Men anpil, chay pa lou
With many hands, the load is not heavy.
A family-run children’s home and community gardens in Gonaïves, Haiti. Caring for kids and growing a greener city since 2010.
2010
Founded in Gonaïves by Djemson Jeudy
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Children living at the home today
3
Programs: the home, family gardens, and a tree nursery
501(c)(3)
U.S. nonprofit since 2016. Gifts are tax-deductible.
Who we are
It started with one family making room.
In 2010, Djemson Jeudy and his family began taking in children in their hometown of Gonaïves. Two became three, then four. That growing family became the Children’s Home of Gonaïves, and it’s still the heart of everything we do.
Alongside the home, we teach kids and neighbors to grow food and plant trees, because a greener Gonaïves is a safer one when the storms come.
Our work
One home, three ways to help Gonaïves grow.
Children’s Home of Gonaïves
Food, school, and a safe place to grow up, with local nannies and tutors who know every kid by name.
Ti Jaden Lakay
Kreyòl for “little home garden.” We give neighbor families seeds and know-how to grow their own food, and the older kids from the home learn right alongside them.
Plant Nursery
Since 2014 we’ve grown trees to replant around Gonaïves, where bare hillsides turn every hurricane into a flood. We grow beans for the kids’ meals too.
The next chapter
Building a home of our own.
The kids live in a rented house today. On land PAH owns just north of Gonaïves, we’re building a permanent campus, designed with volunteers from Architects Without Borders Seattle.
- Room for 32 kids, double what the rental house holds
- A kitchen, library, and computer room for meals and tutoring
- Rainwater collection, compost toilets, and solar power
Where it stands: [Current build status, e.g. first building finished, dormitory next]
Give
Every dollar goes to Gonaïves.
The kids. Food, school fees, and housing at the home.
Local jobs. Two full-time nannies, a part-time nanny, a security guard, and seasonal tutors.
Gardens and trees. Seeds for family gardens and seedlings for the nursery.
$75 a month helps cover food for one child.
Positive Action for Haiti is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so gifts are tax-deductible in the U.S.
Life at the home, as it happens.
We post photos from Gonaïves on Instagram. New posts show up here on their own.