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Small Steps for Big Change
CHF has been working in Latin America for more than 30 years, and is taking advantage of unprecedented recent growth levels to provide low- and moderate-income communities with the skills and resources to carve their niche in the growing economy. Through tangible economic opportunities, we are preventing youth from turning to gangs, creating livelihoods for displaced populations, and providing budding entrepreneurs with the resources to shine.
CHF International began working in Colombia in 2001 to address the immediate needs of displaced families. Our programs quickly expanded to create long-term economic opportunities and community rehabilitation for internally displaced Colombians and vulnerable communities.
In late 2006,CHF began a four-year USAID-funded job creation program in five of Haiti’s most densely populated and volatile areas: Petit Goâve, Port-au-Prince, Saint-Marc, Gonaïves and Cap-Haïtien. The Konbit Ak Tet Ansanm (KATA) program, which is a Haitian Creole phrase for working together, is creating an enabling environment for Haitians to change their lives through immediate and durable jobs.
CHF International has been working continuously in Honduras since 1985, implementing a variety of development projects focused on housing, sanitation, disaster mitigation, municipal development, environmental management, agriculture, sustainable tourism and economic development. Our current programs are supporting small farmers in El Valle and engaging at-risk or unemployed youth in Progreso in targeted vocational training programs.
With the support of the Alcoa Community Foundation, CHF International is implementing the Youth Engagement for Advancing Hope (YEAH) program in Ciudad Juárez. Through YEAH, we are engaging vulnerable youth by providing the promise of long-term job opportunity as an alternative to violence.
In late 2007, CHF International's emergency response team went to Peru to assist families that had lost their homes and livelihoods after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake. In the rural province of Ica, we worked to restore a sense of normalcy for families by working collaboratively to rebuild transitional shelters, classrooms, and more.
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