Financial Summary

FATEM 2010 Annual Progress Report Available!

Please click below of the PDF link to download our 2010 Annual Progress Report. We welcome your much-needed financial support of our programs.

Completed Projects

October 2006 – FATEM contributed to the purchase of 15 street lamps for the city of Mirebalais.

June 2007 – FATEM donated 20 pairs of shoes to Association Sportive de Mirebalais (ASM), the local soccer team.

October 2007 - We distributed 5,000 notebooks and other school supplies to children in some of the rural areas. Through our "Learn to Read and Write" program 140 children received each 1,250 gourdes, as tuition assistance.

October 2007 - Inauguration in Mirebalais of a weekly radio show about rights and responsibilities one has as member of a community.

April 2008 - FATEM collaborated with ASTAM (Association des Techniciens pour l'Avancement de Mirebalais) through a partnership with the local COPRODEP under the PRODEP program to install new and improved street signs throughout the city, in an effort to facilitate traffic.

July 2008 - FATEM joined forces with OPAJEC (Organisation des Paysans et des Jeunes du Centre) through a partnership with the local COPRODEP (under the PRODEP program and the World Bank's CDD initiative) to implement a small computer lab for students and professionals to conduct research.

August 2008 - FATEM provided financial assistance to an initiative to train 185 agricultural, community health, veterinary and construction technicians/agents to serve the needs of the region in multiple domains.

August 2008 - FATEM financially supported REFAM (Rezo Fanm Mibalè) in its organization of an exposition of products made by the women, in an effort to encourage and foster their development throughout the city of Mirebalais and its immediate surroundings.

August 2010 - FATEM contributed to the rebuilding project of Mirebalais municipal library and technology center, which was inaugurated on August 25, 2010.

Collaboration with University of the People

University of the People is the world’s first tuition-free online university with over 700 students in 100 different countries, and a faculty of over 2,500 volunteer teachers, providing bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Computer Science. Their goal for 2011 is to increase the number of students living in Haiti and taking their online classes from 16 to 250.  FATEM is exploring a partnership with them towards the establishment of one of their study centers in the Plateau Central region.

Access to Clean and Potable Water

Nearly 150, 000 people around Mirebalais don't have access to clean, safe drinking water. FATEM’s Access to Clean Water project plans to build 24 water wells – 10 community-based and 14 school-based - so that the community and the schools may access clean water. FATEM will seek partnerships with local grassroots organizations as well as international NGOs that are working in the field of water filtration to ensure that the water coming from those wells is pure and safe for drinking. This project will reduce the number of water-borne diseases and preventable illnesses.

Volunterring

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with FATEM. As President of this wonderful organization, I can tell you that I feel the greatest joy when I envision how we can make the Mirebalais region regain its beauty by repairing the roads, implementing a computer lab for the community (especially the children), cleaning the streets, creating jobs for its residents, implementing a drop-in center for senior citizens where they can come and spend time together while getting their blood pressure checked, for example. We can accomplish a lot for the region, and this is your chance to be a part of this great initiative. Please join us in making these dreams become reality. I urge you to consider becoming a FATEM volunteer. Please call us at 866-98-FATEM, or e-mail us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions.

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Welcome to FATEM Junior!

New Coordinator for FATEM Junior!
Please join us in welcoming Ms. Rose Charles as the new FATEM Junior Coordinator. Rose was born and raised in Mirebalais, and she is passionate about giving back to her hometown by helping young people residing in the Diaspora that have ties to Mirebalais to stay connected with Haiti and with other children and youth currently living in Mirebalais.

Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Rose with your questions, suggestions, and information about resources with regards to activities and programs she can develop to make this initiative relevant to both groups of constituents.

Program Objectives
FATEM Junior seeks to involve young people interested in applying the principles of FATEM, with respect to its Vision and Mission for the advancement of Mirebalais and Haiti as a whole.

Please sign the guest form to join.

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Date of last revision: August 17, 2010