Our Voices of Hope gathering on August 18, 2018 will be a memorable one! Hosted by MV WINS, shances, and author, activist, professor Ilyasah Shabazz, women and men from all backgrounds engaged in meaningful dialogue – discussing ways that each of us can effectively help to uplift and bring hope to those living in extreme […]
Spotlight shined on Fonkoze at the famous APOLLO theater in New York City
Fonkoze was honored to participate in this year’s WOW – Women of the World Festival at the Apollo theater in New York City on March 17th. Fonkoze USA’s former Executive Director Mabel Valdivia joined other NGO community leaders in a panel discussion centered on the issues women and girls face in their respective fields of […]
Fonkoze Wins 2021 European Microfinance Award
November 18, 2021 – Among three organizations shortlisted out of 43 applications from 32 countries received by the European Microfinance Platform’s selection committee – Fonkoze is named the 2021 European Microfinance Award winner for Inclusive Finance and Healthcare. The 100,000 € prize will support Fonkoze’s empowering work across Haiti. View the award certificate. The European […]
Fonkoze’s response to COVID-19 across Haiti
Fonkoze’s Strategic Response Well before Haiti had its first confirmed case of COVID-19, leaders of Fonkoze created the country’s first Creole-language training on the disease while developing a strategic response plan to help the hundreds of thousands of people it serves across the country protect themselves and prevent the spread of the disease. In a […]
CLM: Sustainable Impact
Summary Report – November 2019 Fonkoze’s Chemen Lavi Miyò (CLM) program has succeeded consistently at helping families take the first steps out of extreme poverty. More than 7000 families have participated in the 18-month program since it was piloted starting in 2007, and over 96% of the families who complete the program have met or […]
25th Anniversary Gala
Fonkoze and Friends Celebrated and Made a Difference! Fonkoze’s 25th Anniversary Celebration on September 21, 2019, will be a night to remember as approximately 300 of Fonkoze’s supporters gathered in Miami, Florida, to celebrate the progress we have collectively made throughout Haiti for the past 25 years. Hosted by Emmy Award-Winning Newscaster Calvin Hughes, the […]
Fonkoze Wins 2018 FFTF Award – London
Washington, D.C. – October 2018: Fonkoze Financial Services (Sèvis Finansye Fonkoze (SFF)) was among 68 plus organizations from around the world who were considered for a Finance for the Future award this year. Out of the group, five organizations were selected as finalists within a category relevant to their respective field of work. SFF was […]
Sofia Vergara, Renata Black, Fonkoze Empowering Women Together
‘Modern Family’ Actress/Model Sofia Vergara and Philanthropist/Founder of The Seven Bar Foundation Renata Black joined forces in 2016 to “use the power of lingerie and fashion to empower women” in developing countries like Haiti. Joint founders of the women’s underwear brand EBY (Empowered by You), Sofia and Renata are donating 10% of net sales to […]
Melanie Griffith Honored at Fonkoze’s HNIH Gala
November 2016 – Melanie Griffith was one of three honorees at Fonkoze’s Hot Night in Haiti gala on November 19, 2016. The other prestigious honorees were Dr. Henri Ford, Vice President and Chief of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ Los […]