Our Vision
At the Digicel Foundation, we aim to invest in sustainable development programmes for the sole purpose of building stronger, more resilient communities in the countries where we operate.
Our Mission
Established in March 2007, the Digicel Foundation in Haiti strives to ensure that communities have a better future by supporting community based activities with a particular emphasis on those improving access to and quality of early childhood and primary school education.
Our Goals
Better Learning Environments
To offer access to improved learning environments and quality education to children
Improve Performance
To provide professional training to school directors and teachers
Increase Sustainability
To assist school communities in becoming more sustainable
Develop Communities
To support marginalized communities to become more self-reliant
Support Inclusion
To facilitate access to basic services to people with special needs
Our Achievements to Date
US$87.2M
Total Investment
625
Projects Implemented
194
Schools built across the country serving more than 60,000 students.
20
20 trainers earned a certification in pre-school and primary education systems from the Université du Québec à Montréal.
198
School directors followed a training to strengthen and develop school leadership.
1,521
Teachers benefitted from phase 1 training which aims to standardize primary school teachers’ knowledge and skills such as reading, writing, math and technical aptitude through an 18-month in-service training.
675
Teachers received a phase 2 training which is designed to Incentivize the best performing and committed teachers to successfully complete Phase I in order to access an additional 70 hours of learning in social science, natural science, and civic education.
380
Community development projects funded.
66
Social enterprises financed to assist schools in becoming more sustainable.
1.3M
Direct Beneficiaries
Our Board of Directors
Digicel Foundation’s board members are a group of unique and passionate individuals. The board includes many Digicel staff members who have dedicated their time and expertise, free of cost, to seeing meaningful change in their communities.
Maria Mulcahy
Josefa Gauthier
Philippe Docteur
Jean Philippe Brun
Nicholas Menos
Maude Louis Jean
Giovanna Menard
Sophia Stransky
Richard Delice
Joane Francois Pierre
Cynthia Guery
Our Board of Directors
Digicel Foundation’s board members are a group of unique and passionate individuals. The board includes many Digicel staff members who have dedicated their time and expertise, free of cost, to seeing meaningful change in their communities.
Our Board of Directors
Digicel Foundation’s board members are a group of unique and passionate individuals. The board includes many Digicel staff members who have dedicated their time and expertise, free of cost, to seeing meaningful change in their communities.
Our Partners
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizrens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has - Margarete Mead
At the Foundation, we strive to not only make a difference in the lives of our partners but to also build effective and long lasting relationships with key stakeholders. This ranges from the beneficiaries whose projects we support, to our suppliers with whom we work with, and joint donors on various programmes. We're learnt that collaboration is the key cornerstone for sustainability.
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