Fonkoze is Haiti’s alternative bank for the Organized Poor. It is the largest micro-finance institution offering a full range of financial services to the rural-based poor in Haiti. Fonkoze’s mission is to build the economic foundations for democracy in Haiti. Established in 1994, Fonkoze currently has over 90,000 depositors, over 30,000 active borrowers (97% of whom are women), and 26 branch offices spread throughout every department of Haiti.

1. Please describe what the organization/company you work with does, how it is set up and where it is located?
I worked at the Hopital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti. The hospital is located in a very small community – Deschapells - in the Artibonite Valley in central Haiti. Its location is a proximally 3½ hours from [...]