Fonkoze

April 4, 2022

Photo by Fonkoze USA/Darcy Kiefe

Community-Led Health Program Empowers Rural Families

Fonkoze empowers Haitians, primarily rural women, to lift their families out of poverty by providing access to the tools, resources, and support needed to overcome and thrive. The organization’s approach to empowerment is holistic - addressing the many systemic roots of poverty: lack of access to education, financial and health services, and more.

Fonkoze’s health program Boutik Sante, in particular, serves approximately 250,000 households each year, offering health resources to communities throughout Haiti that include vitamin distribution, screenings for child malnutrition and therapeutic feeding treatments, hypertension screenings for cardiovascular disease, and preventative healthcare trainings. This program alone, which won the 2021 European Microfinance Award, has increased access to health services and education for more than 3.3 million people since its inception in 2014. More information.

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Plant with Purpose

January 5, 2022

A Haitian farmer practices air layering.

Smallholder Farmer Resilience

Plant With Purpose and its partner organizations Floresta Haiti and Floresta Incorporada (Dominican Republic) conducted a multidimensional multi-year study of smallholder farmers in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The study was conducted using a mixed methods approach incorporating four distinct data sources reflecting both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The Coronavirus pandemic represents and shock to agroecological systems and an opportunity to better understand resilience. Results provide strong evidence that smallholder farmers who participate in autonomous savings groups and who practice regenerative agriculture practices such as agroforestry, are better able to adapt to system shocks than a group of comparison farmers. More information

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CARE

November 16, 2021

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Earthquake in Haiti Affected Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

In addition to preventing the spread COVID-19, Haiti faced another hardship after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of the nation. The tragedy halted vaccination efforts and redirected medical supplies to the emergency response. Meanwhile, healthcare workers in Jérémie are short staffed and continue to treat more and more patients in an already strained healthcare system. More information

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CARE

September 2, 2021

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Rebuilding From Devastating Earthquake

Natacha is one of the thousands of Haitians who lost their homes and their businesses in the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14. More Information

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CARE

September 2, 2021

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Using Facebook to Drive Social and Behavioral Change

Through a groundbreaking partnership with Facebook, CARE Country Offices have begun to understand what kind of messaging works best to increase COVID prevention behaviors and vaccine acceptance. More Information

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Plan International USA

August 27, 2021

A girls hopes Haiti will have more security “so we can walk without anxiety.”

The Earthquake and Beyond: 4 Crisis for Girls in Haiti

The recent earthquake is one of many crises facing Haiti right now. Here, we break down what's going on and how girls and young women are uniquely impacted. More Information

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World Hope International

August 23, 2021

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Haitian Doctors & Nurses Respond to Earthquake

Haitian doctors and nurses of La Gonâve Wesleyen Hospital heard about the desperate need for medical assistance following the earthquake – and responded… More Information

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World Hope International

August 19, 2021

World Hope International

30k Liters of Clean Water Daily to Earthquake Survivors

The Haitian team at the GivePower Solar Water Farm spearheads an emergency response to deliver 30K liters of clean water per day to earthquake survivors on the mainland. More Information

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