3:00-5:00 pm. Registration and Check-In

5:00-6:00 pm. Reception

6:00-8:30 pm. Welcome Dinner

P R O G R A M

Welcome: Kate Guedj, Sr. Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer, The Boston Foundation

Tribute: Honoring the Life and Work of Human Rights Attorney Mario Joseph, Brian Concannon, Executive Director, IJDH

Keynote: Jacqueline Charles, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Haiti Correspondent, Miami Herald

Dance performance: Jean Appolon Expressions

8-9:00 am Networking Breakfast

9:00 -9:15 am Opening and Welcome

9:15-9:30 am Presentation of the conference objectives and a funding mapping 

9:30-10:30 am Keynote Conversation: Haiti in Context

Jacqueline Charles, Haiti correspondent with the Miami Herald

Jake Johnston, author, “Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti”

10:30-10:45 am BREAK

C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S

10:45 am -12:00 pm

1. Measuring Impact with Community-Led & Localization Models
   Facilitator: Federico Mokta, Vitol Foundation

   What are the impacts of community-led initiatives, and how can we measure them in ways that are defined by the community? As funders, how do we amplify the successes as communities have defined and evaluated them, and build an evidence base for community-led initiatives?

2. Results-Based Financing Models

   Panelists: Sasha Kramer, SOIL; Denis Pierre Charles, DINEPA; Racha Yehia, C2C; Max-Prosper Fortuna, CLE

   Share public-private partnership models supported by IDB’s results-based financing initiatives.

3. Supporting Women’s Leadership for Change
   Facilitators: Carine Jocelyn, Haitian Women’s Collective; Rachel Freed, UUSC

   Session will highlight women’s leadership programs and movements, what is happening, what is working, what is needed

4. Supporting Long-Term Education Goals During Times of Disaster or Crisis
   Facilitator: Melinda Miles, Haiti Response Coalition

   What are concrete actions that can be taken now to keep kids learning even during times of disaster or crisis and how can these support long-term vision and goals for education?

12:30-1:30 pm LUNCH

C H A N G E M A K E R S - LIGHTNING TALKS

1:30-2:00 pm

• Lakou Tanama Healing Circles - Dr. Evan Auguste, Assistant Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s Pockets of Hope Campaign - Alix Cantave, Senior Program Officer

• Kolektif Arcadins - Laurie Bennett, Kolektif Arcadins Program Director, Haiti Development Institute

C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S

2:00-3:15 pm  Theory of Change Series

1. Livelihoods and Agriculture: Catalysts for Development

   Facilitator: Bennett Rathbun, Pilot House Philanthropy

   Investments in agriculture, agroforestry and related livelihoods have the power to transform communities and economies. Explore effective strategies for boosting the sector.

2. Reinforcing Leadership & Economic Opportunities for Youth
   Facilitator: Joel Miranda, Aspen Institute

   It is essential to ensure youth have pathways to economic opportunities and avenues to influence and lead their communities. Discuss the best ways to generate jobs, strengthen livelihoods, and create leadership opportunities for youth.

3. Advancing Decentralization
   Facilitator: Nesly Metayer, Suffolk University

   Discuss how to support models of strong, capable local cities or towns as essential building blocks for Haiti’s long term development

4. Strengthening Health Frameworks Despite Cuts in Foreign Assistance

   Facilitator: Skyler Badenoch, Hope For Haiti

   How Haiti’s healthcare institutions are adapting.

3:15-4:15 pm PLENARY

3:15-4:00 pm Navigating & Mitigating Risk
Panelists: Linda Telemaque, Hope for Haiti; Reginald Cean, Haiti Development Institute; Yvens Rumbold, Ayiti Demen

A candid discussion of risks to operations and investments in Haiti today and risk mitigation strategies to succeed in the current context.

4:00-4:15 pm Lightning Talk

Ruthzee Louijeune, Boston City Council President

4:15-5:00 pm Options:

Speed Networking

Introduction to Center Space: Explore practical activities that help individuals and groups reset energy, process negative experiences/thoughts, and function in a trauma-filled environment and learn from practitioners using these to support Haitians.

5:00-6:30 pm Networking Reception

7:00 pm Dine Around Dinners

8-9:00 am    Networking Breakfast

8-8:30 am Movement with Jean Appolon

9:00-9:15 am    Opening: Welcome Back | Group centering activity

9:15-9:25 am    Lightning Talk

Erika Rosenthal, Executive Director, Haiti Food System Alliance

P L E N A R Y P A N E L

9:25 - 10:15 am

Beyond Grants: Investing in Effective Enterprise Development
Panelists: Ivy Kuperberg, Haiti Country Officer, International Finance Corporation; Albert Pierre Paul Joseph, Collectif de Lutte contre l'Exclusion Sociale (CLES); Jean Nathan Letang, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Haiti; Patrick Dessources, CASELI (moderator)

Private sector development is essential in Haiti. How can we support SMEs and social enterprises: What works, what are pitfalls and how can we address them.

10:15-10:30 am    BREAK

C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S | Alternative: Center Space Sessions

10:30-11:30 am

1. Investing in Effective Enterprise Development
   Facilitator: David Diggs, Beyond Borders

   Discussion following up on the plenary discussion; strategy sessions by sector

2. Preserving and building the cultural and economic power of the arts and artisan sector in Haiti

   Facilitator: Yvens Rumbold, Ayiti Demen

3. Insights on Security Challenges and Peacebuilding
   Facilitators: Jake Johnston, CEPR; Melodie Cerin, GI-TOC; Siria Gastelum, Resilience Fund

   How can funders contribute to peacebuilding and stability, current efforts in Haiti and best practices/lessons learned in other countries and contexts

11:30am-12:00pm FREE BLOCK

12:00-1:00 pm    LUNCH

1:00 - 1:10pm Introduction to the Network of Engaged International Donors

1:10-1:40 pm Plenary Discussion Funder Practices and Building Partnerships

Jessica Hsu, Charlie Estes, Roots of Development

Review different approaches including trust-based philanthropy and systems change approach, and consider practical ways to advance collaboration.

1:40-2:30 pm

From Vision to Action: Local Food for Schools
Panelists: Carolyn Mellin, Summits & Model School Network; Rob Johnson, Haiti Food System Alliance; Clement Roquette, World Food Program; Regine Theodat (moderator)

We know the potential impacts of local sourcing for feeding programs, and strengthening this system is even more important now with the suspension of US foreign aid. How can networks of schools and producers work together to achieve this goal and how can funders support this?

2:30-2:45 pm BREAK

C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S | Alternative: Center Space Sessions

2:45-3:45 pm

1. From Vision to Action: Local Food for Schools

   Facilitator: David Diggs, Beyond Borders

   Discussion following up on the plenary; strategy sessions by region.

2. What do we want aid to look like Haiti?
   Facilitator: Chad Bissonette, Roots of Development

   What is the positive vision for what assistance can look like following the seismic changes in foreign aid? What are the opportunities, systems and structures that can be leveraged in country? How can we do more with less? What are the principles that Haitians say they want in terms of assistance?

3. Building Capacity for Lasting Institutions & Organizations

   Facilitator: Reginald Cean, Haiti Development Institute

   Deep dive into how to contribute to structures that outlive our interventions: how do we strengthen Haitian organizations of all types: enterprises, civil society, local authorities/public institutions

3:45-4:30 pm Fireside Chat: Advocating for Haiti and Haitians

Guerline Jozef, Executive Director, Haitian Bridge Alliance

Amber Munger, American Jewish World Service

4:30-5:00 pm Closing Plenary

Mdm. Michele Pierre-Louis, President and Lorraine Mangones, Executive Director, FOKAL

Pierre Noel, Executive Director, Haiti Development Institute

Remote remarks from Haiti and closing thoughts on building partnerships between funders and keeping the collaborative work going.