We raise money from Plaçantins living abroad and use it to build what Plaisance-du-Sud needs: clean water, electricity, and better schools.

Why This Matters

Plaisance-du-Sud is not a poor town because its people are not capable. The land is rich. The people are hardworking and proud. What the town lacks is organized investment. The kind that builds infrastructure and keeps it running. The kind that shows up when it says it will.

Bigger cities in Haiti get most of the attention from international organizations and the government. Plaisance-du-Sud sits 171 km from Port-au-Prince, largely outside that spotlight. Nobody else is going to do this for us. So we are doing it ourselves.

What We Are Building

Our work falls into three areas. The first is light. Right now, Plaisance-du-Sud goes completely dark after sundown. There is no reliable electricity. Our solar panel project is putting lights in key areas across the commune so that 3,000 students can study after dark and families can live with basic dignity at night.

The second is water. Clean water access remains a challenge for large parts of the commune. Building water stations that actually work and keep working is one of our core commitments.

The third is schools. Plaisance-du-Sud has 7 schools serving 2,600 students. Many of those buildings need repairs. Some need supplies. All of them need sustained support from a community that takes education seriously.

What Plaisance-du-Sud Looks Like in 10 Years

Picture this. It is 2035. Students in Plaisance-du-Sud study after dark because their schools and neighborhoods have reliable solar power. Families in every section of the commune have access to clean water within walking distance. The 7 schools are in good repair, staffed by teachers who are paid on time, and stocked with the supplies kids need to learn.

Young people from Plaisance see a future at home, not just abroad. The diaspora and the people who stayed are working together, not apart. The Green Heart of the Nippes is beating stronger than it has in decades.

That is what we are building toward. Every dollar raised gets us closer.