OUR IMPACT
Our library provides access to quality education and resources to the community of Fond des Blancs. We offer literary, cultural, and technical skill building programs that support academic success, job readiness, community development and lifelong learning. We also partner with several schools in the surrounding areas to reach out to remote students.
Women report an average income increase of over 250% after working for Haiti Projects. This does not include the 32% of workers who were unemployed prior to working for the Women’s Cooperative and who increased their income, on average, from 0 to 2150 gourdes per month.
Haiti Projects worker earn, on average, 262% more than the national minimum wage.
The Impact of our work is not easy to measure. How do you measure the dignity that a job brings, or the joy of watching your child attend school? How do you quantify the opportunity to buy a home, determine how many children you can afford or purchase livestock to raise for added income for your family? This graph show part of this story — the numbers. Check it out to see how far we have come!
HAITI PROJECTS' IMPACT
Purchasing Power of Artisana Employees
Pay for medications at least most of the time
PRIOR
23%
WORKING AT HAITI PROJECTS
57%
Send their kids to school
PRIOR
27%
WORKING AT HAITI PROJECTS
98%
Purchase livestock
PRIOR
14%
WORKING AT HAITI PROJECTS
27%
Make repairs or begin construction on homes
PRIOR
5%
WORKING AT HAITI PROJECTS
13%