Dear Friends:

As two people who have been with Lidè from the beginning and who have witnessed both its growth and challenges over the past nine years, it thrills us to share our progress in 2022 with you.

This year, Haiti has faced shocking national security, political, and economic threats, yet our amazing team at Lidè has illustrated powerful dedication and creative flexibility to achieve dramatic expansion against all odds. Throughout this time of tests, we have become stronger, more hopeful, and, thanks to the generosity of a growing international donor base, more sustainable than ever.

We are delighted to report that we are serving 50% more young women and have increased our scholarship offerings nearly tenfold.  We have also been able to add ten new teachers to our team, and to hire our first ever Director of Finance and Director of Operations. With over a thousand girls across Haiti participating actively in the program, 30 program facilitators, a thousand meals served every week, and 8 program locations, we are poised for unprecedented impact.

In the face of so much unrest in the country, we have also learned to better adapt to unexpected challenges.  Amidst lockdown this fall, we found new ways to be productive and keep our programs and offices open. For example, in many of our locations, staff would go to meet participants after school and accompany them to Lidè classes to ensure their safety. Lidè facilitators in the communities would also offer their own homes to receive participants for activities. And, staff that lived within the communities would offer consistent tutoring to the girls.  As a result, the relational bond between Lidè and the parents and families of the girls also became much stronger, inspiring a core group of engaged parents to become more active in our work.  

Looking ahead, we are excited to sustain our growth while adding new offerings, such as financial education courses and the opening of our community library named for our cherished Founding Board Member, Laurence Camille, which will be available to all residents in the areas where we work.

We are so very grateful for the tens of thousands of supporters who continue to make all this progress possible. You have helped us to plant the seeds of transformation and to move toward a more just and equitable world, guided by the hope, pride, and confidence of an empowered female vision.

 Mèsi Mèsi Anpil and with love to all,

The growth of our scholarship program is a part of the legacy of our Founding Executive Director, Dr. Kathryn Adams, who fiercely championed girls’ right to education and would no doubt be thrilled to see this progress.

FINANCES AND DONORS

INCOME: $1,008,477

EXPENSES: $750,566

NET INCOME: $257,910

DONORS: OVER 10,000

5737 Kanan Rd. Box 501 Agoura Hills, CA 91301 info@lidehaiti.org