Many Hands for Haiti

We reject the despairing narrative that Haiti is a lost cause. Our long-term, relational strategy counters chaos by being present in the community and demonstrating regional restoration with consistent, effective action.

In Haiti, the need is great.

of Haiti’s people live in poverty¹

are facing a hunger crisis

are unable to read their own language²

do not have access to electricity²

¹ World Bank | ² Human Rights Watch, 2024

Our Commitment to Haiti

Committed to long-term, sustainable development since 2008

Grounded in a spiritual calling of restorative justice

Demonstrated our localized, evidence-based development model

Validated by the high return on investment (it works!)

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How Many Hands Transforms Lives in Haiti

True transformation happens when we address multiple needs at the same time. As a leading nonprofit in Haiti, our commitment is “inch-wide, mile-deep,” meaning our nearly 150 Haitian staff work alongside Haitian leaders and families to build lasting solutions in six focus areas that create a complete and stable foundation for life.

These efforts are resourced by our “generosity engine,” the combined efforts of our donors and thrift markets in the U.S. This allows our local Haitian staff to build communities and be the hands and feet of Christ.

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Health Assistance

Prioritizing Care for the Most Vulnerable

In a country with critical healthcare gaps, our work is a lifeline, focusing on the most marginalized: women, children, the elderly, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and people with disabilities. We focus on proactive, life-saving care within the First 1,000 Days (conception to a child’s third birthday), the most critical window for development, alongside emergency support for those with no other options.

Our Programs

The First 1,000 Days Program: Providing critical medical care, maternal nutrition, and education from pregnancy to age three, empowering mothers to protect their child’s cognitive development and build a healthy foundation for the next generation.

Learn about the First 1,000 Days Program

Comprehensive Prenatal Care and Nutritional Support: Providing regular check-ups, essential lab work, and daily nutrient-dense lunches/prenatal vitamins for pregnant and nursing mothers.

Stretch Out Your Hand: Started by our Haitian staff encountering needs in their communities beyond our existing programs, this program offers specialized, life-saving medical intervention and emergency assistance for critical-need individuals who have no other healthcare options.

Hear from a Haitian Staff Member Donate to this Haitian-led initiative

Mobility Carts: We partner with Mobility Worldwide to distribute rugged, hand-cranked carts. These devices conquer difficult roads, granting the gift of mobility and empowering individuals to reconnect with their communities.

Watch Joslin’s Story

Education

Breaking Cycles of Poverty

Access to quality, Christ-centered education is the most effective way to break the multi-generational cycle of poverty. Education is a holistic investment in a child’s cognitive, emotional, and spiritual development.

Our Programs

Sylvain School of Light Preschool & Fundamental School: Providing a Christ-centered environment from pre-K through 9th grade, prioritizing modern methods and spiritual foundation.

Iowa Superindent Talks About Education in Haiti

Daily Nutritional Support: Providing breakfast and lunch to every student, every day—the only reliable source of nutrition for many.

Hear From a Haitian Teacher

Holistic Student Support: Committed to the development of every child, our comprehensive approach includes support for students with special needs, supplemental learning through summer and after-school programs, and vital leadership development opportunities.

The problem and the solution

Agriculture

Nurturing Land and Livelihoods

Spiritual growth is difficult when physical hunger is constant. Our work transforms the landscape into one of abundance, moving families from a mindset of survival to a mindset of investing in their own futures.

Our Programs

Alpha Gardens: Providing exclusive community plots for families (primarily mothers) enrolled in or graduated from the First 1,000 Days program, enabling them to provide the labor to grow nutrient-dense food for their own households.

Agriculture Extension Program: Training local leaders in advanced techniques to manage water, enrich soil, and increase crop yields for long-term food security.

Claudin Explains the Need

Husbandry Economic Project (H.E.P.): A family-based cooperative equipping parents to breed livestock. Families sell offspring back to our programs, and we match their profits to fund their child’s education—building a closed-loop economy that restores dignity.

David & Kely Working With Parents

Safe Structures

Building a Foundation for Security

A safe home is the physical foundation upon which a secure life is built. By transforming living conditions, we provide the stability necessary for families to focus on education and economic growth.

Our Programs

Concrete Floor Installation: Pouring solid concrete floors to replace dirt floors that harbor parasites, drastically reducing infant mortality, skin disease, and respiratory illness for a small investment.

Hear From Our Installation Crew

Complete Home Rebuilding: Building 140 and counting permanent, cinder-block homes reinforced with rebar for families in critical need.

Jene Rene Explains

Local Economic Impact: Utilizing local Haitian masons and laborers for every project, stimulating the local economy while we build.

Economic Opportunity

Empowering Self-Sufficiency

True transformation requires a shift from dependency to dignity. We focus on empowering individuals to provide for themselves and secure their children’s future.

Our Programs

Vocational Training & Entrepreneurship Mentorship: Equipping men and women with high-demand skills (e.g., trade skills) and business coaching to start ventures or find meaningful employment. This includes a key partnership with Vi Bella, which trains artisans, giving them technical knowledge and a pathway to entering the workforce with confidence.

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Agriculture Internships: Providing hands-on, practical experience to local youth and emerging leaders in advanced agronomy techniques, fostering future self-sufficiency.

Student Gardens (Launching 2026): This initiative teaches students about food security, entrepreneurship, and collaboration as they work toward a closed-loop economy.

Market Connection & Matched Savings: Creating internal markets by purchasing program-grown produce and livestock, and matching a portion of family profits for an education fund for their children.

Life Development

Cultivating Ethical Leadership

Sustainable change will come from within—driven by a new generation of ethical, Christ-centered leaders. We invest in the hearts and minds of the Haitian people to ensure progress is sustained for generations.

Our Programs

Lead Like Jesus Training: Teaching participants how to lead with the heart, head, hands, and habits of Jesus (servant leadership), this program is the cornerstone of our leadership development.
Adult Literacy Classes: Unlocking the ability of talented individuals to participate in commerce, local government, and church leadership.
Mentorship and Accountability: Providing relational support for emerging leaders to build the integrity and spiritual foundation needed to lead their communities.
Community-Based Bible studies: Cultivating spiritual growth and community reconciliation through weekly small-group study and training in God’s Word.
Marriage Services: Including pre-marital counseling and conducting the marriage ceremony.

Rene’s Transformation

This mission is powered by resilient local leaders like Rene. Rene grew up knowing the empty feeling of hunger and the hardship of poverty. He dreamt of a better future, driven by the desire to build for his community.

Today, Rene is a Construction Coordinator with Many Hands. He’s turning those dreams into reality, helping build homes and pour concrete floors for his neighbors in need. He’s laying a foundation of safety and dignity for his community, showing what can be achieved with faith and hard work.

The commitment we make is not ours alone—it is shared with you. The work in Haiti is difficult, but it is not impossible. Our faith, agility, and local leadership ensure your generosity reaches the people in need.

We are not just surviving the crisis; we are growing through it, fulfilling the commitment to be Love in Action in a broken world.

A Story
of Hope

A Story of Hope

Rene’s Transformation

We are not just surviving the crisis; we are growing through it, fulfilling the commitment to be Love in Action in a broken world.

How to Help the People of Haiti

Support the Mission

Donate to Many Hands for Haiti and directly fuel transformation happening in Haitian communities.

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Join an Impact Trip

Experience the mission firsthand and put your Love in Action on the ground.

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*Impact Trips to Haiti are currently on pause. Visit our Impact Trip page for more information.

Support our Thrift Stores

Shop or donate at our Many Hands Thrift Markets to fuel our essential programs.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED Questions

What is Many Hands for Haiti?

Many Hands for Haiti is a Christ-centered nonprofit committed to long-term Haiti community development. Since 2008, we have partnered with local Haitian leaders to implement sustainable programs in education, agriculture, leadership development, health, and economic opportunity—empowering families and strengthening community resilience in Haiti.

How is Many Hands different from other nonprofits working in Haiti?

Unlike short-term aid models, Many Hands for Haiti focuses on holistic, long-term transformation. Our nonprofit Haiti programs address multiple needs at once through our Pyramid Model so families can move from survival to stability. We prioritize local leadership, sustainable systems, and dignity-driven solutions rooted in Christian missions in Haiti.

What types of programs does Many Hands run in Haiti?

Many Hands for Haiti operates integrated programs across six focus areas:

Haiti education programs
Haiti agriculture programs
Safe housing and infrastructure
Economic opportunity and workforce development
Haiti leadership development
Maternal and child health assistance

Together, these programs create a strong foundation for lasting Haiti family empowerment.

Why does Many Hands focus on agriculture in Haiti?

Hunger undermines every area of life. Our Haiti agriculture programs help families grow nutrient-dense food, steward their land, and build income through sustainable farming and livestock initiatives. By restoring food security, we help communities invest in their future and build long-term community resilience in Haiti.

How does Many Hands support education in Haiti?

Education is one of the most powerful tools for breaking cycles of poverty. Through our Haiti education programs, we provide Christ-centered schooling, daily meals, scholarships, and safe learning environments so children can thrive academically, emotionally, and spiritually.

What role does faith play in your work?

Our Christian faith is central to everything we do. As a Christian missions Haiti organization, Many Hands serves as the hands and feet of Christ—sharing hope through action. While we meet urgent physical needs, we also invest in spiritual growth and ethical leadership so transformation lasts for generations.

How does Many Hands empower local leaders?

Sustainable change comes from within. Our Haiti leadership development programs equip emerging leaders with literacy, mentorship, and servant leadership training rooted in biblical principles. This ensures progress continues long after outside assistance steps back.

How are families empowered through Many Hands for Haiti?

Many Hands for Haiti prioritizes dignity and self-sufficiency. Through vocational training, matched savings, internal markets, and entrepreneurship mentorship, families gain the tools they need to provide for themselves—creating lasting Haiti family empowerment rather than reliance on aid.

Where does funding for Many Hands for Haiti come from?

Our work is powered by a unique generosity engine. Donations, sponsorships, and revenue from Many Hands Thrift stores in the U.S. help fund nonprofit Haiti programs, allowing more donor dollars to reach the ground and fuel transformation.

How does Many Hands ensure accountability and impact?

We work alongside trusted local partners, employ Haitian staff, and measure outcomes across all programs. From education attendance rates to improved maternal health and home safety, we focus on real, measurable results that strengthen community resilience in Haiti.

How can I help the people of Haiti through Many Hands?

There are several meaningful ways to help the people of Haiti:

Sponsor the mission through monthly giving
Shop or donate at a Many Hands Thrift store
Give financially to support sustainable programs

Every action helps turn generosity into Love in Action.

Is Many Hands for Haiti a registered nonprofit?

Yes. Many Hands for Haiti is part of Many Hands, a registered nonprofit organization committed to transparency, stewardship, and sustainable impact through Christian missions in Haiti and beyond.

I keep hearing about unrest in Haiti. Is Many Hands still working in Haiti?

Our answer is definitive, unwavering, and rooted in the unshakable faithfulness of God and our local team: Yes. Absolutely, Yes. Though Impact Trips to Haiti are currently paused, our faithful partners continue to serve local communities and build community resilience in Haiti.

How do you fund Christian missions in Haiti?

We operate under a holistic Pyramid Strategy, recognizing that life transformation requires addressing multiple needs simultaneously. When we address education, we must also address hunger and safe housing. Our thrift markets in the U.S. help fuel these programs, allowing our local Haitian staff to be the hands and feet of Christ.