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Vincentian Family Haiti update

Vincentian Family Haiti update

by John Freund, CM | Dec 8, 2012 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative

Two representatives each from six separate Vincentian organizations doing work in Haiti have been named to a new National Implementation Council (NIC) to support the work of the Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative (VFHI). Under the leadership of Project Director Regine...
Haitians – little hope after Sandy

Haitians – little hope after Sandy

by John Freund, CM | Nov 18, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative

Already Desperate, Haitians  Hopeless After Sandy According to  the New York Times… As if the quake were not enough, Haiti is now suffering the combined onslaught of storms and, before that, drought, imperiling its food supply, causing $254 million in...

Haiti, cholera and water

by John Freund, CM | Oct 22, 2010 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative

The news on the ground in Haiti about the spread of cholera is worse than reported in the media. This might be the time to look more closely at Zafen projects that would reduce vulnerability to such diseases. Click Read More     … Cholera in Haiti:...

Zafen to receive 1 million through Western Union-Mercy Corps alliance

by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2010 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative

In a banner week for Zafen a Western Union Foundation grant , through its corporate signature program Our World, Our Family(R), will be designated to support one-to-one matching of consumer donations to Mercy Corps, through Zafen.org, for a total fund-raising goal of...

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund gives 1/2 Million to Fonkose and Zafen

by John Freund, CM | Oct 13, 2010 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund has given half a million dollars to Fonkoze. Basically, it’s for deploying a team of business analysts to identify and evaluate small and medium-sized enterprises. This will be enormously helpful for developing the Zafen website in an...

Zafen receiving national media attention

by John Freund, CM | Oct 8, 2010 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative

In a feature complete with excellent graphics the Huffington Post features  Zafen in its October 8 edition. Zafèn Haitian Microfinance Effort Engages Haitians to Forge a New Future. Zafèn  has raised $140,000 in loans and donations that have funded 300 projects thus...
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