Avellon Williams
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- Haiti is a country that has been through a lot of trauma. The country has been in a state of crisis for many years. But despite all the hardships they have faced, there are still some positive stories coming out of Haiti.
According to the U.S. State Department, which oversees the program, fifteen Haitian entrepreneurs have been selected to participate in the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI).
According to the agency, the Haitian fellows and their counterparts will engage with companies and social enterprises in 20 U.S. cities to build relationships and increase business ties between the United States and their countries over the next six months.
Upon completing the program in July, they will join more than 1,000 YLAI Fellowship Program alumni.
Youth Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI), launched in 2015, is the flagship program of the State Department for emerging entrepreneurs and business leaders from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada.
With the goal of empowering emerging entrepreneurs in the Western Hemisphere, this program provides them with the opportunities, tools, networks, and resources to support economic and social development in the region.
A total of 280 business and social entrepreneurs from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada were selected for the program offered by IREX, a global development, and education organization.
The future of Haiti is bright and the country’s entrepreneurs are the ones who will make it happen.
The following list contains the names of the 15 Haitians selected for the YLAI program:
• Hans Michel Beaugelus is a founder of GBI (Grow your Business Initiatives) who has experience in securing key partnerships to advance the company’s strategic objectives.
• Mykerline J Stephane Brice, a Co-Founder, President, and R&D Manager for TourisTIC, with experience in developing and planning activities and events related to tourism
• Vanessa Charles works in the Community Development sector-leading Lev’Elles Up. The company offers service for its customers and works with mature women but also with girls who are mostly orphans.
• Witchelle Charles, a local board member and the community service projects coordinator of Kids Connection Haiti (KCH), is committed to ensuring that students are able to provide community services aimed to develop their leadership skills as young people.
• Wilnes Clement is with the Energy and Environment sector-leading Smile Urban Farm and Recycling Center (SUFARC), a company that works in the green energy and environment sector and offers training and technical support for recycling and the creation of urban gardens.
• Mardochee Dumervil is a social entrepreneur who helps farmers to transform their basic raw materials into manufactured products through Union des cadres pour le development de Villard, UCDV.
• Hernsley Elie is a Data Analysis and IT sector leading Hernsley Technology and Services that offers technological services, including social network management, passport service, software creation, and computer repair database management
• Stanley Gousse runs Zesa Raw, the only renewable energy-based agriculture industry in Haiti producing organic cane syrup.
• Lisa Jude Georges founder of Regal has experience in various aspects of monitoring the peanut value chain in Haiti.
• Pierre Moise Louis is the founder of Jeremie Breadfruit Flour and Nursery and has experience in defining global strategies for the operation of the company and managing commercial, technical, technological, and other non-administrative activities.
• Fridler Louis is an energy engineer that focuses on solar, wind, and hydro-energy and works in the Energy and Environment sector-leading Haiti’s Unlimited Green Energy.
• Jenny-Flore Milou works in the Health sector-leading Oiseau Bleu Agence de Soins Infirmiers distinguishes itself in fulfilling patients’ desires and health needs to make them happy and empowered.
• Roland Occelent is an aspiring economist and a technology and computer enthusiast running a technology services company that provides magazine and landing page creation services to small businesses that want to establish a web presence.
• Marie Marcelin is an environmental sanitation engineer leading a social business in water treatment with natural resources.
• Frantz-One is a Program Director and President for Alternatives Business Incubator & Accelerator with experience in developing and supervising business incubation and acceleration programs.
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