Three-quarters of Haitians are unemployed or are doing whatever they can to make ends meet, with little support or education. For that reason, Elevating Christian Ministries focuses on facilitating sustainable development in Haitian communities through local business development and leadership training.

There’s a saying in Haiti, “hungry bellies have no ears.” When a child is hungry, they are unable to learn. Haitian teams run our bread program at schools so that every child has a meal. The Elevating Bakeries in Gonaïves, Cap-Haïtien, Les Cayes and Île-à-Vache are cash-flow-positive businesses: the white bread they sell helps pay for the whole wheat bread that feeds 32,572 children at 131 schools every day.

We can imagine a day in Haiti when organizations like ours are no longer needed. Our vision is to become a fully self-sustaining Christian ministry in Haiti, powered by Haitian leadership and locally generated business income — with Haitians feeding Haitians and serving their own communities with purpose.