Gessica Geneus: a testimony of her growth and collaboration with FOKAL
"I've always thought of them as a big family. A group of people who care about helping young people get their careers off the ground."
We invite you to watch this excerpt from an interview with Gessica Geneus, one of FOKAL’s former grantees. Gessica ...
A Survey of the Haitian Diaspora in the United States
Ayiti Diaspora Collaborative (ADC) is launching a survey to gain better insights and understanding of the various Haitian communities across the United States. They call all people of Haitian descent living in the United States to be part of a histor...
A FIFTY-YEAR JOURNEY - OUR COMMUNITIES (part 2)
December 12, 1972 – January 12, 2010 – January 12, 2023
A series of two special online programs to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of the January 12, 2010 earthquake and the fiftieth anniversary of the first boatload of Haitian refugees that arri...
A FIFTY YEARS JOURNEY
December 12, 1972 - December 12, 2022
A series of two special online programs to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first boatload of Haitian refugees that arrived on the Florida coast and the twelfth anniversary of the January 12, 2010...
Discours de Mme Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis à l'ouverture du symposium de "Haitian Ladies Network"
Nous publions en intégralité le discours de Mme Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis à l'ouverture du symposium de "Haitian Ladies Network", le samedi 8 octobre 2022, à Washington D. C.
We publish the full speech of Mrs. Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis at the...
The impact of the FOKAL Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund in 2021 and 2022
On August 14, 2021, a devastating earthquake shook the southern region of Haiti, leaving more than 2,200 people, and 12,200 wounded and destroying homes, livestock, and crops. Then came the tropical storm Grace a few days later, aggravating the devas...
August 23 : International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
In 1998, to pay tribute to those who at the end of the 18th century fought against colonization, slavery and racism on the territory that is now Haiti, UNESCO declared August 23 the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abo...
Zayed Award for Human Fraternity announces Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, and Haitian humanitarian organization FOKAL as 2022 honorees
The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity has today announced Their Majesties King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein and Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan as honorees of the 2022 award, alongside Haitian humanitarian organization FOKAL.
Inspired by the co-signin...
