DIASPOWER HAITI

Many youths by age 15 are now joining gangs and developing bad habits in many underserved communities in Haiti. The most vulnerable age group is 16 to 20 which represent 5% of the population. One of the main reasons behind these poor choices is the very limited employment alternatives and  available opportunities for these 550K youths and their parents. 

In weekly reflection circle with the seyouth about why kids join gang; they explained the situation through a Haitian proverb "Sak vid pa kanpe" translated as empty sack can’t stand on its own. This was crucial to understand that the real problem is employment opportunity. 

With the political instability in the country, international investers have no desire to risk their money in Haiti. However, there is a flow of cash coming through the haitian diaspora remittances that could change the situation if better organized to provide stronger impact creating alternative jobs in ecosystems preservations.

To block this spiral of gang proliferation, Haitians in the Diaspora are solicited to contribute to a Job Impact Fund managed by a digital application name Job Power . 

Job Power app will allow youth in Haiti to apply for available community task in agriculture, environmental protection and civic action that one Haitian in the diaspora will choose to recruit and pay. 

The app will be supported by a network of small  franchises spread all over Haiti to assist at-risk youth to acquire appropriate job readiness and agroecology vocational skills as apprenticeship opportunity within  their communities.   

A committee of entrepreneur experts assists the local small business owners to run the businesses sustainably and continue to create jobs that have environmental and social impact with an hourly compensation rate of one dollar.     

This new opportunity of these ecosystems part time jobs will change the pathway for 550K youths age 16 to 20. Through this youth employment services, these youths have now alternative options for choosing between reliable opportunities and others that can lead to trouble. Several other programs have trained youth in skills that are not adapted to the Haiti context. This promising sector is an easy way to empower marginalized youth to contribute to aspects of sustainability related to the environment, the economy and the culture of the country.

Since the 2010 earthquake SAKALA has developed several apprenticeship programs in partnership with world renown organizations, such as International Labor Organization, UNICEF, CONCERN WORLDWIDE, the US Embassy, Moringa for Love, CRS and more. 

SAKALA has an extensive collaboration history with community organizations all around Haiti. SAKALA has been established as a youth group program that develops partnership with other groups in many other field of intervention.   

Through the long history of apprenticeship program, SAKALA works with a network of agronomists and agriculture technicians suitable for follow-up support to the businesses and apprenticese. 

SAKALA through this program will be the largest online training platform for agroecology techniques that could become part of school curriculum.

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The software application is what can make it easy for the Haitian diaspora to monitor the additional impact of their remittance. This is the technical support that will help our initiative make a huge difference. Getting in touch with an app developper will insure trust and transparency among the Haitian diaspora and the youths applying for the tasks in Haiti

The haitian diaspora is providing the fund not international aid that is neer sustainable

●      Thousands of youth receive job readiness and basic vocational education

●      Thousands of youth receive a payment every month

●      Hundreds of franchises are established in marginalized communities

●      Million of trees are planted

●      Hundreds of tons of trash collected from streets 

●      Hundreds of schools are using the job readiness curriculum and vocational training

●      Hundreds of acres of empty land become productive agroforestry plots

●      Hundreds of business owners receive management training

There will be these set metrics to track as indicators. They will be monitored through these instruments. 

Number of juniors  applying for the apprenticeship program

Internal records

Number of new vocabulary skills certifications

Internal records

Number of hours of jobs delivered

Automated tools

Agriculture area covered with new farm

Secondary information

Number of trees planted 

Automated tools

Amount of trash removed from street

Internal records

School performance for juniors attending the program

Survey

Percentage of juniors with jobs who graduate high school 

Secondary information

Percentage of youth who graduate high school who stay in the country

Survey

Number of high school graduates going to agriculture school after high school

         Internal records

Perception of the quality of the community

Focus group

 Percentage of school retention after 9th grade

Secondary information

 Number of new businesses develop in communities

Secondary information and semi structured survey

If the youth in Haiti have access to job they will not joinn gang

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