ACTION HAïTI

The Carma House Transformation

Haïti is at a cross roads of defining its path to continuous and sustainable
economic growth and the infrastructure investments required to transform its
physical and economic landscape to improve the socio-economic condition of its
citizens.

Haïti Statistics
Population: 8.7 million
Literacy rate: 61%
Population living below 1USD/day: 54%
Less than 15% of children are enrolled in
secondary school
3.5% of population is over 65, with 41.8% of
the population between the ages of 0 – 14
46% of population that is undernourished
Haïti is one of the most densely populated
countries in the world with more than 300
inhabitants per square kilometer, double that
of the Dominican Republic.
Population pressures on land area contribute
to soil erosion and undermine environmental
sustainability.

"That is why President Clinton and I are here

personally to first of all demonstrate our solidarity and
send a very strong message to the international
communitythat we need Haïti to be able to emerge
as a very stable, democratic and prosperous country
in the region,"
- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

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 Focused on teaming with proven non-profit partners to procure/secure
funding for targeted, sustainable humanitarian and economic infrastructure
investments, the ACTION HAïTI team is committed to transforming the
physical and economic landscape of Haïti one community at a time.
The Powered by Action solutions are invaluable assets to help launch the transformational efforts in
youthHAVEN
Family-based care and housing for
all orphans

cleanWATER Villages
Community wide access to
uncontaminated water

schoolPROMISE Villages
Pre-K through college education for
all youth

healthWORKS Clinic
Vaccinations and lifelong medical
treatment for HIV/AIDs, Malaria,
and other diseases for all residents

nextGENERATION Villages
Economic self-sufficiency

Raising the Bar

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 To measurably improve the health of poor and vulnerable women and children in
Haïti by creating a platform of awareness, dialogue, and then action

The Carma Foundation's is a non-profit organization

classified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code. The mission of Carma is to measurably improve the
health of poor and vulnerable women and children in Haïti.
Carma effectively utilizes media and pop culture to create a
platform of awareness, dialogue, and then action. Carma,
an urban spin on karma, embodies the belief of cause and
effect behavior or practices to affect the lives of others. It is
with this belief that Carma mobilizes others to not only care,
but to become involved. Since its inception in 2007, Carma
has already impacted the lives of tens of thousands of
Haïtian women and children and plans to extend its reach to
the millions of Haïtian citizens.
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Haïti leads the western hemisphere with the highest poverty

level amongst any of its hemisphere’s neighbors. The
Carma Foundation has chosen to spearhead several small
projects addressing the needs of education, skill
development and job creation of women and children in
Haïti. In addition, the future goals of Carma are to reform
Haïti’s infrastructural needs in the areas of reproductive
health, proper nourishment, health care, and STDs.

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 ACTION Using innovative approaches to bring together the resources required to
HAïTI transform an orphanage located in the city of Léogâne and improve the lives of
CAMPAIGN children there

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 By applying the Powered by Action solutions, the nextGeneration Village blueprint and the
inherent power and active involvement of the Haïtian Diaspora, the village of Léogâne and the
lives of the children resident at Carma House can be placed on a path towards self-sufficiency

youthHAVEN Orphanage
abilitate the Carma House facilities and grounds to provide shelter and housing for the young chil dren as well as ser

PILOT

The launch of the Action Haïti

campaign will take focus on cleanWATER Villages
lls to provide access
improving to clean
the current livingwater to not only the children at Carma House but also the residents of the surrounding
conditions of the young
children at the Carma House
orphanage and the
surrounding community of
Léogâne

schoolPROMISE
he educational facilities at Carma House as well as their ability to provide basic services to the children at the orphan

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 ACTION
The Transformation of Carma House represents the launch point for not only
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HAïTI
rehabilitating the orphanage and services offered to the children but also
establishing a foundation for impacting the surrounding community and village CAMPAIGN
of Léogâne THE CARMA HOUSE TRANSFORMATION APPROACH
VERY PRELIMINARY
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3
STABILIZE EXPAND EVOLVE

CAMPAIGN  Make available potable Expand housing/school  Expand farming capability

OBJECTIVES water supply facility   Equipping “Next
 Address infrastructure of  Create sustainable potable Generation School”
the dorm/facility water system  Build housing for staff 
 Establish nutrition  Create sewer system  Hire teaching staff
program  Institute basic farming  Building fence around
 Address any staffing system entire facility
APPLICABLE issuesOrphanage
youthHaven /concerns youthHaven Orphanage educationPromise School

cleanWater Well nextGeneration Village

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PbA SOLUTIONS

CARMA HOUSE 40 orphans Residents have to walk 1-2 hours Children within the community
Children sleeping on the floor for clean water lack access to basic education
& LÉOGÂNE
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Uniforms & shoes for the Children and residents lacking Limited resources and
NEEDS / CHALLENGE children basic nutrition deforestation of the
S Disrepair of Roof in the surrounding area impacts
orphanage ability to plant and grow
vegetables
FUND - RAISING TBD
  TBD TBD

TARGETS

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 VERY PRELIMINARY
YEAR 1
THE ACTION PLAN
STABILIZE

CAMPAIGN Make available potable MOBILIZATION Finalize scope of pilot with Carma
OBJECTIVES water supply leadership
 Address infrastructure of ( JAN . – OCT . Visit Carma House

the dorm/facility 2009 )

 Establish nutrition program 

 Address any staffing 

APPLICABLE youthHaven Orphanage

issues/concerns PLANNING  Prepare and finalize Year 1 Budget
PbA SOLUTIONS ( SEPT . – DEC .
 Define fundraising categories


2009 ) 

CARMA HOUSE 40 orphans FUND - RAISING Kick-off fundraising initiative

& LéOGâNE Children sleeping on the floor Identify potential donors
( 1Q 2010 )
 

Uniforms & shoes for the Solidify Marketing

NEEDS / CHALLENGE
S children
Disrepair of Roof in the

orphanage

FUND - RAISING  TBD PREPARATION

TARGETS ( TBD )

EXECUTION
( TBD )