by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2010 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
51 Businesses Receive Interest-Free Loans For Expansion. Zafèn, a new online microfinance program targeting small- and medium-sized business in Haiti, has raised $140,000 from lenders and donors around the world in its first six months and funded more than 300...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 23, 2010 | Collaboration
Here is your chance to double your impact in Haiti. During the week of Sept. 27th to Oct. 3rd, the International Vincentian Family will match the first US$25,000 in loans contributed on Zafèn. Zafèn is FamVin’s online microloan site for Haiti created to commemorate...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 31, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Get online fast! The International Vincentian Family is offering to match the first $25,000 in scholarships that online donors give to Frederic Ozanam School, which is run by the Daughters of Charity in Haiti. A $100 scholarship will cover tuition, school supplies and...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 23, 2010 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
Another take on the importance of the Zafèn project of the Vincentian Family. There is no social security in Haiti – the Diaspora is the safety net of so many. Zafèn gives the Haitian expatriate community an opportunity to give back not only in money transfers...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2010 | Collaboration, Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
De Paul University released a very effective YouTube video “Zafèn: An Online Microloan Program for Haitian Entrepreneurs” featuring among others the General Consul of Haiti, a representative of the Haitian Diaspora Liason and the President of DePaul along...
