| Affiliation with other organizations: |
Partner work and collaborative work with FONKOZE, Smallholder Farmers Association, Haitian Education and Leadership Program (HELP), and education / teacher-training work done by Organizations such as Prodev and Digicel Foundation. |
| Purpose of the organization: |
LIDE exists in order to build capacity and create sustainable resources of resiliency strengthening, informal education, and life skills for at-risk adolescent girls. LIDE’s work is primarily in rural or remote communities of Haiti, with some international assistance in capacity building around Education in Emergencies. LIDE believes in capacity building from within. This means giving opportunities for growth and service to those who best understand the needs of a country — that county’s citizens. Therefore, a primary purpose for the organization is to provide training and accompaniment in developing the capacity for communities to sustain programs, as well as opportunities for members of a community to use their talents in order to serve their youth. |
| Activities relevant to the conference of States Parties to the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: |
While girls with disabilities are included within our rural programs in Haiti, LIDE also provides a special program in Gonaives that offers individuated and adaptive programs to a group differently abled youth in the Gonaives area. These kids have adapted to disabilities that include cerebral palsy, hydrocephaly, muscular dystrophy, and other genetic conditions by utilizing the strengths within them — especially those found within their hearts. The program for these youth still follow the same thematic curriculum as our other programs, but activities are adapted to their abilities while building additional strengths and addressing needs relevant to each child’s disability and “ability. LIDE also helps care for the medical needs of our participants with disabilities (as well as other participants with critical care needs) through partnerships with hospitals in Haiti and visits from medical professionals. |
| Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: |
LIDE is a 501c3 in the USA and is in the process of acquiring foundation status within Haiti for its work in that country. |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: |
Rainn Wilson — USA Holly Anne (Holiday) Reinhorn — USA Benjamin Krause — USA Erin Shachory — USA Laurence Camille — Haiti Maryse Gourdet — Haiti Aliette Nadia Salomon Balthazar — Haiti Tamara Lamarre — Haiti |
| Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: |
LIDE is an implementing organization with most of it's work based in Haiti. It has Board Members in both the USA and Haiti (total of 8 combined) and 4 additional advisory board members. It has an Executive Director (international placement but of USA origin), 64 paid employees in Haiti, and serves over 600 adolescent girls in H.aiti |
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