The School Sessions exists to partner individuals with photographers worldwide to build a school in Haiti. Six years ago, an earthquake devastated much of the poverty-stricken nation, taking the lives of almost half a million Haitians and destroying thousands of schools.
Only a couple miles from the earthquake’s epicentre, the 200+ students from ECCA School, were left without a place to learn. Years later, staff and students continue to gather in a crowded and makeshift facility.
During the month of April, when you book a portrait session with a participating photographer, your session fee will help build a brand new facility for ECCA School.
of Haiti's population is under the age of 18
of Haitians live on less than $2 a day
of primary-aged children in Haiti are not attending school
of Haitians cannot read or write
7.0 Magnitude Earthquake hits Haiti, destroying ECCA School’s building - only 10km from the quake’s epicentre.
ECCA staff, students and community work hard to repair the devastating damage.
Hurricane Sandy arrives, damaging the repairs ECCA School worked so hard to rebuild. Staff works diligently to teach 200 students despite disheartening conditions.
The School Sessions is created by Randy and Jamie Watson, in partnership with Hope Force International, to raise $200,000 to build a new school for ECCA.
Our first fundraiser website launches! Individuals around the world hire photographers for portrait sessions and donate 100% of the session fee to build ECCA School.
This month, sessions are photographed in exchange for donations and we raise over $45,000! Over 500 photographers volunteer and brand new land is purchased for ECCA.
Our founders and media team travel back to Haiti to visit ECCA and capture new material for our 2016 fundraiser launch.
Our second annual fundraiser begins and our website re-launches!
Your session booked with a photographer will help us meet our goal of raising another $150,000 to build the new ECCA School on the purchased land.
Do you have a question, need more information or would like to feature our initiative? Awesome! We’d love to chat with you. Fill out the form or use the email below.
