You Can Make A Difference
There is no act or contribution that is too small. We are truly thankful for any way you can become a part of our Jou Nouvo community. We welcome you to become an advocate and create an event to introduce us to your family and friends. Or, to volunteer with one of our programs by writing some grants, coordinating learning opportunities, or writing letters to thank our donors. Do you speak Haitian Creole or have an interest in teaching English or guiding leadership workshops? We’d love to have you tutor or mentor our students. Maybe you would like to sponsor a child’s education or donate to one of our many programs focused on the cycle of hope you can help create.
A Jou Nouvo Advocate is a friend to our mission. You play a key role in helping us spread awareness and amplifying our message. Any or all the actions below can make a huge difference to our cause:
Advocate or talk to your family and friends, your employer, your faith-based network, and other groups to help our mission grow and gain new supporters.- Host virtual or in-person events to share who we are and what we are about.
- Create stories, write an article, and contribute to our content.
- Share, like, and comment on our social media posts.
- Expand our donor base by asking new networks of your friends, families, and even coworkers to consider donating to our cause.
Your willingness to volunteer and help us create a cycle of hope in Bon-Repos means the world to us. We are looking for those with professional experience and familiarity with nonprofit organizations. The contributions you make are appreciated and needed. Perhaps you’d consider helping us with one of the below:
- We’d love help and expertise with grant writing. We’d love help with applying for and qualifying for as many grants as possible. Skills in researching grants, reviewing guidelines, creating proposals, and communicating with clients and donors are appreciated. If you are interested in changing lives by putting pen to paper for our cause, we can’t wait to meet you.
- If you enjoy writing in general, we’d love your help ensuring we are thanking and following up with all our child sponsors and donors with thoughtful thank-you notes. Or perhaps you’d like to contribute a story or article that supports our content.
- We are also looking for college and university students who are interested in learning and helping with non-profit projects or mentoring other college students in Haiti.
- We are looking for volunteers to coordinate speaking engagements at different venues like churches and schools, women’s groups, and book clubs. We also need help organizing house parties, raffles, book sales, bake sales, yard sales, and other fundraisers.
- Expand our donor base by asking new networks of your friends, families, and even coworkers to consider donating to our cause.
*Suggestions and offers to help outside of what are outlined above are welcome and appreciated.
Jael Alexandre
Registration Date: February 2025
Jael lives with his mother Alphonie and father Junior. Jael enjoys dancing, reading and would like to become a nurse. Jou Nouvo’s support would be especially important for the family.
Anssara Normil
Registration Date: February 2025
Anssara lives with her 25-year-old mother Caslande. Anssara likes to play with dolls, sing, and write at home. Anssara would like to become an agronomist; she loves planting. She would like to continue going to school. Jou Nouvo’s support would help her mother, who has no job, to ensure her education.
Emmanuelle Carla CHARLES
Registration Date: February 2025
Carla lives with her parents and two older sisters. She is in her second year of grade school. She likes to sing and dance. The family situation is complicated, the father does not work, and the mother’s small business is not profitable. Sponsorship will allow Carla to go to school and participate at Jou Nouvo’s educational/social activities.
Richard Alexander Ducass
Registration Date: February 2025
Richard lives with his mother Darlie and his grandmother Viana. Richard likes to play soccer, read, and play cards with his friends. Richard would like to become an engineer; he likes building houses. Jou Nouvo’s support will help him with his social and academic path.
Lewa Alfred
Registration Date: February 2025
Lewa lives with his siblings and parents. Lewa likes to play hopscotch and run. She would like to become a doctor. Jou Nouvo’s support would make a huge difference and appreciated by the family.
Wadeline Esther Volcy
Registration Date: February 2025
Wadeline lives with her mother Denise and father Watson. She loves playing with her friends, enjoys reading, and writing. She would like to become a nurse to care for the sick. Jou Nouvo’s support will help the family keep Wadeline in school.
Christelle Jean
Registration Date: February 2023
Christelle lives with her mother Vivia and her father Gerald. She likes playing with dolls and writing. Christelle hopes to become a nurse.
Juna Toussaint
Registration Date: February 2023
Juna lives with her 45-year-old mother, Mirlene. She enjoys drawing, writing, and watching TV. She would like to become a teacher. Juna’s mother does not have an economic activity to pay for her tuition.
Deborah Joseph
Registration Date: February 2023
Deborah is in her second year of kindergarten, she lives with her parents and her 13-year-old sister, and she wants to become a writer. The parents hope to get support from Jou Nouvo, which would allow Deborah to continue to go to school.
Shanaina Cantave
Registration Date: February 2023
Shanaina lives with her mother Kethia and her disabled father Rony whom she loves very much. She loves running and dancing. Currently, the family’s situation is
exceedingly difficult because the parents are unemployed. This support would be a significant help for Shanaina and family.
Ghandi Mozart Bazil
Registration Date: February 2023
Ghandi is an orphan, he lives with his cousin Christie who has no economic activity. Ghandi loves to read, study, and sing. He would like to become a teacher to teach other children to read. Ghandi is interested in school. Support from Jou Nouvo would be a wonderful opportunity for his education.
Allysha Saint-Vil
Registration Date: February 2023
Allysha lives with her mother. Her mother agrees with Jou Nouvo’s sponsorship program criteria, and she thinks that the support will help her send Allysha to school because she does not have the necessary means. She no longer has a job or a business.
Stacy Jean
Registration Date: February 2023
Stacy lives with her 65-year-old grandmother Jocelyn. Stacy likes reading and playing with her friends. The sponsorship will be a significant help for her family because her grandmother cannot work now and cannot afford to pay the school fees.
Withnie Joseph
Registration Date: February 2023
Withnie lives with her mother Nicole and father Raymond. She is in 2nd grade. Withnie loves nature; she loves studying and reading. Her mother, Nicole thinks that this support will help Withnie to go to school regularly because the family has difficulty to pay tuition fees that continue to increase every year.
Kesamline Alexandre Fenelus
Registration Date: February 2023
Kesamline lives with her 58-year-old grandmother. She enjoys reading and watching television. Assistance will be a great blessing for her family, as her grandmother does not have a job.
John Dany Francois
Registration Date: February 2023
John Dany, a very jovial child, lives with his godmother Nadia, 63, a tailor. He likes to play with motorcycle toys. Any support from the sponsorship program would be a significant help; his godmother is currently unemployed.
Shaisha Alfred
Registration Date: February 2023
Shaisha, a very elegant little girl, lives with her mother Sherlanda and her grandmother, Viergina. Shaisha likes to play with dolls and watch cartoons. The support will help her family finance her studies, as they are not able to pay the school fees.
Please note: Children will not be officially sponsored until the first payment is received. You will receive confirmation of your sponsorship within 7-10 business days. We do not accept EFT payments at this time.
Devan pòt tounen dèyè kay
(things can change and situations can reverse)
By supporting a child’s education, you’re helping defeat illiteracy, you’re adding new confidence, you’re supporting new skills, and you’re creating new hope.
Your sponsorship of a child is only $42 a month and provides:
- School Tuition
- Food, shoes, and school supplies
- Free medical care for the entire family
- Nutritional supplements to malnourished children not in school
- A selected school choice by Jou Nouvo staff in Bon-Repos
- 100% of your child sponsorship donation goes directly to the family!
Lespwa fe viv
Hope gives life