Haitian Association at Rutgers University (HARU)

HARU’s “Evening in the Heart of Haiti” is a philanthropic banquet whose purpose is to educate the public on Haitian culture by immersing them in an atmosphere full of Haitian history, music, dance, and cuisine. We recognize that there are many stigmas surrounding our beautiful culture, therefore each year to combat them, we provide our peers an opportunity to spend an evening in the heart of Haiti, thus allowing us the chance to educate them on the beautiful realities of our culture. Every year we select a philanthropic cause to support and an organization whose mission addresses the pressing issue in the community. In summary, the goal of “Evening in the heart of Haiti” is to raise awareness of the Haitian issues to the larger Rutgers community and forge relationships among other Haitian Organizations from other universities.