Haiti Health Initiative

What Haiti Health Initiative does

Haiti Health Initiative (HHI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2010 and headquartered in Orem, Utah, that delivers integrated medical, dental, public health, nutrition, water-treatment, and education services to underserved rural Haitian communities centered on the village of Timo — an off-the-grid mountainous region accessible only by mule and foot. Its core programmatic assets include the Georgette Beauvais Community School (52 enrolled students for the 2025-2026 academic year), a Multi-Purpose Community Center hosting vocational training in tiling, window-making, and computer literacy, a sustainable homes initiative that has reached 444 households, agricultural and school-garden programs, and volunteer-led medical and dental missions supported by donations of medicines, vitamins, and supplies from institutional partners. The organization funds operations entirely through donations from individuals, families, and partner organizations, processed primarily through the ActBlue online giving platform, with specific fundraising campaigns tied to discrete projects such as a $47,000 school-supplies drive.

The business model is donation-driven rather than commercial: US-based administrators and American volunteers are unpaid and self-fund their travel, allowing donations to flow directly to in-country programming. HHI's go-to-market is community-led and event-driven — recurring volunteer trips, virtual and in-person open-house events, and project-tagged fundraising campaigns — supplemented by content marketing via website, blog, monthly newsletter, Facebook, YouTube, and earned media coverage. Field operations are supported by an in-country site-engineering and leadership team and a network of seven named institutional partners that supply medicines, micronutrients, engineering expertise, and ophthalmology resources, providing both supply-chain leverage and reputational credibility with donors.

Name

Haiti Health Initiative

Legal name

Haiti Health Initiative

Website

https://haitihealthinitiative.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Haiti Health Initiative is a Utah-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 2010, that delivers medical, dental, water, nutrition, and education programs to rural communities in Timo, Haiti, funded entirely through donations and supported by a network of institutional humanitarian partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Health Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA)

Keywords

• Humanitarian health services
• Community development programs
• Rural healthcare access
• Medical mission trips
• Volunteer health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Orem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: HHI operates as a nonprofit organization funded entirely through donations from individuals, families, and organizations. The organization accepts donations through ActBlue and direct contributions, with specific fundraising campaigns for projects like school construction, dental patient care, clean water, and general Haiti health initiatives.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Haiti Health Initiative is a nonprofit organization that delivers medical, dental, education, water treatment, and nutrition programs to underserved rural Haitian communities in Timo, Haiti. Services are delivered through volunteer teams traveling to Haiti and supported by community-based programs including the Georgette Beauvais Community School and a Multi-Purpose Community Center that hosts vocational training and health clinics.

Product overview

Haiti Health Initiative (HHI) is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of humanitarian programs focused on improving health and wellbeing in rural Haiti. The organization operates several interconnected programs including education (the Georgette Beauvais Community School with computer classes and vocational training), medical and dental services, water treatment projects, and nutrition/agricultural programs. HHI's approach combines direct service delivery with community capacity building to create sustainable, culturally appropriate solutions for underserved Haitian communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Services
• Dental Services
• Education Programs
• Water Projects
• Nutrition Programs
• Multi Purpose Community Center
• Georgette Beauvais Community School
• Tiling/Vocational Course
• Shoe Program (Grow With Me Sandals)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• ARUPsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerARUP is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering professional services. They aim to make a positive difference in the world by bringing together professionals from diverse disciplines on a global scale. ARUP supports HHI's development projects with engineering expertise.
• Vitamin AngelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVitamin Angels mission is to mobilize and deploy private sector resources to advance the availability, access, and use of micro-nutrients, especially vitamin A, to newborns, infants, and children in need. They reduce child mortality worldwide by connecting essential nutrients with infants and children under five.
• Globus ReliefsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobus Relief is committed to partnering with other charities, corporations, and government agencies working to improve the delivery of healthcare across the world. They focus on consulting, acquiring, packaging and distributing healthcare resources.
• Americares Medical OutreachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmericares Medical Outreach donates medicines and medical products to U.S.-based and licensed volunteer medical teams traveling abroad to provide primary care, perform surgeries, respond to emergencies and strengthen local health care capacity.
• Kingsway CharitiessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerKingsway Charities Inc. is a faith-based, Christian charitable organization headquartered in Bristol, Virginia. They provide medications and medical supplies to medical mission teams traveling from the United States to developing countries.
• MAP InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAP International is a global Christian health organization that partners with people living in conditions of poverty to save lives and develop healthier families and communities. Recognized for their 99% efficiency rating, they provide medicines and promote health.
• Country Hills Eye CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2012, Dr. Brad Richards and Country Hills Eye Center have donated prescription eye glasses, reading glasses, sun glasses and eye supplies for medical missions to Haiti Health Initiative. They have also donated medications for glaucoma and allowed the use of their eye examination equipment on volunteer trips.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hope for Haiti: US-headquartered nonprofit delivering healthcare, education, and clean water to rural southern Haiti. Closely comparable to HHI in mission scope (medical/dental + water + education), community-based model, and donor-driven revenue, serving a similar beneficiary profile of rural Haitian families.
• Mission of Hope Haiti: Faith-based nonprofit operating school sponsorship, medical care, nutrition, and clean water programs across Haiti. Highly comparable to HHI's integrated multi-sector program model (education + health + water + nutrition) and volunteer-driven delivery in rural Haiti.
• Partners In Health (PIH / Zanmi Lasante): Major global health nonprofit operating one of its largest facilities at University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti. Directly comparable to HHI as both deliver medical care and community health programs to underserved Haitian populations, though at vastly greater scale and with a broader disease-focus mandate (HIV, TB, maternal health).
• St. Boniface Haiti Foundation: Operates the largest maternal and infant health referral hospital in southern Haiti. Comparable to HHI as a US-based nonprofit dedicated to rural Haitian healthcare delivery, with a similar donor-funding model and volunteer-driven medical missions.
• Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti: US-backed nonprofit operating a 130-bed referral hospital and community health programs in Haiti's Artibonite Valley. Directly comparable to HHI in delivering integrated clinical and community health services to underserved rural Haitians with donor-supported funding.
• Konbit Sante Cap-Haïtien Health Network: Portland, Maine-based nonprofit supporting healthcare capacity in northern Haiti. Directly comparable to HHI through its rural Haitian health focus, training of local providers, and small-team model that strengthens local capacity rather than running parallel services.

Emerging players

• Vitamin Angels: Global nonprofit distributing vitamins and minerals to underserved mothers and children. Direct program-complementor to HHI's nutrition and maternal-child health efforts; comparable in scale, donor-driven model, and focus on last-mile delivery in countries like Haiti.
• MAP International: Global Christian health organization that supplies medicines and improves healthcare delivery in low-resource settings. An established supply-side peer that partners with HHI; comparable business model of supporting last-mile health service delivery in developing countries.
• Americares (Medical Outreach): Global health-focused nonprofit that supplies medicines to volunteer medical teams — including HHI. While broader in geography, its Medical Outreach program is the direct supply-side peer to HHI's volunteer medical missions and represents a functional complementor/partner.

Others

• Real Medicine Foundation: Global nonprofit providing healthcare solutions in under-served regions. Comparable in mission and delivery model (sustainable, community-led health programs) and operates in multiple countries; less directly active in Haiti than the peers listed above but illustrates the broader humanitarian-health nonprofit peer category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HaitiHealthInitiative
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haiti-health-initiative

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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