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    2012YEAR in2012

    REVIEW

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    2012

    JANUARY

    We CELEBRATED over 50 entrepreneurs by host-ing our annual Port Ouverte. Which gave othersthe opportunity to see what our organization is

    about first hand: creating sustainable jobs andpromoting local goods. Our members, partners,and friends had the chance to visit our entrepre-neurs and their employees at our offices whilehaving the chance to buy some of their homegrown goods!

    CELEBRATED OVER 50ENTREPRENEURS

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    2012

    FEBRUARY-MAYWe TRAINED over 2200people in business skillsand life skills. It was not an easy task, but weunderstood the VALUE in training these dis-placed individuals. So we partnered withWORLD VISION to equip a more informedcommunity of active citizens geared to cre-ate and promote sustainable jobs in HAITI.

    TRAINED OVER 2200 PEOPLE IN BUSINESS SKILLS

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    JUNE

    2012INDUCTED 200

    YOUTH

    INTO OUR

    PLACEMENT &

    REHABILITATION

    INITITATIVE

    We once again partnered with the UNITED NA-

    TIONS , to place youth living in IMPOVER-ISHED AREAS of Port-au-Prince, whom somehave been involved in gang activity to takepart in a year long program which trains them

    in technical trades like construction, plumbing,& electricity & place them in 6 month internshipin trade specific companies. Offering them a2nd CHANCE.

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    2012

    MAY-AUGUST

    STUDENTS FROM PENN STATE ,CORNELL

    & BROWN INTERNED @HPCD

    Welcomed JEFF OLIVER, DREWMOHORIC, SALIM GEORGE, JDMCLAUSLAND, JESSICA DAVIS,

    SOHAYLA ROSTRAMI,&PATRICIADANIEL into our team. Through out

    the summer these students served as

    a wonderful addition to our teamthrough numerous initiatives.

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    AUGUST

    2012

    As August rolled in ...we incubated 50 new microentrepreneurs into our Martissant and Cite Soleilincubators . Through out the next year HPCD &the UN will ensure that these women receive ad-

    ditional training and be housed in our incubatorswhere they will have access to numerous re-sources which will help them grow their smallbusinesses.

    INCUBATED 50 NEW ENTREPRENEURS

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    AUGUST 2012

    As you can see, August was a

    busy month for us at HPCD. Ourinterns conducted a wonderfullycrafted assessment & rehabilita-

    tion workshop for the 200 youthwithin our placement initiative.This fostered understanding,growth and excitement amongstthe youth as they geared tobegin working in just a few

    days.

    ASSESMENT & REHABILITATION WORKSHOP

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    SEPTEMBER

    2012PLACED OVER 150 YOUTH IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

    Just two and halfmonths after beginningour placement initiativeour tireless staff suc-

    cessfully placed over 150youth in constructioncompanies in the Port-

    au-Prince and sur-rounding areas. Over

    190 youth are currentlyworking!

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    SEPTDECEMBER

    2012A TEAM OF INTERNS FROM INAGEH, A LOCAL

    UNIVERSITY JOIN OUR TEAM

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    2012

    OCT-NOV-DECEMBER

    HPCD IS EVERYWHERE.

    Through out these pastcouple of month our dy-namic staff has mean-dered through fairs, ba-zaars, workshops and

    conferences sharing thenews of who we are,what we do, and whatwe aspire to do in thecountry. Our entrepre-neurs have also had thechance to share theirwork and mesmerize

    guests!

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    2012

    A SPECIAL THANKSTo YOU! With outyou none of thiswould have beenpossible. Our tire-less staff has

    collaborated withvariety of part-

    ners including theUnited Nations,World Vision, andWorld In Conver-

    sations. And ofcourse, who couldforget our col-leagues, friends,and family who

    have ben theresince the very be-ginning, withoutyou, we don't ex-ist.


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