Haiti Teen Challenge

TRAINING YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN HAITI TO BE RESPONSIBLE LEADERS IN LINE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.

NATURE OF ACTIVITIESIN 2010, HAITI TEEN CHALLENGE (HTC) WAS FORMED AS A MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN NON-PROFIT AND TAX EXEMPT 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. HTC RECEIVED THEIR 501(C)(3) STATUS FROM THE IRS ON JULY 6, 2010. THE HTC PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2011 IN PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI. OVERVIEWFOR DECADES OUTSIDE GOVERNMENTS AND THOUSANDS OF ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TRIED AND FAILED TO MEND HAITI. WITH 65% OF THE POPULATIONS UNDER AGE 30 THERE IS URGENCY BECAUSE HAITI IS UNABLE TO MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF FOOD, WATER, HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE FOR ITS PEOPLE, INFRASTRUCTURE IS MISSING, EDUCATION IS DIFFICULT TO ATTAIN, NEEDED SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP ARE RARE, THE ECONOMY IS BROKEN AND THERE IS A LACK OF LEADERS WHO CAN BE TRUSTED. MANY DOLLARS HAVE BEEN POURED INTO HAITI, BUT FUNDING HAS NOT GONE TO EMPOWER HAITIANS TO CHANGE THEIR FUTURE.HTC IS CONFRONTING THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST THAT HAVE CREATED DEPENDENCY AND THE IMPACT OF ABSENT FATHERS THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE WEIGHT OF THE SOCIETY BEING BORNE ON UNEDUCATED AND UNTRAINED WOMEN. HTC RECOGNIZES THAT ADDRESSING ONLY MATERIAL NEEDS DOES NOT DRILL DOWN TO THE CORE OF THE ISSUES OF POVERTY, AND HANDOUTS CREATE NEVER ENDING CO-DEPENDENCIES, THEREFORE HTC'S FOCUS IS ON DEVELOPMENT, NOT RELIEF.HTC IS DEDICATED TO ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EMPOWERING HAITIANS TO LEAD ANY SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN THEIR NATION. IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO FIX HAITI, BUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO WALK TOGETHER WITH OUR HAITIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS, ESTABLISHING TRUST, SUPPORTING THEIR LEADERSHIP, HELPING THEM TO RECOGNIZE THEIR RESOURCES, BUILD LEADERSHIP CAPACITY AND DEVELOP STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE DEEP AND LASTING CHANGE.HTC CULTIVATES GODLY AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE HAITIAN LEADERS TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION AND VISION. ALL STAFF IN HAITI IS HAITIAN. HTC INVESTS IN EVERY STAFF MEMBER THROUGH COUNSEL AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING, MENTORING, QUARTERLY STAFF TRAINING, AND ANNUAL STAFF RETREATS, AND TRAINS STAFF TO DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE IN EVALUATION OF OUTCOMES OF STUDENTS, ADHERENCE TO A DOCUMENTED REPORTING SYSTEM, DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN AND ACHIEVEMENT OF RESULTS. OUR BELIEFS1. ONLY POWER RELEASED THROUGH UNITY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN TRANSFORM LIVES AND A NATION.2. BELIEVERS AND CITIZENS OF A NATION MUST TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR NATION'S HEALING.3. POVERTY IS ROOTED IN BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOD, SELF, OTHERS AND ONE'S ENVIRONMENT. 4. A THRIVING CHURCH IS VITAL FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.5. CHRIST-LIKE ACTION THROUGH THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL WILL CHANGE HAITI.OUR MISSION"TO BUILD GODLY LEADERS OF INTEGRITY SO HAITIANS ARE EMPOWERED TO REBUILD THEIR NATION." BASED ON ISAIAH 61OUR UNIQUES1. NEW PARADIGM2. HAITIAN HELPING HAITIAN3. CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGEOUR GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLEDGEIT IS OUR PROMISE TO FUNCTION WITH UTMOST INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY. THE US BOARD AND THE HAITI FOUNDATION BOARD QUARTERLY MONITOR AND EVALUATE ADHERENCE TO THE HTC MISSION AND STRATEGIC PLAN, FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES.OUR PATHWAY TO SUCCESSHTC IDENTIFIES YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO DESIRE CHANGE. THE 18 TO 20-MONTH HTC IS THE ONLY RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IN HAITI AND IS RELATIONAL AND INTIMATE IN NATURE, A DISCIPLESHIP MODEL OF JESUS CHRIST, AND TRANSFORMATIVE AS A RESULT. PERSONAL GROWTH IS SPURRED DURING THIS TIME OF HEALING IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND IN THEIR VALUED PURPOSE, AND THEY EMERGE COMMITTED TO SERVE OTHERS. THEY ARE THEN SENT OUT TO RESTORE THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND ULTIMATELY THE NATION OF HAITI. THE PROGRAM HAS 4 COMPONENTS. 1. TRANSFORM: REPAIR BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOD, SELF, OTHERS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT.2. EQUIP: EMPOWER THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, TRAIN IN LIFE SKILLS, MENTOR AND MODEL ON HOW TO USE THEIR OWN RESOURCES AND SKILLS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, BE EMPLOYED AND LIVE A LIFE OF DIGNITY.3. MOBILIZE: LEAD COMMUNITY RESTORATION AND OUTREACH, JOB CREATION, BECOME CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE, UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO RESTORE THEIR NATION.4. SUSTAIN: GROW AND SUSTAIN YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH, MARKETPLACE OPPORTUNITIES, NETWORKING AND BY LINKING INFLUENCERS TO ELEVATE CHANGE AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO RESTORE THE HEALTH AND FUTURE FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAITI.2021 OUTCOMESSTUDENT OUTCOMES: HTC HAS ESTABLISHED SYSTEMS TO MONITOR GRADUATES FOR FIVE YEARS. THESE INCLUDE REGULAR COMMUNICATION WITH SCHOOLS, EMPLOYERS, CHURCHES AND NEIGHBORS.- 90% REMAIN COMMITTED TO A NEW LIFESTYLE- 78% OF GRADUATES SERVE IN THEIR LOCAL CHURCH- 70% OF GRADUATES ARE WORKING TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITIES- 70% QUALIFY FOR EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS- +1,500 HAITIANS SERVED BY HTC STUDENTS- 100% OF STUDENTS AND GRADUATES HAVE MENTORS- 5,000 PEOPLE REACHED WEEKLY THROUGH RENDEZVOUS CHRIST CHURCH, AN OUTGROWTH OF HTC. THE CHURCH IS THE KEY CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND CHANGE, AND 65% OF LEADERSHIP IN CHURCH IS PROVIDED BY HTC GRADUATES.- 7 PORT AU PRINCE COMMUNITIES SERVED- 2 YEAR WAIT LIST FOR HTC PROGRAM- HTC ECONOMIC ENGINE HTC AUTO REPAIR PROFITABLE BUSINESS THAT CREATES INTERNSHIPS AND JOBS AND PROVIDES A NEEDED SERVICE.- HTC LINKS INFLUENCERS, I.E., LAUNCHED PARTNERSHIP WITH AYITI CLEAN CHALLENGE (ACC) A FOR PROFIT BUSINESS THAT SEEKS TO RESTORE THE BEAUTY AND HEALTH OF HAITI THROUGH PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL THAT INCLUDED TRASH COLLECTION, TRANSFER STATIONS, LEGITIMATE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE LINED LANDFILLS, RECYCLING FACILITIES AND EDUCATIONAL CENTERS.