EdTek tablets help women build stronger businesses, strengthen communities, and expand economic resilience. Fonkoze launched an innovative business training program for Haiti’s Community Health Entrepreneurs (CHEs) using Fonkoze’s tablet-based education platform, EdTek....
A Journey Worth Celebrating: 137 Families Graduate from Fonkoze’s CLM Program in Central Haiti In rural Haiti today, the sound of celebration is echoing across hillsides. But it’s not just music or...
Choosing Dignity: Marilia’s Journey from Domestic Violence to Hope in Rural Haiti In a quiet corner of Gwo Moulen, Haiti, a woman named Marilia is building something powerful: a life of dignity,...
At Fonkoze, we walk with women living in extreme poverty — and we listen.That’s why our Chemen Lavi Miyò (CLM) program is changing. We’re transitioning from providing in-kind assets to something bolder:...
Yvrose’s life has changed in ways she never expected. She and her husband, Jean Gaby, were doing their best to provide for their family, but steady work was hard to find. They...
Nadia Colin: Building a Brighter Future with Fonkoze Financial Services For years, Nadia Colin has been a dedicated Fonkoze Financial Services microfinance client, using small loans to steadily grow her business and...
From Struggle to Stability: Teramise Cues’s Journey with CLM There was a time when Teramise Cues had nothing—no food to eat, no income, and no way forward. Each day was a battle,...
Building a Future with Hope: Ivronie’s Story of Transformation with Fonkoze Ivronie’s life has transformed in ways she never imagined. Not long ago, she was a single widow raising three children on...
The Impact of the Boujonnen Lavi (Make Life Bloom) Project on Darlene Cherestal’s Life in Haiti Darlene Cherestal, from the second section of Camp Perrin, shared how difficult life was before she...
Empowering Entrepreneurs in Haiti: Q3 Results from Fonkoze’s Economic Opportunity Program At Fonkoze, we believe in creating sustainable opportunities for entrepreneurs in Haiti. Thanks to the support of our donors and...
Meet Yvrose She once lived in a backroom with her partner, two children, and no income. But with CLM’s guidance and her determination, Yvrose built a new life—starting her own business, joining...
Fonkoze recently distributed 554 hygiene kits, with 27 kits going to our dedicated Community Health Entrepreneurs (CHEs). For many CHEs, this marked the first time they received a personal kit, creating a...
CLM Graduation: A Time of Pride and Joy Fonkoze USA’s Executive Director, Erlantz Hyppolite, recently traveled to Haiti to witness a transformative moment: the CLM graduation of 200 women. This video features...
Marie’s Story in Gwo Moulen Marie lives in Gwo Lyann, Haiti, a small neighborhood perched along the ridge that stretches eastward from Gwo Moulen towards Bwa Wouj, a market near the top...
Rosena Derima’s CLM Story in lower Northwest Haiti We’re sharing stories from the field. Accounts from Fonkoze CLM members as told by the staff in the field. This story is adapted from...
Fonkoze Foundation has operated in Haiti for the past 30 years. Executive Director, Carine Roenen, gives an update and shares information about the work of Fonkoze in Haiti and the context of...
Murline Gedeon, a 25-year-old woman entrepreneur, lives in a household of four, including her sister, husband, and stepson. The Problem: Murline Gedeon, a 25-year-old woman entrepreneur, lives in a household of four,...
Saincia Eric Tranquille Before Saincia met the case manager who would guide her through Fonkoze’s Chemen Lavi Miyò (Pathway to a Better Life), Saincia was living in ultra-poverty. “When it rained, I...
Kena Pierre Charles, a Fonkoze Community Health Entrepreneur with her Boutik Sante Kena Pierre Charles is also a successful Community Health Entrepreneur (CHE) that participates in Fonkoze’s Boutik Sante in Bainet,...
Elsie and Kervenson In 2013 and 2014, while Elsie was in the Fonkoze CLM program, the staff discovered an issue with her young son, Kervenson. He couldn’t attend school due to what...
A Fonkoze-empowered client for over eight years, Marie Yolène Néus from Sorel, Haiti, says, “With Fonkoze, I continue to grow personally and professionally. As a businesswoman, I’ve learned a great deal over...
Since 1994, Carinne Cadet has owned a small but profitable clothing business, buying used clothes from Malpasse, a Haitian-Dominican border town, and then selling them in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This business, that she...
Chelene Belamour lives in Paulette, a small village near the northeast coast of Haiti. Before becoming a Fonkoze-empowered micro-entrepreneur, Chelene had fallen into ultra-poverty (the most extreme form) due to two unfortunate...
Until now, the nearest place to buy over-the-counter health products was more than an hour away from people living in Odette Midi’s community near La Vallée-de-Jacmel, Haiti. It meant that rather than...
Anthonise Jean-Michel wants nothing more than to be able to provide a good life for her 5- year-old son, so that he will be able to create a promising future of his...
Anne Marie Albert has been a Fonkoze-empowered Ti Machann (Market Woman) for over 25 years – nearly the entirety of the organization’s existence. Throughout the years, Anne Marie has made much progress...
On a narrow dirt road that leads to the Dominican Republic border from Mirebalais, Haiti, lies a bustling market filled with patrons and vendors of all kinds. To navigate through the crowded...
“I don’t have a husband,” says Rosenie Daniel. “Fonkoze is my husband in a way,” she smiles. As a Business Development-level Fonkoze client, Rosenie has access to empowering micro-loans and accompanying development...
