Our approach
Changing Lives and Futures: A Two-Generation Approach
We start by listening to the community, analyzing past successes and failures, and identifying root challenges. Using these insights, we developed a two-generational, child-focused, and gender-centered program that breaks the cycle of poverty by ensuring children gain access to education while empowering their mothers economically—concentrating resources within the household to create lasting impact.
OUR PROGRAMS
Women's Economic Empowerment
Many women in Haiti run micro and small businesses but face growth barriers due to limited capital, predatory loans, and lack of business training. The Women’s Small Business Initiative (WSBI) addresses these challenges through training, affordable financing, and hands-on coaching. By helping women build sustainable businesses, WSBI increases household income, enabling mothers to better support their children—many of whom are our students. This reinvestment in families creates a cycle of opportunity and stability across generations.
The United Nations reported that 1 million people in Haiti are internally displaced due to violence in the metropolitan area. Many permanently relocate to rural areas like Sodo. This influx of people, mostly women and children, has strained already limited resources, intensifying poverty, and food insecurity. In response to this crisis, we are expanding the women’s program to launch with Operation Restore Livelihoods, a targeted effort to support displaced women who have fled violence and instability and are now rebuilding their lives in rural Sodo.
OUR PROGRAMS
Access to Education and Support Services
We are dedicated to education and the development of children and youth, especially girls through the Youth Empowerment Program. In Sodo and Port-au-Prince, we provide help with tuition, tutoring, and mentoring for guidance and emotional support. In 2023, we taught 100 children English and successfully launched our first English summer camp which was attended by 70 enthusiastic kids.
Our Vision
We envision an equitable Haiti where equal opportunities are accessible to all. Our mission is to enhance the lives of marginalized groups through education, economic mobility, civic engagement, and self-empowerment. Recognizing historical and current inequalities, we prioritize the empowerment of women, girls, children, and youth, as poverty often affects them disproportionately.
