Update from Our Partners in Haiti
In an effort to reach some of the most marginalized people in the world, Opportunity partners with Fonkoze, a microfinance organization in Haiti. If you have never been, Haiti is a country filled with resilient people who face some of the most challenges circumstances we have ever seen. The work Opportunity supports there serves women who live on the margins, earn less than $1 per day, suffer from hunger, and have no assets or access healthcare. People like this are often the ones who suffer the most during hardship—especially one like COVID-19. To read some stories of what these people are experiencing, spend a few moments reading the blog by industry expert Steven Werlin, who works with Fonkoze and provides updates about the women in the program. His stories reveal the everyday struggles and victories that people face when working their way out of extreme poverty.