Fokal logo by Sean Finnigan

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Click & Support

The Haitian Art featured below is courtesy of Medalia.net. You do not need to send us anything, just click on one of the paintings below from our website to buy a beautiful Haitian painting and by doing so, you will be helping Haiti. A percentage of your purchase will go to Friends of FOKAL.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE TO CLICK ON ONE OF THE FOUR MEDALIA ART ABOVE FROM OUR WEBSITE FOR US TO BENEFIT FROM OUR AFFILIATION WITH THEM

Friends of FOKAL

Friends of FOKAL, a Tides Center Project, is the US fundraising arm of FOKAL. It provides the structure necessary to seek funding in the U.S. With its 501(c)(3) status, it can accept contributions that are fully tax deductible.

Our Vision

Friends of FOKAL's vision is to fully support the mission of FOKAL while being based in the US. FOKAL's vision is to influence and shape the future of Haiti by investing in the education and development of young leaders and citizens who will create conditions for better life in the country socially, politically and economically.

Our Advisory Board

Michèle D. Pierre-Louis (Chair)

Executive Director, FOKAL

Alice G. Blanchet

Director of Development for Advocacy
The Haiti Democracy Project

Carolle Charles

Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
Baruch College

Pam Coughlin

Executive Director
Children's Resources International

Josiane Hudicourt-Barnes

Researcher
TERC

Piotr Korynski

Economist, Former Director
Economic & Business Development Program
Open Society Institute

Lorraine Mangones

Deputy Director
FOKAL

Susan Schnuer

Assistant Director
Mortenson Center for International
Library Programs
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Friends of FOKAL

The Council

Ambassadors to The Council still in formation…

Marguerite J. Baril

Architect

Georges Boursiquot

Realtor/Fabrikant Real Estate, LLC.

Patricia Beene

Chief Financial Officer, Intrepid Museum

Alande Brezault, M.D.

I&B Medical Associations, Inc
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Ruben Clermont

President, Work Ready Consortium

Margareth Corkery

Zeinab Eyega

Executive Director, Sauti Yetu, Center for African Women

Linda Moise Mellon

Director, Friends of FOKAL (Lead)

Erwin Lerebours, M.D.

Elizabeth Pierre-Louis

Program Director, Libraries, FOKAL

Margareth Moise-Thomas

Realtor and IT Database Consultant

Mark Narron

Program Officer, Open Society Institute

Kherlyn Veillard-Marcel

Deputy Budget Director, Open Society Institute

Bill White

President, Intrepid Museum

		Fokal logo by Sean Finnigan DONATE NOW WITH PAYPAL Click & Support The Haitian Art featured below is courtesy of Medalia.net. You do not need to send us anything, just click on one of the paintings below from our website to buy a beautiful Haitian painting and by doing so, you will be helping Haiti. A percentage of your purchase will go to Friends of FOKAL. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE TO CLICK ON ONE OF THE FOUR MEDALIA ART ABOVE FROM OUR WEBSITE FOR US TO BENEFIT FROM OUR AFFILIATION WITH THEM
Friends of FOKAL Friends of FOKAL, a Tides Center Project, is the US fundraising arm of FOKAL. It provides the structure necessary to seek funding in the U.S. With its 501(c)(3) status, it can accept contributions that are fully tax deductible. Our Vision Friends of FOKAL's vision is to fully support the mission of FOKAL while being based in the US. FOKAL's vision is to influence and shape the future of Haiti by investing in the education and development of young leaders and citizens who will create conditions for better life in the country socially, politically and economically. Our Advisory Board Michèle D. Pierre-Louis (Chair) Executive Director, FOKAL Alice G. Blanchet Director of Development for Advocacy The Haiti Democracy Project Carolle Charles Professor, Sociology & Anthropology Baruch College Pam Coughlin Executive Director Children's Resources International Josiane Hudicourt-Barnes Researcher TERC Piotr Korynski Economist, Former Director Economic & Business Development Program Open Society Institute Lorraine Mangones Deputy Director FOKAL Susan Schnuer Assistant Director Mortenson Center for International Library Programs University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Friends of FOKAL	The Council Ambassadors to The Council still in formation… Marguerite J. Baril Architect Georges Boursiquot Realtor/Fabrikant Real Estate, LLC. Patricia Beene Chief Financial Officer, Intrepid Museum Alande Brezault, M.D. I&B Medical Associations, Inc . Ruben Clermont President, Work Ready Consortium Margareth Corkery Zeinab Eyega Executive Director, Sauti Yetu, Center for African Women Linda Moise Mellon Director, Friends of FOKAL (Lead) Erwin Lerebours, M.D. Elizabeth Pierre-Louis Program Director, Libraries, FOKAL Margareth Moise-Thomas Realtor and IT Database Consultant Mark Narron Program Officer, Open Society Institute Kherlyn Veillard-Marcel Deputy Budget Director, Open Society Institute Bill White President, Intrepid Museum