Our Non-Profit Beneficiaries
Ciné Institute http://www.cineinstitute.com
Ciné Institute uses the power of cinema and integrated educational and cultural programming to support the people of Haiti in their efforts to achieve lasting social and economic development. The Institute_s programs offer an unprecedented opportunity for learning, training and empowerment through the power of film and the diverse world it captures. Its' mission is to entertain, educate and empower the Haitian people while promoting national cinema and arts, creating jobs, stimulating the regional economy, increasing tourism and sharing insights for sustainable long term development. Ciné is very involved in spreading the word here on the ground in the U.S. See their latest accomplishment, in association with fi:af (www.fiaf.org)
The Haiti Project will seek to fund the Ciné Institute's "Ciné Creole" program which translates and dubs international, award-winning, educational films and television programs using Creole voice and talent. The goal of this program is to provide access to non-French speaking, illiterate Haitians.
Edeyo http://www.edeyo.org
The Edeyo Team is a group of dedicated professionals from various backgrounds who all share the same passion to empower Haitian youth.
In 2005, the Bel-Air neighborhood of Haiti’s capital city Port-Au-Prince was ravaged by political violence and natural disasters.
The grim reality of life in this densely populated slum was painfully evident to Edeyo’s co-founders Unik Ernest and Michael Pradieu, when they visited the area in early 2007.
The two childhoood friends from Port-Au-Prince vowed to do something to help. So at his birthday party that year, Unik, a premier event producer renowed worldwide, announced the formation of Edeyo, which means, “Help them” in Haitian Creole.
Hollywood Unites For Haiti http://www.hufh.org
Hollywood Unites For Haiti is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote sports and cultural activities for the underprivileged youth of Haiti. Founded by Haiti-born actor Jimmy Jean-Louis (Heroes), Hollywood Unites for Haiti has chosen to focus its efforts on sports and culture to brighten the hearts and minds of kids and encourage them to build confidence, competence and community while they learn invaluable life skills and citizenship.
The Haiti Project intends to fund the school's expenses for an entire year.
Project Medishare/Global Institute www.projectmedishare.org
Over the past 20 years, physicians, scientists, and students at the Miller School of Medicine have embarked upon medical mission to Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, to provide medical assistance -- culminating in 1994 in the founding of Project Medishare for Haiti. In 2007, the Global Institute was formalized in an effort to leverage resources across the Miller School and University to contribute to health and development throughout the world, one community at a time.
Through generous support from the Green Family Health Initiative and partnership with the Earth Institute of Columbia University, the Global Institute is implementing a Millennium Village development in addition to the community health program started by Project Medishare in 2003 in the Commune of Thomonde.
The Haiti Project will be making a significant contribution to the ongoing development of the Millenium Village.
