Carine Jocelyn, HWC founder presented during the forum’s meeting and also the Civil Society Forum as an invited guest speaker. Highlighting and applauding the work of women led organizations was the theme of her remarks. Ms. Jocelyn shared the importance of the need for fair US policies towards Haiti, and addressed the lack of a woman voting member of the current Presidential Transitional Council. With donors and friends in the audience, she stated “If you have implemented projects, programs, in Haiti over the years and it hasn’t worked.. please don’t try it again. Haitian women organizational leaders have to have a decision making seat at the table!”
HWC finalizes emergency response plan.
With the understanding that in late March, Haiti was at a major crisis point, HWC launched an emergency response plan. As a result, we have met our overall goals including the following:
- Advocating for several HWC partners to obtain emergency funding by advocating with supportive funders. A total of over $70,000 was disbursed to several partners.
- Providing multiple group counseling sessions to Haiti’s dynamic human rights advocates with the support of a Haitian therapist.
- Providing organizations with newly purchased cell phones to support their technology needs.
- Providing locally sourced hygiene items to partners.
- Reinforcing our Girls Opportunity Alliance partners to support our 20 youth program participants.
- Hiring a new team member to address our commitment to gender equity, capacity building and advocating for Haitian women led organizations.
We have a Match!
To get us to our goal of $25k we have a match for your donation – if you give $25 you will be matched to $25. It’s like FREE money!! But, we need to get to $12,500!
It’s Haitian Heritage Month and also Mother’s Day in the US and Haiti. Consider donating to honor the women and girls in your life while also supporting 3 amazing organizations.
Support Haitian women vendors and make a purchase at Maison d’Haiti
Policy Corner
We participated in several conversations with US congressional leaders to support the following:
- Stopping arms trafficking from Haiti
- Supporting the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act to identify and hold accountable those who are financing the gangs.
- Stopping the deportation of Haitian nationals at this time of crisis in Haiti
- Redesignating Temporary Protective Status
- Supporting humanitarian parole extensions
