La Gonave Haiti Partners Inc

The partnership has a multi-faceted healthcare initiative. The foundation is the Bill Rice Clinic, located in Nouvelle Cite. The clinic is staffed by Haitians including 2 physicians and 9 additional healthcare workers (nurses, midwives, lab technicians & pharmacist). In addition to the clinic, the healthcare initiative includes 19 community health workers and 20 lay community midwives (Matrones). The partnership supports a maternal health program of remote medical clinics, a childrens nutrition program and provides financial support for the purchase of medicines in country.

Infrastructure improvements including completion of new classrooms, a kitchen, school equipment, motorcycle and generator purchases.

School Lunch Program in partnership with local farmers provides nutritious meals for 13.6 cents each to 2,273 students at schools on La Gonave supported by the organization.

Education support for communities on La Gonave through adult literacy classes, school textbooks, equipment and teacher training.

The key economic development initiative are a trade school that provides training and materials to 75 adult students and a goat project, which provides goats and animal husbandry training for students and farmers, veterinary clinics in remote communities. It also provides 45 students & farmer participants with a pregnant goat.

Food assistance to support older adults who attend Adult Literacy classes in ten communities.