ADF Haiti

Our vision is the socio-economic transformation of FdB into a globally attractive community where FdB natives can lead prosperous lives.

Our mission is to strengthen civil society organizations in Fond-des-Blancs, Haiti, and coordinate their work towards a shared vision of an empowered and economically competitive community.

What we aim to solve

A lack of self-determination power in the hands of Haitians: The Haitian government is unrepresentative and citizens don’t participate. In addition to being unrepresentative, the government has a weak presence in rural parts of the country. The government's shortcomings, and the general poverty of the population, have contributed to NGOs rendering many of the services that are available. So much so that headlines like "Haiti: A Republic of NGOs?" are commonplace. The problem isn't NGOs rendering services though. The problem is that the real decision-making power for nearly all of these NGOs are in foreign hands. The result is that Haitians do not have decision making power in many of the choices that impact their economic, cultural, and social development