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Over the past twelve years, Haiti’s education system has deteriorated, with growing inequalities in schools and the closure of many institutions. This decline has been attributed to systemic corruption and nepotism within the government. The Anti-Corruption Unit has finalized reports exposing the misappropriation of public funds, illicit enrichment, and money laundering, among other crimes. This article delves into the widespread corruption within the National Education Fund, which continues to jeopardize the education of three million Haitian schoolchildren.

Corruption in matters of legalization of diplomas and certificates, the Ministry sanctions Following a report by the Directorate of Legal Affairs, the Ministry of National Education in Haiti has suspended employees involved in acts of corruption related to the legalization of documents like diplomas and certificates. The ministry emphasized that document legalization requires only one official receipt, with no extra fees. Efforts to fight corruption include closing a corrupt office and offering online legalization services.

The Ministry of Education and the Unité de Lutte Contre la Corruption (Anti-Corruption Unit) have launched "integrity clubs" at the Haitian-Canadian secondary school, also involving the Lycée National in Pétion-Ville. Each club, made up of eight members, aims to involve pupils in the fight against corruption through self-learning and civic education from an early age. School headmasters and representatives welcomed the initiative, stressing the importance of training young people to become citizens of integrity to build a new Haiti.