Clinton Foundation in Haiti

Through our focus on partnerships and programs that encourage economic growth, empower girls and women, and support small businesses, we can help the people of Haiti build a strong and prosperous future.

Since 2010, the Clinton Foundation has raised a total of more than $30 million for Haiti, including relief funds as well as projects focused on supporting Haiti’s small and medium businesses, improving livelihoods, enhancing education and exploring the nexus of agriculture, energy and environment. Today, the Clinton Foundation focuses on creating sustainable economic growth in the five priority sectors of energy, tourism, agriculture, environment, and artisans/manufacturing. The Foundation also works to develop full-cycle investing, bringing together producers, investors, and markets in a way that is socially, environmentally, and economically impactful. The Clinton Foundation has helped Haitian businesses develop their skills, increase their productivity, and connect with international partners.

Our History in Haiti

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Advancing Education in Haiti

The Clinton Foundation provides funding and support to help Haiti work towards the government’s stated goal of universal primary school enrollment.

Growing the Haitian Coffee Sector

The Clinton Foundation is working to grow Haiti's coffee sector by bringing Haitian coffee to new markets and has facilitated new purchase agreements between Haitian coffee companies, cooperatives and international buyers.

Supporting Haitian Artisans

More than five years after the January 2010 earthquake, the Clinton Foundation remains committed to Haiti’s long-term recovery by focusing on economic development and job creation.

Caracol Industrial Park

In collaboration with the Government of Haiti, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the U.S. State Department, the Clinton Foundation assisted with the development of the Caracol Industrial Park, which could ultimately create up 60,000 jobs and help to decentralize the Haitian economy.

Facilitating Private Sector Investment in Haiti

President Clinton and the Clinton Foundation work alongside the Government of Haiti to foster economic development and job creation and to improve the country's business environment.

The Nexus of Energy, Environment and Agriculture

To address Haiti’s high-energy costs and environmental and agricultural concerns, the Clinton Foundation is working with the Haitian government and a variety of agriculture and green technology companies to develop commercially viable programs which address these needs.

Marriott Hotel Project

The Clinton Foundation continues to respond to critical needs in Haiti by focusing its efforts on Haiti’s long-term development and strategic planning and by encouraging foreign and private sector investments and job creation.

Caribbean Harvest

When Valentine Abe first arrived in Haiti from Ivory Coast 15 years ago, he was shocked to see that a country so plentiful with water offered so little income to fisherman. He sought to establish a hatchery that could provide livelihoods to farmers throughout the country.

Powering Haiti with Clean Energy

The Clinton Foundation has been investing in green energy in Haiti to boost Haiti’s recovery, recognizing that providing efficient renewable energy sources to reduce energy costs and dependency on fossil fuels are key to improving Haiti’s energy structure.

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More About the Clinton Foundation in Haiti

The Clinton Foundation has been actively engaged in Haiti since 2009, focusing on economic diversification, private sector investment, and job creation in order to create long-term, sustainable economic development. After the 2010 earthquake, President Clinton formed the Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund and raised $16.4 million from individual donors for immediate relief efforts. Since 2010, the Clinton Foundation has raised a total of more than $30 million for Haiti, including relief funds as well as funds for projects focused on restoring Haiti’s communities, sustainable development, education, and capacity building. Today, the Clinton Foundation focuses on creating sustainable economic growth in the four priority sectors of energy, tourism, agriculture, and apparel/manufacturing. The Foundation also works to develop full-cycle investing, bringing together producers, investors, and markets in a way that is socially, environmentally and economically impactful. The Haiti team has helped to facilitate more than $120 million in foreign direct investment into Haiti, and has continued to provide capacity building and access to markets for Haitian businesses and the Haitian Center for Investment Facilitation. The full cycle investing model that launched in late 2012 has continued to develop, and companies in the agricultural, artisan and environmental sectors, such as Rebo Coffee and Papillon Enterprise, are all benefiting and demonstrating positive results.