Orphanages are included because they are always associated with at least one school and, by nature of their support, have input into the school’s operation.

American NGOs are the focus mainly because those were the easiest to research and to find information for. This is not because Haitian groups are not important or that Americans are doing better work. Far from it. The most culturally appropriate care and education will always best be provided by Haitians. I just couldn’t find much information on the web for such groups.

This database will be updated yearly.

If you would like your NGO added, send me an email winifred dot flint at gmail dot com

What is in the database?

Information for each NGO was gleaned from the NGO’s website, blog, newsletters, emails, and newspaper articles. Information includes location in both Haiti and the United States. Finding NGO’s in the same state can help NGOs share shipping costs among other things. Among the groups, there was no uniform description of their location. It went from only the Department down to Arrondissements to Commune to village/ city to street address. I give the most detailed location on the website down to the neighborhood. I don’t give street addresses. There are some groups that have multiple locations in Haiti so the location is listed as Multiple. Most of these include a base in Port Au Prince (PAP). A few groups gave no location information in Haiti. As of 2025, not listing the location may be considered a safety measure.

The size of the NGO can be assessed by the number of students served in one year, the number of school staff or the number of schools. Few NGOs listed all three.

The financial numbers may not be current. The idea is to give an idea of comparable size - current numbers can be found at Pro Publica database of 990s. These are interesting numbers because they can tell you how much they are spending for educating each student.

This database is designed to make it easy to find connections for help, making it easier to run your NGO or to improve it. Questions you may have that this database can help answer include:

●      What kind of business can I set up to sustain my NGO?

●      Who are the good tradespeople in our area?

●      How do I maintain good relations with the local authorities?

●      What's involved in getting accredited?

●      Where can I find professional development for our special ed teachers?

●      What are some keys to setting up a good model farm program?

●      Who can I combine shipping with from my state?

Attribute Descriptions

More than 20 items are describing individual NGOs. These include:

●      Management is based in Haiti. The executive-level decisions are being made in Haiti.

●      Founded and/or run by Diaspora.

●      Contains a school library.

●      Runs a community library.

●      Provides teacher training.

●      Provides special education for handicapped children.

●      Provides vocational education. This can run the gamut from agricultural to the trades to auto mechanics to sewing.

●      Encourages family reunification and/or helping orphans age out of care.

●      Provides assistance for getting into university or scholarships for university.

●      Uses Kréyol curriculum.

●      Publishes Kréyol books.

●      Provider. This is an organization that provides a service, such as teacher training or school construction. It may also do quality control. It typically does not contribute financially to schools (s).

●      INGO - International Non-governmental organization. Operates in 2 or more countries.

Runs a business to move the organization away from donations to sustainability.