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Haiti Libre references Vincentian Family project

Haiti Libre writes Haiti – Economy : The diaspora creates jobs in Haiti According to Katleen Félix, President of “Haitian Hometown Associations Resource Group”, “Zafèn is the proof that working together for the common good, allow to live the success.” “We can only note the dynamics of the Haitian diaspora through this initiative. Zafèn is a [...]

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Zafen project enters new phase

Zafen, the Vincentian Family project in Haiti, is responding to needs as articulated by members of the Vincentian Family in Haiti. This entails a shift from micro-finance of business ventures to an emphasis on more basic  skills of human development. This shift was implicit in  the Chemen Lavi Miyò (CLM), or the Road to a Better [...]

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Vincentian Family collaboration in innovative formation program

Virtually all branches of the Vincentian Family agree on the need for innovative formation processed for their members. Now they are collaborating in formation of a pilot program that will be offered to 30 English-speaking members of the Vincentian Family from 17 countries/regions in May, 2013. Afterwards, it will be adapted to other language groups. International [...]

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Zafen saluted by BusinessFightsPoverty.org

According to Business FIghts Povefty Zafèn (www.zafen.org) Tops the Million Dollar Mark on Second Anniversary View Blog Profile May 8, 2012 Port-au-Prince–Zafèn, a crowd-sourced funding opportunity for small growing businesses (SGBs) in Haiti, has surpassed the $1 million threshold as it commemorates its second year of empowering entrepreneurs and supporting social projects in this economically [...]

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Haitian Vincentian Leaders Meet to Tweak Approach to Poverty Alleviation

Port-au-Prince, Haiti—As the rainy season began in this Caribbean nation of nearly 10 million people, heads of the Vincentian family branches in Haiti gathered for a work session March 16, 2012 to refine their approach to breaking the cycle of poverty. The Rev. Joseph Agostino, C.M., Vincentian family coordinator for the Haiti Project, traveled from [...]

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New leader for Zafen

The international leaders of the Vincentian Family have asked Fr. Joseph Agostino, C.M. to take over completely the leadership of the Vincentian Family project for Haiti, Zafen.  Joe has been doing the job since October and he succeeds Fr. Maloney as the head of the project.  Fr. Maloney has been engaged in the Apostolic Visitation [...]

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