The following Fonkoze CLM Insights focuses on our ultra-poverty alleviation program in Haiti. The series is written by Steven Werlin and highlights useful insights from the field that contribute to the development community. A full PDF of the data and tables referenced in the post can be accessed here: CLM Insights – Maintaining CLM […]
Fonkoze at Haitian Heritage Month Business Expo in Miami
May 31 – June 1, 2024 Fonkoze USA team attended the Kreyol Konneksyon Haitian Heritage Month Business Expo in Miami. We raised awareness about Fonkoze’s microfinance and sustainable integrated development work with women in rural Haiti. Our team supported Haitian businesses and celebrates Haitian culture! Here are photos from the event. 📍 Port of […]
Fonkoze Staff Member to Receive Alumni Achievement Award from Wheaton College
Rachel Pierre-Champagne recieves alumni achievement award from Wheaton College for her work in Haiti.
3 Haitian Voices Join in Support of Fonkoze 30th Anniversary and Haitian Flag Day
Fonkoze Celebrates 30th Anniversary and Haitian Flag Day with Artists May 16, 2024 | The 18th of May holds a special place in the heart of every Haitian. It is the day we commemorate the creation of the Haitian flag and are reminded of the enduring adage, “L’union fait la force” (Unity is strength). This year, we […]
Fonkoze Haiti Update: April 18, 2024 | Live with Erlantz Hyppolite
https://vimeo.com/936734636?share=copy Fonkoze welcomed members of the diaspora and supporters for a live, recorded update meeting on Haiti, Fonkoze’s work, and programs. Event Information: This event was recorded live on April 18. 2024 Speakers: Dr. Erlantz Hyppolite, Executive Director of Fonkoze USA, and Carine Roenen, Executive Director of the Fonkoze Foundation, will provide updates to the […]
Haiti Situation Update
Update from Fonkoze in Haiti March 13, 2024 | While recent headlines have once again brought attention to the challenging situation in Haiti, we want to share an update on how our dedicated Fonkoze teams are continuing their vital work in the face of increasing violence in Haiti. The impact of recent events has been […]
Health Digital Divide
Access to Health in Remote Areas; New Platform Addresses Digital Divide
Access to Health in Hard-to-Reach Areas
Aug 2021 – Fonkoze’s health program is making considerable strides in remote regions across the country by providing households in these areas access to much-needed health services, products and education. Facilitating mass screenings for malnourished children is one impactful way the organization is addressing critical health issues faced by families with little to no access […]
Empowering CLM’s Youth to Thrive
Aug 2021 – Fonkoze’s CLM (Chemen Lavi Miyò or Pathway to a Better Life) program has empowered thousands of rural women living in the most extreme poverty (ultra-poverty) with the life skills tools, training and close accompaniment needed to break the cycle of poverty and plan for a better future. The program has recently added […]
Mobile Therapeutic Feeding Clinics Address Child Malnutrition
Through our USAID/AKSYON (Community Health Action for Improving Nutrition) program, sets up mobile therapeutic feeding clinics in hard-to-reach rural areas in Haiti to treat malnourished children and mothers. These areas are where clinics are either nonexistent or so poorly equipped that they cannot serve as adequate referral facilities. Since this began in August 2016, Fonkoze […]