Home Roots Foundation
Helping Women Entrepreneurs Retain and Reinvest More Business Income
OUR approach
Women's Economic Empowerment
Helping Women Entrepreneurs Retain and Reinvest More Business Income
Home Roots Foundation helps women entrepreneurs retain and reinvest more business income by lowering business costs through collective purchasing and expanding working capital through graduated growth financing.
Retain More. Reinvest More. Grow More.
What We Do
A Simple Way to Grow Stronger Businesses
Many women entrepreneurs work hard but struggle to grow because too little business income remains available for reinvestment after paying inventory costs and household expenses.
Home Roots Foundation helps entrepreneurs retain more of what they earn and consistently reinvest those gains to grow stronger businesses.
By lowering purchasing costs and expanding access to growth capital, entrepreneurs can increase margins, strengthen working capital, and grow more resilient enterprises.
Income growth alone is not enough. Sustainable enterprise growth requires entrepreneurs to retain more of their business income and reinvest it consistently.
How It Works
- Lower Costs Through Collective Purchasing
Entrepreneurs benefit from group purchasing that reduces inventory costs and improves profit margins.
- Expand Access to Growth Capital
Graduated financing helps entrepreneurs access larger amounts of capital as their businesses grow.
- Retain and Reinvest
Higher margins and expanded working capital enable entrepreneurs to retain more business income and reinvest it for sustained enterprise growth.
Our Growth Model
Retain → Reinvest → Grow
The Reinvest-to-Grow™ Methodology is built on one simple principle:
When women entrepreneurs retain more business income and reinvest it consistently, businesses grow, household resilience increases, and communities become stronger.
Our approach
Growing Businesses Strengthening Families
We believe that helping women grow stronger businesses is one of the most effective ways to strengthen families and break the cycle of poverty. Over years of working alongside entrepreneurs in rural and urban Haiti, we learned that one of the greatest barriers to business growth is the difficult tradeoff between reinvesting in a business and paying for a child’s education.
When school fees, uniforms, or textbooks come due, many mothers are forced to withdraw money from their businesses—reducing working capital, slowing growth, and making it harder to build long-term financial stability. Others face the heartbreaking decision of keeping a child home because they simply cannot afford school.
That is why our work begins with women’s economic empowerment. By helping entrepreneurs retain and reinvest more business income, we strengthen businesses, increase household resilience, and create greater financial stability for families.
Access to Education and Support Services
For participating women with school-age children, our Education Support Fund helps cover essential school expenses—including tuition, uniforms, textbooks, and supplies. This targeted support protects a mother’s ability to reinvest in her business while ensuring her children remain in school.
Together, women’s business growth and targeted education support create a practical two-generational pathway toward stronger businesses, stronger families, and lasting economic opportunity.
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 economic mobility, education, 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.
