Serving the Father Joseph Network
Father Joseph Network USA supports the organizations of the Father Joseph Network in Haiti with grant writing, fundraising, research, and networking assistance.
We unite their decades of experience and country-wide reach, to create an unparalleled force for change.
Current Focus Areas
Contact us to learn more about our current focus areas and how you can contribute.
Agroecology
Food security for Haiti rests on healthy soil. The newly-created Agroecology Learning Center at the University of Fondwa is researching strategies for soil building and developing nutrient-dense microfarms for families in Fondwa. FJN USA is building bridges with agroecology and medicinal plant experts in France, the US, Haiti, and Costa Rica to support Haitian farmers.
Sister Support
FJN USA is proud to support the AKESNA Sisters in their work providing food, education, healthcare access, and job training to the rural poor across Haiti.
We helped to secure a large grant for the nuns from the Conrad Hilton Foundation and are continuing to channel funding to support their initiatives such as a sewing school for local women.
Local Development Committees
Local Development Committees (LDCs) are community centers and economic hubs of the Father Joseph Network. 35 LDCs already serve Haitians across the country.
These centers can offer electricity and internet access, meeting spaces, microloans, placement of recent University of Fondwa graduates, and more, all under one roof.
Restitution
2025 was the bicentennial of Haiti's founding. FJN USA is committed to raising awareness of the history of the extraordinary debt that France and the US created in Haiti.
We are initiating and participating in international conversations about the repayment of that debt to unlock large amounts of funding for Haiti's development.
FJN Agroecology Learning Center
FJN USA is currently raising funds for an agroecology farm school in Fondwa which will teach regenerative agriculture to local farmers and students of the University of Fondwa. The depletion of the soil in these areas dates back from the colonial period; Haiti’s agricultural problems are due to long-term exploitation and environmental factors. Our school proposes a long-term solution to match the problem, based on our pre-existing grassroots network.
Last year we sent a French agroecology expert, Frédéric Sauvadet, to Fondwa for two months to inspect the project’s viability. He estimated that the crop yield can easily be doubled once the microfarms are set up, growing mostly sweet potatoes.
