Grounded in art. Strengthened by care. Sustained through education, nutrition, and well-being.
Message from Our Executive Director
Haiti faces challenges that test every community, every family, and every heart that calls it home. In the geographically remote regions of Gonaïves (Artibonite) and Coteaux (South), where daily life is uncertain there is something that remains; the spirit of a girl who dares to play and create.
Amongst these challenges, this past year marked an important turning point in LIDÈ Haiti's story, one of resilience, renewal, and hope. After the passing of beloved longtime Executive Director, Dr. Kathryn Adams, our Board of Directors and Senior Team gathered in Montreal to begin a process of strategic planning and leadership transition.
Over the course of fourteen months, our Board, our talented staff (95% women living in Haiti), and our Interim Executive Director, now Board Chair Sally Bentley, worked to shape a renewed vision: a Haiti where every girl has the space and support to play, create, learn, and lead. We clarified our mission and returned to our roots, developing a scalable model that integrates arts-based learning with holistic support in health, nutrition, and well-being.
As part of this next chapter, we also established a Haitian Board in 2025 to help strengthen local leadership and deepen our long-term impact.
I was honored to join LIDÈ in July 2025. Every day, I'm moved by the strength, creativity, and determination of the girls and young women at the heart of this work. Together, we are nurturing voices, shifting narratives, and helping shape a future where girls grow up with more opportunities, more choices, and the agency to shape their own lives.
In 2025–26, LIDÈ aims to strengthen impact, further support local leadership and community, and grow partnerships—to help us plant the seeds for what's ahead.
To our supporters and partners: thank you for walking with us. Today, and every day, we are proud to have you on our team.
LIDÈ ap kontinye vanse (LIDÈ keeps going forward).
According to Our Annual Survey & Educational Assessment Evaluation
In nurturing environments in the communities where they live, where fewer than 2% of girls complete secondary school and 43% are illiterate (UNICEF/UNESCO), LIDÈ Haiti creates pathways to connection and opportunity through comprehensive programming that supports literacy advancement, social-emotional, and health needs.
Our Holistic Approach
We work with girls and young women ages 11 to 22 in the remote regions of Gonaïves (Artibonite) and Coteaux (South), delivering multi-year, small-group, arts-centered learning—maintaining a maximum ratio of 1 facilitator for every 20 participants—to support literacy, financial literacy, psychosocial and physical well-being, including warm, staff-prepared meals, one-on-one time with onsite nurses and health practitioners, home visits for follow-up, and monthly workshops for parents and participants.
With your support, we can scale up our mission to accompany girls and young women in underserved communities as they improve their learning, health, and well-being through art-centered educational programs that support growth and critical thinking in safe and nurturing environments.
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