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“My mission is personal. It is cultural. It is ancestral.”
Today is a special day. I just learned this a couple of weeks ago. I was born on the same day as a significant event in Ayiti’s history. On April 3rd, 1986, 30,000 Haitian women marched through the streets of Port-au-Prince to “claim their place, their human rights, and to make themselves visible in Ayiti’s … Read more
Haitian Women Rising
300+ young business women and guests gathered at the Retrouvailles Complex in Cap-Haitien, Ayiti for ACT’s Haitian Women Rising on January 18, 2025. STRENGTHENING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN AYITI Entrepreneurship is a powerful catalyst for economic growth and social transformation, particularly in communities striving to overcome systemic challenges. In Ayiti, where women play a central role … Read more
Ayiti Visionaries
Highlighting Civic Leaders in the Haitian Community on October 18, 2025