2 Year Events Schedule
Speakers’ Bios
Speaker Bios
HAITIAN GRASSROOTS LEADERS
Marie-Ange Noel, Coordinator of FANM DESIDE (Women Decide). Member of Je nan Je Land and Housing Rights Platform. This grassroots organization is based in Jacmel, in the south, and has a successful 20-year history of promoting women’s rights, democratic rights and access to judicial and government services. Read More
Advocacy
HAWG is a coalition of international development, human rights, and faith-based organizations advocating for aid accountability, democracy, and social justice in U.S.-Haiti policy.
Aid Accountability and Transparency
The HAWG believes that consultation and coordination with domestic Haitian organizations and the Government of Haiti is critical to successful development, and advocates for systematic documentation of aid disbursement to ensure aid accountability and efficacy.
Cholera Epidemic
The HAWG calls on the United Nations to fund and implement the Cholera Elimination Plan.
Climate Change
Haiti is particularly vulnerable to the devastating impacts of climate change — including destructive hurricanes, droughts, coastal erosion, and rising sea levels– which jeopardize Haitians’ food security, infrastructure, and physical safety.
Elections and Democracy
The HAWG advocates for fair and timely elections free from intimidation, violence, and voter fraud.
Gender &Human Rights
The HAWG works to protect and defend the social and economic rights of the most vulnerable in Haiti.