Haiti News
The new music education program in Fauge, Haiti, is underway. Summer students learn about music and playing instruments, and about their own special potential. Twice every week, the class convenes and the students absolutely love it.
After another successful school year of supporting music education programs in South Florida, 1308 Productions and new Haiti partner Torch of Hope are preparing for the commencement of a new kids music program in Fauge, Haiti. Kids in the remote area of Fauge will have the opportunity to participate in beginning Read more…
1308 is in discussions with community organizations in Fauge, Jacmel, and Tabarre about potential future locations for an expanded kids music education program in Haiti. Classes in Tabarre are in transition; city officials were replaced without an election, city functions have been interrupted, and a local community foundation is interested Read more…
Allison Novack’s aunt was a singer, her grandfather a bandleader and her older brother a pianist and guitarist. Allison has always been behind the scenes, ever since she and her older brother, Jason, co-founded 1308 Productions, a nonprofit organization dedicated to public service and music education.
January 12 marked the fifth anniversary of the earthquake that left 220,000 people dead and another 300,000 injured in the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Despite humanitarian aid and efforts to help with rebuilding efforts, the country still faces a host of challenges. The Novack family of Miami is stepping in Read more…
Speaking of hope, I’d like to thank 1308 Productions , a nonprofit music education advocacy and public service organization, for giving hope to a lot of children in poverty stricken Haitian towns. The organization, run by siblings Allison and Jason Novack, recently established a youth music program in Tabarre, Haiti, Read more…
1308 Productions has reached out to help start something new and worthwhile for the kids of Haiti. After months of preparation, its leaders and founders Allison Novack and Jason Novack traveled to Haiti on August 16, 2014 to participate in the opening ceremonies of a unique collaborative effort to make Read more…
Jason and Allison Novack, co-founders of 1308 Productions, travel to Tabarre, Haiti on Saturday August 16, 2014 to inaugurate a free after-school music education program at Tabarre’s City Hall. In January, Voice of America announced the Novack duo’s plan to hand-deliver instruments to Haiti where local officials will provide Haitian students with free Read more…