2025-10-29T07:44:04-05:00 2025-06-30 411360831 OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD 2675 LONG LAKE ROAD ROSEVILLE MN 551131117 990 2024-07-01 412008684 COMMUNITIES ORGANIZING FOR HAITIAN ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMM 6517056247 PO BOX 4094 SAINT PAUL MN 55104 JERRY FENNER TREASURER 6517056247 2025-10-27 1 1 RYAN VETTRUS CPA P01243596 6514834521 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NICAISE AVIGNON PO BOX 4094 SAINT PAUL MN 55104 681020 0 X WWW.COFHED.ORG X 2001 MN TO PARTNER WITH MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN HAITI TO ASSIST THEM IN DISCOVERING, CREATING, AND REALIZING THEIR OWN VISION OF SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR LASTING TRANSFORMATION. 7 6 4 10 0 0 530983 662567 0 0 15163 11036 -1812 -3987 544334 669616 0 0 0 0 241298 262912 0 0 69874 329261 351752 570559 614664 -26225 54952 502903 529907 30119 2171 472784 527736 X COFHED'S MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWESTERN HAITI TO ASSIST THEM IN DISCOVERING, CREATING, AND REALIZING THEIR OWN VISION OF SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR LASTING TRANSFORMATION. 0 0 447903 KORE TIFI VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMIN RURAL HAITI, THE ACCEPTANCE OF AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE TOWARD GIRLS RESULTS IN CONSIDERABLE UNSPOKEN DISTRESS. THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR KORE TIFI/POWER TO GIRLS VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM IS TO ESTABLISH A SAFE AND EMPOWERING COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT FOR GIRLS, ENHANCE THEIR RESILIENCE, AND EQUIP THEM WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. OUR VISION IS TO FOSTER SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES THAT ACTIVELY OPPOSE THE ABUSE OF GIRLS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO CREATING ENVIRONMENTS RICH IN KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND STRATEGIES AIMED AT TRANSFORMING SOCIAL NORMS THAT ARE DETRIMENTAL TO GIRLS. THIS APPROACH EMPOWERS GIRLS TO THRIVE IN SECURE SPACES, FREE FROM HARM.WE ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMUNITIES BY IMPLEMENTING THE KORE TIFI/POWER TO GIRLS! METHODOLOGY FROM DEPASE FRONTY, A LOCAL ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH BEYOND BORDERS IN JACMEL, HAITI (HTTP://REPANSEPOUVWA.ORG/). OVER A THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP, THEIR TEAM WILL PROVIDE MENTORSHIP, TRAINING, AND COACHING TO SUPPORT GIRLS WITHIN OUR RURAL PARTNER COMMUNITIES.PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCHOUR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH EFFORT IS CENTERED AROUND THREE MAIN THEMESCITIZENSHIP, STATE ENGAGEMENT, AND SECURITY. CO-RESEARCHERS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE MOSTLY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW HAITIANS DEFINE CITIZENSHIP AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF HOW THE STATE REGARDS THEM AS CITIZENS. THIS INVOLVES DELVING INTO BOTH PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HAITIAN, AS WELL AS HOW THAT IDENTITY CONNECTS WITH THEIR ROLE AS CITIZENS. WE SEEK TO COLLECT INSIGHTS ON HOW INDIVIDUALS FEEL ACKNOWLEDGEDOR OVERLOOKEDBY THE STATE, ALONG WITH THEIR VIEWS ON THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CITIZENSHIP. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO: AMPLIFY VOICES: THE PROJECT GIVES A PLATFORM TO HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED RURAL CITIZENS, ENSURING THEY ARE REPRESENTED IN NATIONAL DISCUSSIONS. PRIORITIZE LOCAL SOLUTIONS: COMMUNITIES WILL DEVELOP AND PROPOSE THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS, FOSTERING OWNERSHIP OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS. FOSTER SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP: THE PROJECT BUILDS LOCAL CAPACITY BY TRAINING CO-RESEARCHERS, ENSURING ONGOING DIALOGUE AND EMPOWERMENT. CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL DIALOGUE: RESEARCH FINDINGS WILL BE SYNTHESIZED AND PRESENTED TO HAITIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CIVIL SOCIETY, CONTRIBUTING TO MORE INCLUSIVE AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE SOLUTIONS.THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAPPING AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH INVOLVES CONDUCTING A BASELINE ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUENT ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE COMMUNES OF CAMP-PERRIN AND MANICHE. THE PROJECT AIMS TO CREATE A DIRECTORY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, INCLUDING MAYORS, MEMBERS OF THE CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE LA SECTION COMMUNALE (CASEC), AND ASSEMBLE DES SECTIONS COMMUNALES (ASEC). IT WILL GATHER QUALITATIVE DATA THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS WITH BOTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ENGAGE WITH CONSTITUENTS AND SUPPORT INCLUSIVE ELECTIONS. THIS WORK IS INTENDED TO INFORM FUTURE GOVERNANCE INTERVENTIONS AND CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.COMMUNITY-LED SYSTEM CHANGE WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AS THEY TAKE A WIDER LENS AT THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE ISSUES THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AND PRIORITIZED DURING THEIR PARTICIPATORY APPRAISAL LAST YEAR. IT IS A MESSY AND EMERGENT PROCESS THAT REQUIRES COURAGEOUS DIALOGUES, BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. TWO COMMUNITIES HAVE INITIATED TANGIBLE STEPS TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE HIGH COST OF TUITION. FOR EXAMPLE, COMMUNITY MEMBERS PULLED THEIR FUNDS TOGETHER TO OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT AND THEN COLLABORATED TO CONVERT AN UNUSED PLOT OF LAND INTO A PRODUCTIVE VEGETABLE AND YELLOW YAMS GARDEN. AS THESE INITIATIVES PROGRESS, THEY PROVIDE INSPIRATIONAL MODELS FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES SEEKING TO MAKE THEIR OWN IMPACT.AGROFORESTRY PROGRAMFOR THE YEAR 2024, WE CONDUCTED NEW EXPERIMENTS AND BEGAN TO SEE THE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENTS WE CONDUCTED OVER THE PAST YEARS IN COFHED'S AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES. ALL THE PLANTS WE PLANTED HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GROWN, WITH SOME ALREADY REACHING HEIGHTS OVER THREE METERS. THE MORINGA TREES HAVE FLOWERED, AND OUR COCOA TREES ARE ALSO FLOWERING AND BEGINNING TO BEAR FRUIT. WE HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL HARVESTS FROM OUR CROPS. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, WE PLANTED OTHER CROPS SUCH AS SWEET POTATOES AND CASSAVA, WHICH WE HARVESTED AT THE END OF THE YEAR.THE AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED ENABLES US TO CONDUCT PERIODIC HARVESTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR CULTIVATED FIELDS YIELD VARIOUS CROPS, INCLUDING PAPAYA, BANANAS, CUCUMBERS, PEPPERS, SQUASH, BEANS SWEET POTATOES, CASSAVA, AND YAMS. WE HAVE OBSERVED AN INCREASE IN BEE ACTIVITY WITHIN OUR AGROFORESTRY AREA, ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PRESENCE OF MELLIFEROUS PLANTS SUCH AS CASHEW AND MORINGA THAT BLOOM THERE. RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT TREES PLAY IN THE ENVIRONMENT, COFHED IS COMMITTED TO DISTRIBUTING SEEDLINGS WITHIN COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT WHENEVER FEASIBLE.IN SEPTEMBER 2024, WE SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED 493 SEEDLINGS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF GAETAN, DIVEZEN, AND MARC. THE PLANTS DISTRIBUTED INCLUDED: - 84 POMELOS - 31 SOUR ORANGES - 49 CHERRIES - 234 STARFRUITS - 95 CASHEWS FURTHERMORE, COFHED STRATEGICALLY PLANTED NUMEROUS GLIRICIDIA AND MORINGA TREES IN ITS FIELDS TO ENHANCE THE PRESENCE OF BEE-FRIENDLY PLANTS. ACTIVITIES CONTINUE AT THE COFHED FOUNDATION WITH THE GOAL OF PROMOTING A BETTER ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCING PLANTS THAT CAN BENEFIT PEOPLE.COMMUNITY-LED EDUCATION IMPACTTHE YEAR 2024 PRESENTED A GREATER NUMBER OF CHALLENGES COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ENCOUNTERED SUBSTANTIAL DIFFICULTIES IN OBTAINING BOOKS FROM THE CAPITAL DUE TO INCREASING INSECURITY AND AN ECONOMIC CRISIS IN HAITI. NONETHELESS, ALL SCHOOLS IN OUR REGION WERE ABLE TO COMMENCE THEIR ACADEMIC YEAR IN OCTOBER. THE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH HAS SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFITED SEVERAL COFHED PARTNER COMMUNITIES, ENABLES MORE CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL WITHOUT BARRIERS.EDUCATION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE ACADEMIC SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR WORK, SUPPORTING A GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL LEVELS. IN TOTAL, 56 SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD THEIR SCHOOL FEES COVERED, WHILE 8 COLLEGE STUDENTS CONTINUED THEIR STUDIES IN DISCIPLINES SUCH AS NURSING, ACCOUNTING, ADMINISTRATION, AND AGRICULTURE. ADDITIONALLY, FIVE STUDENTS RECEIVED VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WITH TWO COMPLETING PROGRAMS IN TAILORING AND MASONRY. SEVERAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ADVANCED TO NEW GRADES, AND THREE COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL.DESPITE LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING TEXTBOOKS DUE TO INSECURITY IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, SCHOOLS IN ALL COFHED PARTNER COMMUNITIES SUCCESSFULLY OPENED THEIR DOORS IN OCTOBER 2024. TEACHERS' SALARIES WERE CONSISTENTLY PAID, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO GREATER MORALE AND COMMITMENT AMONG EDUCATORS.HOT LUNCHES A TOTAL OF 631 STUDENTS RECEIVED HOT MEALS ON SCHOOL DAYS AT LA PETITE ACADMIE DE LOUGOU AND LE JARDIN DES ROSSIGNOLS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU DE NUTRITION ET DVELOPPEMENT (BND) AND FUNDING FROM THE PROGRAMME ALIMENTAIRE MONDIAL (PAM), LA PETITE ACADMIE WAS ABLE TO SERVE MEALS FIVE DAYS A WEEK. MEANWHILE, LE JARDIN DES ROSSIGNOLS, OPERATING WITHOUT PAM SUPPORT, PROVIDED MEALS FOR FOUR DAYS A WEEK. IN LOUGOU AND RAYMOND, 66,112 HOT MEALS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN TOTAL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SUMMER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MEALS SERVED DURING ACADEMIC REMEDIATION AND YOUTH SUMMER CLUBS. HEALTH CHILDREN ATTENDING LA PETITE ACADMIE DE LOUGOU RECEIVE CARE AT THE LOCAL CLINIC. CHILDREN FROM RAYMOND ARE MONITORED BY COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSES AND ARE TAKEN TO MEDICAL OR DENTAL PROVIDERS WHEN NECESSARY. MANY CHILDREN HAVE DENTAL ISSUES. A TOTAL OF 11 CHILDREN HAVE SEEN THE DENTIST, AND THE NURSES WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW UP WITH OTHER CHILDREN. 447903 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 HA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 MN X NICAISE AVIGNON 6517056247 PO BOX 4094 SAINT PAUL MN 551040094 NICAISE AVIGNON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 49200 0 2167 HARRY SAINT PREUX BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNA MARIE LIVELY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY FENNER TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PHIL HANSON ASST TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLI PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN SMUCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE SCOTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIKA ECKROTH SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 49200 0 2167 0 0 0 0 0 60936 601631 3480 662567 5867 5867 5169 0 5169 5169 5169 6167 60936 11404 -5237 -5237 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 1250 1250 1250 669616 0 0 7049 X 52630 31054 10537 11039 174629 102188 35506 36935 13719 9604 1783 2332 21934 16321 2133 3480 2450 2450 25013 25013 5858 787 5071 3283 3283 3358 3358 1172 1172 EDUCATION 88545 88545 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CE 43834 43834 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 43775 43775 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTUR 33257 33257 101207 75180 9939 16088 614664 447903 96887 69874 15156 17895 270977 170513 100000 210000 12500 3842 7912 234822 125651 112528 109171 400 1916 502903 529907 30119 2171 30119 2171 X 301394 226213 171390 301523 472784 527736 502903 529907 54952 0 X 0 0 0 X 609631 802932 459400 530983 662567 3065513 609631 802932 459400 530983 662567 3065513 1513298 1552215 103 252 4269 7154 5867 17645 250 1932 17195 3890 7417 30684 3113842 0.49850 0.52710 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 250. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 700. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 600. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 700. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,250. FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,232. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 16,595. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 3,190. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 6,167. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 134539 25368 109171 928 928 0 99355 99355 0 109171 ACTIVITIES IN HAITI 1 0 PROGRAM SERVICES OFFICE SUPPORT AND PROJECTS BENEFITING INDIVIDUAL AND VARIOUS PARTNER COMMUNITIES 375102 1 0 0 0 1 0 375102 0 375102 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2 GRANTS OBTAINED DURING FY 2024-25 ARE SENT BY WIRE TRANFERS TO THE BANK ACCOUNT OF COFHED IN MN. IN SOME CASES, A SIGNED CONFIRMATION OF FUNDS RECEIVED IS SENT TO THE GRANTOR FOR EACH GRANT RECEIVED. TO SEND GRANT FUNDS TO HAITI, DISBURSEMENT REQUESTS ARE PREPARED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SENT TO THE TREASURER. FUNDS EXPENDITURES ARE TRACKED IN EXCEL FILES, AND REQUESTED REPORTS PRODUCED (BOTH NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL) ARE SENT TO BOTH THE GRANTORS AND COFHED TREASURER. GALA 67103 60936 6167 3400 3418 800 3786 67103 60936 6167 3400 3418 800 3786 11404 -5237 MADELEINE AVIGNON SPOUSE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 64120 EMPLOYMENT WAGES 0 NORKA AVIGNON PETERSEN CHILD OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 23023 EMPLOYMENT WAGES 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPACT MOST HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF LOUGOU AND RAYMOND. PATIENT SERVICES & OUTREACH - 1425 MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS WERE CONDUCTED (LOUGOU AND RAYMOND) - 370 WOMEN RECEIVED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AT THE CLINIC. - 9 WOMEN GAVE BIRTH TO 9 HEALTHY NEWBORNS IN LOUGOU. - 346 HOME HEALTH VISITS WERE CONDUCTED IN 12 COMMUNITIES. CHILD HEALTH & NUTRITION - 706 CHILDREN RECEIVED DEWORMING TREATMENT (LOUGOU AND RAYMOND) - 116 CHILDREN WERE TREATED FOR SKIN DISEASES (LOUGOU AND RAYMOND) - 795 CHILDREN WERE SCREENED FOR MALNUTRITION (LOUGOU AND RAYMOND) - 24 CHILDREN WERE TREATED FOR MALNUTRITION - 11 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED HOSPITAL CONSULTATIONS AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS. EDUCATION & TRAINING - HEALTH EDUCATION SESSIONS ON SANITATION, BLOOD PRESSURE, SKIN DISEASES, MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH, NUTRITION, MENTAL HEALTH, VIOLENCE PREVENTION. COMMUNITIES REACHED: LOUGOU, RAYMOND, MARC, DIVEZEN, PIKO, GUILLAUME, GRANDOU, NAVA, MAWOTY. COMMUNITY WOMEN-LED MICROCREDIT BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS IN A COMMUNITY TAKES PATIENCE, GOOD LEADERSHIP, AND TRUST. WHILE MANY LOCAL VENTURES HAVE STRUGGLED DUE TO POOR MANAGEMENT AND UNPAID LOANS, MOFADEL HAS REMAINED STRONG FOR 15 YEARS, PROUDLY SUPPORTING THE LOUGOU COMMUNITY. DESPITE THE COLLAPSE OF SIMILAR INITIATIVES IN NEARBY AREAS LIKE MAWOTY AND BALIZE, MOFADEL CONTINUES TO GROW, NOW SERVING AS A FINANCIAL REFUGE FOR OTHERS THANKS TO THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF FONDATION COFHED HATI AND ITS PARTNERS. THE COMMUNITY-MANAGED MUTUAL FUND REPORTS A 95% REPAYMENT RATE. MOFADEL MEMBERSHIP HAS INCREASED TO 645 MEMBERS (363 WOMEN, 245 MEN AND 37 COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS). AGRICULTURAL LOANS ARE MORE THAN 50% OF TOTAL LOAN ACTIVITIES, ALIGNING WITH THE LOCAL ECONOMYSHOWING THAT MOFADEL'S LENDING ALIGNS WELL WITH COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES. THE DONOR-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE LOAN PROGRAM SERVED 98 WOMEN IN 10 COMMUNITIES. THE AGRICULTURAL LOAN PROGRAM HAS HELPED FAMILIES RESUME FARMING, IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY, AND GENERATE INCOME FOR EDUCATION, EVEN AFTER SETBACKS LIKE HURRICANE MATTHEW. LIVESTOCK REPLACEMENT FOR YEARS, COFHED HAS BEEN ENHANCING LIVESTOCK AND FARMING, WHICH COMMUNITIES VALUE AS A SIGNIFICANT FORM OF WEALTH. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE MAKING LIVESTOCK AND AGRICULTURE A PRIORITY, SINCE THESE ACTIVITIES HELP THEM FEED THEIR FAMILIES, AFFORD HOSPITAL CARE, AND PAY FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. THE BENEFICIARIES' TESTIMONIES HIGHLIGHT THEIR DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT HAVE ENHANCED THE PROSPERITY OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. LIVESTOCK PURCHASED AND DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 128 ANIMALS (73 GOATS, 50 SHEEP, AND 5 COWS) WERE PURCHASED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILIES IN OUR PARTNER COMMUNITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE ANIMAL DIED ON THE DAY OF DISTRIBUTION, SO 127 ANIMALS WERE SUCCESSFULLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THIRTEEN (13) COMMUNITIES. YOUTH CLUB IN LOUGOU AND RAYMOND IN 2024, THE YOUTH CLUBS IN LOUGOU AND RAYMOND CONTINUED THEIR MISSION TO EMPOWER YOUNG GIRLS THROUGH PERSONAL GROWTH, EDUCATION, AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT. DESPITE LIMITED RESOURCES, A TOTAL OF 34 SESSIONS (18 IN LOUGOU AND 16 IN RAYMOND) WERE HELD, FOCUSING ON SELF-ESTEEM, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, MENSTRUAL HYGIENE, SEXUALITY EDUCATION, AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. THE GIRLS ALSO EXPLORED IMPORTANT LIFE VALUES, SUCH AS STAYING IN SCHOOL AND AVOIDING EARLY PREGNANCY, ALONGSIDE MOMENTS OF SPIRITUAL REFLECTION. WHILE LOUGOU WAS UNABLE TO OFFER CRAFT SESSIONS DUE TO FUNDING CONSTRAINTS, RAYMOND'S YOUTH CLUB BENEFITED FROM SCHOOL-PROVIDED MATERIALS, ALLOWING GIRLS TO EXPRESS THEIR CREATIVITY THROUGH FLOWER-MAKING, CARD DESIGN, AND APPLIQUES. CHRISTMAS AND EASTER BASKETS THIS PAST HOLIDAY SEASON, THANKS TO YOU, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FACING HARDSHIP WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY AND SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS. WE DISTRIBUTED A GIFT BASKET FOR CHRISTMAS TO 477 FAMILIES IN 14 COMMUNITIES. EACH BASKET CONTAINED OIL, SUGAR, RICE, TOMATO PASTE, BUTTER, SPAGHETTI, SPICES, SALMON, AS WELL AS LAUNDRY AND BODY SOAPS. MOST ITEMS WERE PROVIDED IN A BRAND-NEW PLASTIC BASKET OR A GROCERY ZIPPER BAG. MANY FAMILIES LOST THEIR CROPS DUE TO A RECENT DROUGHT, LEADING TO FOOD SHORTAGES ACROSS THE COMMUNITIES. THIS HAS FURTHER DEEPENED THE VULNERABILITY OF ALREADY STRUGGLING HOUSEHOLDS. WE DISTRIBUTED A BASKET OF FOOD TO 345 FAMILIES FOR EASTER IN 13 COMMUNITIES. EACH BASKET CONTAINED 5 LBS. OF RICE, 5 LBS. OF CORN GRITS, 5 LBS. OF PINTO BEANS, 5 LBS. OF SUGAR, 1 CAN OF TOMATO PASTE, 1 CAN OF SALMON, 1 TUB OF BUTTER AND 1 QUART OF COOKING OIL. THE BASKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN EACH COMMUNITY, PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF DURING THIS PERIOD OF FOOD INSECURITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MADELEINE AVIGNON, NICAISE AVIGNON'S WIFE, AND NORKA AVIGNON-PETERSON (DAUGHTER), ARE EMPLOYEES OF COFHED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING IS PERFORMED AT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY COMPARATIVE DATA OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROFESSIONS. THE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E PROGRAM OPERATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 30,719. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,719. ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,365. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,365. SUPPORT OPERATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,650. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,017. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,467. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,134. TRAIN THE TRAINER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,576. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,576. DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,920. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,920. SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 179. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,653. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,701. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,533. EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,035. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 269. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,304. HEALTH CARE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,656. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,656. FONDATION COFHED HAITI ROUTE DE GAETAN 021 HT 8140 CAMPPERRIN HA SUPPORT COFHED ACTIVITIES IN HAITI HA N/A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FONDATION COFHED HAITI B 372509 CASH