New Global Solidarity Initiative to Support Haitian Women, Girls, and Grassroots Organizations to Rebuild Haiti

We are a global solidarity initiative that supports the needs, voices, and leadership of Haitian women and girls, and community grassroots organizations in Haiti that are actively engaged in Rebuilding Haiti.

PotoFanm + Fi unites Haitian, Diaspora and feminist women and men in a global partnership with the Haitian women's movement and progressive grassroots coalitions in an effort to accelerate delivery of essential services, resources, funding, and programs to women and girls and grassroots groups in Haiti.

Planned Activities:

PotoFanm + Fi members helped develop a preliminary Gender Shadow Report on Haiti’s emerging Post-Disaster Needs Assessment blueprint for reconstruction, and will continue to monitor progress to ensure Haitian women’s full participation as architects of Haiti’s future. Planned activities include: advocacy, reporting, monitoring, networking with community and multi-sector partners to accelerate delivery of priority services to Haitian women and girls, including newly disabled women.

Principles & Membership:

We welcome members who are committed to these founding principles: gender equity, democracy, transparency, accountability, community empowerment, and partnership.

Ansanm, Ansanm! (Together, Together!)

PotoFanm + Fi participants include:

Edwidge Danticat, Berlotte Israel, Leonie Hermantin and Karen Ashmore (Lambi Fund for Haiti), Anne-christine d’Adesky, Janet Feldman, Taina Bien-Aime (Equality Now), Martha Wallner (Media Justice History Project), Alice Backer and Georgia Popplewell (Global Voices), Soleil Pheonix, Régine Michèle Roumain, Julie Sutherland, Marie Bonheur-Gulotta, Regine Jean-Charles, Gina Ulysse, Michele Stephenson, Carla Murphy, and Ann Rossetti

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