The Clinton Foundation has supported Caribbean Craft’s continued growth by facilitating partnerships with new retailers, buyers, and suppliers. Today, they are selling their beautiful handcrafted artisan work on the international market to companies like West Elm, Home Goods, and Urban Zen – with which we’ve helped them partner.
Partners in
Haiti's Future
The Clinton Foundation believes that the best way to unlock human potential is through the power of creative collaboration. That is why we build partnerships between businesses, NGOs, and individuals with diverse perspectives and resources to address and solve critical issues affecting individuals and communities – from combating the effects of climate change to improving the lives of girls and women.
In Haiti we maintain this collaborative approach by identifying critical economic linkages for sustainable economic development, engaging the appropriate local and international partners, and developing targeted programs that have a lasting impact across five priority sectors: agriculture, energy, environment, tourism, and artisanship/manufacturing.
In Haiti we maintain this collaborative approach by identifying critical economic linkages for sustainable economic development, engaging the appropriate local and international partners, and developing targeted programs that have a lasting impact across five priority sectors: agriculture, energy, environment, tourism, and artisanship/manufacturing.
We view artisanship as one of Haiti’s greatest inexhaustible resources – we believe that artisans are making a valuable contribution to the economic growth of communities around the country, and that an expansion of this important sector can support economic diversification and continue to create sustainable incomes for artisans and entrepreneurs.
In our effort to support local artisan businesses, the Foundation’s Haiti program developed a unique full-cycle investment model that looks at the entirety of targeted value chains for Haitian businesses, bringing together producers, investors, and markets in a way that is socially, environmentally, and economically impactful. These closed-loop investments provide support to Haitian businesses, connect producers and buyers, and promote economic diversification and scale at all stages of product and business development.
In our effort to support local artisan businesses, the Foundation’s Haiti program developed a unique full-cycle investment model that looks at the entirety of targeted value chains for Haitian businesses, bringing together producers, investors, and markets in a way that is socially, environmentally, and economically impactful. These closed-loop investments provide support to Haitian businesses, connect producers and buyers, and promote economic diversification and scale at all stages of product and business development.
For example, since developing this model, the Foundation has connected several small businesses like Papillon Enterprise and Caribbean Craft to international retailers including West Elm, Urban Zen, Breuninger, HomeGoods, and TOMS Shoes, all of whom now sell Haitian products in various international markets. Most importantly, today these businesses are able to sustainably employ hundreds of artisans.
In all of the Clinton Foundation’s work, both in Haiti and abroad, the Foundation serves as an important catalyst and implementer to ensure lives and communities are improved. Alongside our partners, we provide innovative solutions to help people and communities build stronger, healthier, and more resilient futures.
In all of the Clinton Foundation’s work, both in Haiti and abroad, the Foundation serves as an important catalyst and implementer to ensure lives and communities are improved. Alongside our partners, we provide innovative solutions to help people and communities build stronger, healthier, and more resilient futures.
PROGRESS & PROMISE IN HAITI
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Welcome to Haiti
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Agriculture
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Artisans
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Economy
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Future
Our Partnerships in Action
Caribbean Craft
In Haiti, we work with our partners to promote sustainable economic development and job creation, with a focus on women-led businesses.
Papillon Enterprise
The importance of a good, long-term job cannot be overestimated. Small businesses in Haiti face many challenges, but Papillon Enterprises has shown that it is possible to succeed and make a powerful impact.
KreyÒl Essence / CETPA
Castor oil, a traditional beauty product now embraced worldwide, is the leading product developed by Kreyòl Essence and the CETPA farming cooperative through a unique sustainable agricultural business model.
Acceso Peanut Enterprise
In Haiti, we are combining the best of nonprofit and for-profit approaches to create new enterprises that capitalize market opportunities to generate social impact and financial returns.
Caribbean Craft
OUR PARTNERSHIP BY THE NUMBERS
400 artisan employees
$13.50 wages per day, higher than average
37 artisans received literacy training
