There are many ways that you can make a lasting impact on the lives of the Bayonnais community.
Friends Empowering Haiti
When you donate to Friends Empowering Haiti, more than 95% of the proceeds directly support our local Haitian non-profit partner OFCB Ministries. OFCB Ministries will use the money to support their most immediate needs across all their programming.
Bethesda Health Center of Bayonnais
Donate directly to the medical clinic run by OFCB Ministries. Your donations help ensure that women, children and families have safe, reliable access to care.
To designate your support directly to the medical clinic indicate “clinic” on the memo line of your check or in the notes of your PayPal contribution.
Agricultural Initiatives
Donate directly to the agricultural program run by OFCB Ministries. Your donations provide local farmers with hands-on training on modern farming techniques.
To designate your support directly to agricultural programs indicate “agriculture” on the memo line of your check or in the notes of your PayPal contribution.
Institute Classique de Bayonnais
Donate directly to the K-13 school run by OFCB Ministries. Your donations provide over 2,200 students, teachers and staff with essential needs.
Interested in sponsoring a child’s education? Ewo, another non-profit partner of OFCB Ministries, has a sponsorship program in place. For more information, visit EwoHaiti.org. To designate your support directly to education programs indicate “school” on the memo line of your check or in the notes of your PayPal contribution.
We invite churches and their congregants to join us in our mission in bringing light and love to Bayonnais.
Bethesda Health Center of Bayonnais Sponsorships
Your church can help save lives in Bayonnais through critical clinic sponsorships.
- Sponsor a nurse for 3 years
- Sponsor a community health education visit
- Fund a vaccination program for a year
- Fund medication supplies for a month
- Fund a year’s supply of HIV test kits
Institute Classique de Bayonnais
- Sponsor a teacher for a year
- Sponsor school supplies for a year
- Sponsor student lunches for a month or a year
To find out more about sponsorship opportunities, contact Friends Empowering Haiti at FriendsEmpoweringHaiti@gmail.com.
*Due to the current political unrest in Haiti, Friends Empowering Haiti has suspended all mission partnership trips until further notice. Please consider praying for the country of Haiti and for our friends in the Bayonnais community.
Please let us know if you are interested in finding out more about how to engage with us to support our friends in Bayonnais by joining one of our committees.
Agriculture
For more information, email Agriculture (subject line) at FriendsEmpoweringHaiti@gmail.com.
Clinic
For more information, email Clinic (subject line) at FriendsEmpoweringHaiti@gmail.com.
Communications / Marketing
The communications/marketing committee is charged with promoting awareness of FEH to potential and current supporters. We are looking for individuals who can help write blog posts, participate in social media content creation and communicate about fundraising opportunities.
For more information, email Communications (subject line) at FriendsEmpoweringHaiti@gmail.com.
Education
Our main focus is supporting the Classique de Bayonnais and exploring new trade school courses that provide opportunities for the community to find work in Gonaives, a larger city down the mountain from the Bayonnais region.
For more information, email Education (subject line) at FriendsEmpoweringHaiti@gmail.com.
Special Projects
We focus on special projects, like infrastructure, technology, hunger relief as needed and transportation, to meet emerging needs and provide ongoing resources.
For more information, email Special Projects (subject line) at FriendsEmpoweringHaiti@gmail.com.