Yele Haiti

Yéle Haiti "is a foundation started by Grammy-Award winning musician, producer, social entrepreneur and Haitian Goodwill Ambassador Wyclef Jean that is changing thousands of lives in this poor but optimistic nation. Through Yéle Haiti, Wyclef supports projects that are making a difference in education, health, environment and community development."

Partners

Implementing Partners

• Fondation PRODEV
• Fondation Seguin
• Haitian Education & Leadership Program (HELP)
• Festival Film Jakmèl
• Happy Hearts Fund
• L’Athlétique d’Haiti
• Le Fonds de Parrainage National (FPN)
• Lycée Jaques 1er Alumni Association
• Management and Resources for Community Health (MARCH)
• ONE x ONE Foundation
• TOHU, la Cité des arts du cirque
• UN World Food Programme (WFP)
• Teens for Technology
• Centre de Gestion des fonds locaux de la coopération canadienne en Haiti

Funding Partners

• Fondation Voilà
• Chevron
• Embassy of France in Haiti
• Government of Canada
• Inter-American Development Bank
• USAID

Senior Staff

Accessed April 2009:

• Hugh Locke, President
• Zakiya Chevassus, Vice President
• Suzie Sylvain
• Sherley Kanski Jean
• Stephanie Armand
• Joe Mignon
• Miriam Padberg

Directors

Accessed April 2009:

Board of Directors (USA)'

"In the United States, a board of directors governs the work of Yéle Haiti as a nonprofit charitable organization with tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status. They are assisted in their work by a high-profile advisory board. In Haiti, we are in the process of being registered as a tax-exempt non-governmental organization with a board of directors that includes three overlapping members with the international US-based organization. A core team of Yéle Haiti staff and volunteers oversees the administration and programs, working closely with a team of professionals from Orsa Consultants who serve as project managers and coordinate external relations for the organization.

• Wyclef Jean
• Jerry Duplessis

Board of Directors (Haiti)

• Wyclef Jean
• Jerry Duplessis
• Maryse P. Kedar
• Richard Sassine
• Bernard Fils-Aime

Advisory Board

Accessed April 2009:

• Tyra Banks - Supermodel
• Vikram Chatwal - Hotelier and entrepreneur
• Jonathan Demme - Academy Award-winning film director
• Angelina Jolie - Academy Award-winning actress, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
• Norah Jones - Grammy Award-winning musician
• Maryse Kedar - President, Société Labadie
• Gepsie Metellus - Executive Director of Sant la Haitian Center, Florida
• Susan Sarandon - Academy Award-winning actress, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
• Mona Scott - President, Violator Records
• Russell Simmons - Hip hop entrepreneur

Contact

Web: http://www.yele.org