Program areas at Overture International
ESPWA Development Center (Education, Nutrition, Healthcare) The ESPWA Development Center offers opportunities for many vital programs and support to both children and their families with the ultimate goal of keeping the family unit together. During 2022: Community Farm Program provided land to 60 farmers; Through the Diri Lavi Food Packaging Program, 100,000 meals were prepared. 1,127 students attended the ESPWA campus school and employed 60+ teachers. The permenant Medical Clinic served 3,000+ community members. Community Domes on the campus provide emergency shelter, food storage, meeting spaces and other community services.
Housing, Community Development, and Disaster Response: Overture builds strong homes for families, purchasing from local vendors and creating local jobs. Southern Haiti was devasted by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in August 2021 damaging or destroying more than 140k homes and leaving approx. 650k people in need of humanitarian assistance. During 2022, construction began on 100 new homes in 19 vulnerable communities - providing safe shelter for 900+ people. Construction began on a new dome community center in Dory, Maniche. 460+ jobs were provided through new construction projects.
Empowerment Programs: Overture's social support model empowers Haitians of all ages at the individual, family and community levels toward independence and self-sufficiency. The model encourages community parternerships and supports locally-driven services that enable families to meet the basic needs of their children: education, nutrition, healthcare, empowerment programs and housing (housing is included below in community development). During 2022: 180 parents attended empowerment workshops, 2177 children attended psychosocial activities, 1982 adults attended child protection training. 500+ scholarships were provided to children for family preservation. 39 young adults attended the Young Adult Empowerment Program. 23 mobile clinics were held in remote communities serving 4000+ people. 395,928 emergency response meals were provided to vulnerable families in remote communities.