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Greater Impact Foundation Inc

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Agriculture Business and Industry Children Development Extreme poverty Financing for Development Food Habitat Human Rights Humanitarian Affairs Industrial Development Least Developed Countries Social Development Sports for Peace and Development Sustainable Development Water Financing for Development: Mobilizing international resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Education and training of women Population: Population structure Social Development: Cooperative Employment Poverty Technical cooperation Youth Sustainable Development: Agriculture Capacity-building Energy Poverty
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Haiti
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Reduce child mortality Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	The Hope Centre is an independent nonprofit group of orphanages operating under the Greater Impact Foundation, an organization which strives to create self sufficiency at the program level via extended training facilities in villages across Haiti, a country still heavily dependent on recurring international aid systems for support. Besides housing, clothing, educating, loving, and looking after the orphaned and abandoned children in our care, our mission is to work diligently to create self-sufficient centers that provide our children with good jobs and enhanced business opportunities as they transition into young adulthood, in a region where regular unemployment is 83%. The children at the Hope Centre will transition to adulthood possessing the knowledge and skill sets to earn three times the average wage in Haiti. They will be prepared to own and operate businesses and provide jobs to others. In addition to growing 35% of our own food needs, we are also adding another acre of subsistence farming projects in July. We recently started vocational training programs for the students, that began with carpentry for both boys and girls at the Hope Centre in Haiti. Within the next six weeks, the centre will focus on training electricians, and in 2017, plumbers, painters, and masons. In late 2017, specialized program heads will travel to Haiti to train the students in the building of 3D prosthetic limbs. The organizational goal is to wean the Hope Centre from donor support to complete self-suffiency as we expand our efforts in the region. Today’s children and students will become tomorrow's staff and teachers for future generations of children. Other students will depart from us with the necessary skills to provide a better than average wage for their families, while growing the local economy through their business ventures.
Year established:	2009
Year of registration:	2009
Organizational structure:	TIER 1(founder, President, substantive decision maker, elects board of directors at sole discretion) TIER 2 (Voting Members of Board of Directors, Executive Director, Center Director, Other Board Members as appointed by President) TIER 3 (Non-voting, regular employees: Direct-care staff, Vocational training staff)
Number and type of members:	President plus four board members
Funding structure:	Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Funds from Religious Institutions
Funding structure other:	60-80% President of the foundation- personal funds

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