are in the community and support other people.
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Manage episode 463878002 series 1538108
Across the New York City area, people are making a positive impact on the communities around them. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is spotlighting some of those people. We're calling them community champions. Today we talk to Darnell Benoit. The founder and director of the Flanbwayan Haitian Literacy Project. That's a community based organization in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, focuses on supporting and uplifting Haitian immigrant youth.
The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.
I came here in the 80's. I was 13 years old and we lived in Queens. And the high school I went to, I didn't feel that the Haitian students the immigrant students were well supported. So, the idea of having a space for Haitian youth, because I wasn't lucky to have a space like that. It was always in my mind.
I got older. I became different things. One of the things was to be an ESL adult education teacher. I encountered so many immigrants that struggled with the public schools. Students who were pushed out of high school, or who dropped out, and after so many years of seeing those problems, I decided to look into it, to investigate it. That's how everything started.
So, Flamboyant is like a fiery red tree that grows in Haiti. It's everywhere, and it's always beautiful, it stands out. So for me, that tree is a symbol that wherever you are, you can shine, you can bloom, you can be beautiful just like that tree. The Literacy Project, for us, is reading the word and the world. It's learning everything around you. Students have access to books, workshops, dance classes, drum circles, and guests that we bring into the space. We make sure that students are rooted in their own culture. We were lucky to find this space here, in East Flatbush, right in the heart of the Haitian community, which is super exciting.
In this community, we don't have too many organizations, and the organizations we do have often service older immigrants. So, to have a youth space in the community, it's very special. Families, when they come here, it's Haitian Creole that's spoken. They feel right at home. They're not afraid to ask questions. They're not afraid to be themselves. So, it's an immediate comfort.
We're happy to be celebrating 20 years this year, and for the next 20 years, we want the flamboyant tree to grow bigger and more people that do their own flamboyant. Create your own space where you are in the community and support other people.
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