Foi et Joie Haïti

What Foi et Joie Haïti does

Foi et Joie Haïti is a non-profit, Jesuit-affiliated educational movement founded in 2006 by Père Derino Sainfariste, SJ, and operating as the Haitian national affiliate of the Fe y Alegría International federation (active in 22 countries). It directly manages a network of 18 educational centers across 5 of Haiti's 10 departments (Ouest, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Grand-Anse, Sud-Est), delivering free, inclusive primary and secondary education to children from vulnerable rural communities, alongside complementary programs in sanitation, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and child protection (notably the Luz de las Niñas gender-violence-prevention program running since 2013 and the JAKDESA psychosocial support project). Beyond formal schooling, the organization runs a Mobile Professional Training Center (CFPM) that has graduated 131 youth in trades such as tiling, cooking/bakery, plumbing, electricity, and IT, and operates ESPESIL, a higher-education teacher training institution launched in 2016 that issues DESU diplomas in partnership with Université d'État d'Haïti and Université Notre-Dame d'Haïti.

The business model is donation-driven: services are provided free of charge to beneficiary children, families, and youth, with no tuition fees, and there are no disclosed pricing models. Funding flows from international development agencies (AECID contributed $88,807 for seven classrooms in Sud-Est schools), Spanish Jesuit and Catholic organizations (Entreculturas, Manos Unidas, Cooperación Española, Sign of Hope), foundations (Digicel Foundation funded the Carice preschool), Jesuit funding arms (American Jesuits International, Mission Jésuites du Canada), the Inter-American Development Bank, and individual donations via the website portal. Go-to-market is community-led: services are delivered directly through the school network and the CFPM rather than via intermediaries, and international fundraising events (e.g., the April 7, 2024 Montreal gathering at Église du Gesù with 127 participants) support donor acquisition. Technology footprint is minimal — an internal "educational network management system" coordinates the multi-department school network, and the CFPM serves as the principal delivery innovation, but no proprietary software products, APIs, or AI capabilities are disclosed.

Name

Foi et Joie Haïti

Legal name

Foi et Joie Haiti

Website

https://foietjoie-haiti.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foi et Joie Haïti is a Jesuit-affiliated non-profit operating 18 free educational centers across 5 Haitian departments, serving vulnerable rural children with primary/secondary schooling, mobile vocational training, and teacher training via ESPESIL.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education in Emergencies (EiE) & Safe Schools (BPADAKAJ), Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Pre-Primary Education (BPADAKAB), Teacher/Provider SEL Coaching & Implementation Training (ECE) (EDACAOAH), NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

Keywords

• Rural education services
• Vocational training programs
• Teacher training institutions
• Community development programs
• Nonprofit school network

Headquarters

HQ city

Port-au-Prince

HQ country

Haiti

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. International Donor Funding: Relies primarily on international donations and grants from development agencies, foundations, and faith-based organizations to fund educational programs and operations.
2. Donations from Individuals: Individual donations through the organization's website donation portal, supporting education access for vulnerable children.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Foi et Joie Haïti operates a network of 18 educational centers across 5 Haitian departments, providing free public education to vulnerable children in rural communities. The organization complements formal schooling with the Centre de Formation Professionnelle Mobile (CFPM) for vocational training, ESPESIL for teacher certification, and community programs addressing sanitation, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and child protection (including the Luz de las Niñas program against gender-based violence).

Product overview

Foi et Joie Haïti is an integral popular education movement managing a network of 18 educational centers across 5 departments in Haiti, offering formal primary and secondary education alongside vocational training through its Centre de Formation Professionnelle Mobile (CFPM) and teacher training through ESPESIL. The organization delivers specialized programs including the Luz de las Niñas initiative against gender-based violence, the JAKDESA psychosocial support project, and community development programs in sanitation, agriculture, and entrepreneurship. The portfolio includes both direct educational services (schools, vocational training) and complementary social programs addressing broader community needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Réseau d'écoles (School Network)
• Centre de Formation Professionnelle Mobile (CFPM)
• École Supérieure de Professorat et d'Éducation Saint Ignace de Loyola (ESPESIL)
• Luz de las Niñas
• JAKDESA Project
• Assainissement (Sanitation Program)
• Agriculture Program
• Entrepreneuriat (Entrepreneurship Program)
• Micro-Projects Entrepreneurship Initiative

Quantifiable outcome

• 450+ children (especially girls) protected from violence annually through Luz de las Niñas program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fédération internationale de Foi et JoiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational federation coordinating the Fe y Alegría movement across 22 countries. Supports child protection policy development according to Keeping The Children Safe (KCS) standards.
• CJI (Commission Justice et Paix)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJustice and peace commission, appears in partner logos.
• Croix-Rouge (Red Cross)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian coordination in disaster response and development.
• Université Notre-Dame d'Haïti (UNDH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university for teacher training diploma programs (DESU) through ESPESIL.
• Université d'État d'Haïti - Campus Henri Christophe (LimonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university issuing DESU diplomas in collaboration with ESPESIL teacher training program.
• Université Publique du Nord-Est (Fort-Liberté)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in Nord-Est issuing teacher training diplomas.
• Keeping The Children Safe (KCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational standards organization for child protection. Foi et Joie Haïti developing child protection policy for KCS Level 1 certification.
• Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et de la Formation professionnelle (Haïti)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaitian Ministry of Education partnering on teacher training programs and quality assurance initiatives.
• Compagnie de Marie Notre-DamecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReligious congregation (Sisters) managing multiple schools in the network, including Saint Ignace de Loyola school in Ouanaminthe.
• SJM HaitiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJesuit social ministry partner organization.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• World Vision Haiti: Major INGO operating sponsorship-funded education, child protection, and livelihoods programs in Haiti. Comparable beneficiary profile and school-based delivery model, but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Haiti: US Catholic relief agency running integrated education, agriculture, and livelihoods programs in Haiti. Comparable faith-based, multi-sector community development approach with significantly larger budget.
• Plan International Haiti: Large international NGO with active education, child protection, and gender programs in Haiti (including girls' protection themes paralleling Luz de las Niñas). Wider portfolio, broader geographic mandate.
• UNICEF Haiti: UN agency operating education-in-emergencies programs across Haiti. Comparable target population (vulnerable children, rural schools) but at significantly larger scale and with mandate for system-level reform.

Direct peers

• Entreculturas: Spanish Jesuit NGO and Fe y Alegría's sister organization that funds the Urgences school meals program serving Foi et Joie's 625+ students. Operates analogous Jesuit-led education-for-development programming globally.
• Compassion International Haiti: Faith-based child sponsorship organization running educational and child development programs in Haiti. Comparable operating model pairing donor funding with community-based schools serving vulnerable children.
• Educo (Member of the ChildFund Alliance): International NGO operating child-centered education and protection programs in Haiti and across Latin America/Africa; directly comparable model of community schools in vulnerable regions.
• Fundación América Solidaria: Partnered with Foi et Joie on the preschool teacher training program graduating 35 teachers. Comparable Latin American/Caribbean education-focused NGO with similar faith-based and rights-based framing.
• Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Haiti / Latin America: International Jesuit organization providing education in crisis and displacement contexts. Shares Foi et Joie's Jesuit identity, education-focus, and Latin American/Caribbean footprint.
• Fe y Alegría International: The parent federation coordinating the Fe y Alegría Jesuit educational movement across 22 countries. Foi et Joie Haïti is its Haiti affiliate and operates under shared curricula, child protection standards (KCS), and methodologies (e.g., Luz de las Niñas).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foi-et-joie-haiti

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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