Our Partners

PF is the Co-Founder of the University Fondwaalongside Father Joseph Philippe, CSSp. APF's mission is to reinforce the community of Fondwa Haiti, as well as, other local grassroots organizations throughout Haiti so that they can create wealth in their own rural communities.

The current APF Programs in Fondwa include:

Basic Infrastructure creation and improvement (roads, buildings, irrigation, etc.);
Environmental protection, renewable energy, and reforestation (solar power, tree planting, agricultural best practices, etc.)

• Access to drinking water, health care, financial services, and food security (potable water, clinic, credit union, orphanage, radio station, etc.)
• Education through a primary/secondary school for 600+ regional children and Haiti's first rural peasant university, the University of Fondwa (UNIF)
• Small businesses including Restaurant Lakay, construction material depot and transportation services
• Several post-earthquake construction projects continue
• And, finally, we take what we have learned about creating economic activity and community organizing to other rural communities throughout Haiti through our Local Development Committee (LDC) program

The Sisters of St. Antoine of Fondwa was founded in 1996 by Sister Simone, Sister Carmelle, and Father Joseph Philippe, CSSp. They came together in 1994 with a common vision for God’s call to work for the rural poor of Haiti. In 1996, they officially became the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anthony of Fondwa. The Sisters run a school, orphanage, clinic, restaurant, and agricultural/technical programs. uFondwa USA recently assisted the Sisters of St. Anthony of Fondwa to rebuild their convent destroyed in the 2010 earthquake.

FJN is an umbrella organization that nurtures collaboration and spirituality – harnesses expertise and experience - among the organizations founded by Fr. Joseph Philippe, CSSP. The organizations founded by Father Joseph include Fonkoze (founded in 1994), the Peasant Association of Fondwa (APF, founded 1988), the Sisters of St. Anthony of Fondwa (founded 1996) and the University of Fondwa (UNIF, founded 2004). FJN focuses on supporting the development efforts of grassroots organizations and creating wealth in rural Haiti.