Organizations Filed Purposes:
ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT'S MISSION IS TO HELP LEADERS IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ACQUIRE THE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MANAGE THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HAITI.
LEADERSHIP, LOCAL CAPACITY-BUILDING, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. WE PROVIDE REGULAR, ONGOING TRAININGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO HELP BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE ISLAND OF LA GONAVE, IN ORDER TO INCREASE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN RURAL HAITI.
WE WORKED ONCE AGAIN WITH OUR PARTNER FROM PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO HELP ANOTHER SET OF COMMUNITIES ON LA GONAVE INSTALL SOLAR STREET LAMPS AROUND TOWN. THE PROJECT INVOLVED COMMUNITIES APPLYING FOR SUPPORT, WHICH NEEDED TO INCLUDE A PLAN ON WHERE AND HOW THE SOLAR LAMPS WOULD BE INSTALLED, WHO FROM THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE INVOLVED, AND WHAT LOCAL RESOURCES WOULD BE MOBILIZED TO HELP SUPPORT THE INSTALLATION.
ROOTS OF DEVELOPMENT WORKED WITH THE HAITIAN COMPANY ECSSA TO LAUNCH A PLASTIC RECYCLING CENTER ON THE ISLAND OF LA GONAVE. THE CENTER IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT BUYS PLASTIC TRASH COLLECTED BY RESIDENTS OF THE ISLAND, SHIPPED BACK TO PORT-AU-PRINCE TO BE TRANSFORMED, AND THEN SOLD TO COMPANIES OUTSIDE OF HAITI.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Chad Bissonnette | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $65,585 |
| Rudy Brioche | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ernest Voyard | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bethany Natoli | BOARD MEMBER, RESIGNED 06/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Martin | BOARD MEMBER, RESIGNED 06/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Desvarieux | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Magalie Pradel | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jacopo Namari | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Wells | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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