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Laura Heyman

Laura Heyman Margaret Denis, 2009

organizations needing donations

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Below are some organizations with long-standing commitments and excellent records of achievement in Haiti, along with the information for the Grande Rue fund. —Laura Heyman

Fonkoze is "Haiti’s Alternative Bank for the Organized Poor" It is the largest microfinance institution (MFI) in Haiti, serving more than 55,000 women borrowers, most of whom live and work in the countryside of Haiti, and more than 175,000 savers. With its network of thirty-seven branches covering every region of Haiti, it is also the only MFI that is truly national in scope. Fonkoze is the county’s largest micro-finance institution offering a full range of financial services to the rural-based poor in Haiti. Fonkoze is committed to the economic and social improvement of the people and communities of Haiti and to the reduction of poverty in the country.

GHESKIO CENTER in Port-au-Prince, Haiti was the first institution in the world dedicated to the fight against HIV/AIDS. GHESKIO has provided continuous medical care in Haiti since 1982, never once shutting its doors or charging fees. Since the January 12, 2010 earthquake GHESKIO is providing humanitarian assistance and emergency care to those affected by the disaster and continues to provide life-saving medications to people with HIV/AIDS.


The artists who participated in the Ghetto Biennale created a fund for the Grande Rue community, which was very badly hit. Leah Gordon, a London-based photographer, who has a long history of involvement with this community and is one of the organizers of the Ghetto Biennale, traveled to Port-au-Prince on January 18, 2010 bringing the funds collected directly to the community, along with a wide range of medical supplies. She was responsible for making sure funds were directed to these Haitian people and their needs. At this point the immediate need is for food and temporary shelter.


The mission of the Lambi Fund is to assist the popular, democratic movement in Haiti. Its goal is to help strengthen civil society as a necessary foundation of democracy and development. The fund channels financial and other resources to community-based organizations that promote the social and economic empowerment of the Haitian people. The Lambi Fund supports projects that embrace the following principles: non-violent, non-partisan, community-based, promoting the advancement of women, using education and training for empowerment, and promoting the overall democratic movement.