Helping Hands Noramise project leader, Rosedanie Cadet, is a woman of Haitian birth who was raised and educated in the United States. Rosedanie was born in Limbe', Haiti, but she had not been back until December 2009, when she visited to reconnect with members of her extended family. She was dismayed by the poverty and lack of resources in her hometown and was determined to return and undertake projects to stimulate economic growth and build educational opportunities in the community.

Rosedanie founded Helping Hands Noramise (HHN, named for her grandmother) in Limbe, Haiti in January 2010. Since then, she and other members of Team Noramise have initiated new leadership and educational programs. Because of the need in the community, and the success of these programs we have outgrown our Community Educational Center. We now look for your support to help us with the rent and renovations needed of the additional building that includes a store front access conveniently located just next door to our main Educational Center.

Programs currently offered through our Community Educational Center are:

* IMMI Couture - Micro Enterprise Women's Sewing Collective: a collective of local women who sew and sell women's products and reusable diapers within the local economy and the U.S.

* Food Sovereignty - workshops and classes based on seed saving, permaculture and sustainable crops.

*Computer/Media Resource Center - 5 computers with internet access used for workforce development, tutoring, and geographic education projects collaborating with schools in the United States

Youth Leadership Opportunities offered at the Community Educational Center are:

* Youth Rugby Team - which includes community service involvement, academic support, and mentoring

*Art Workshops - encouraging youth to learn traditional craft skills bringing revenue to their families

*Goat Project - Partnership with Heifer International resulting in responsibility, empowerment and leadership skill development along with fresh goat milk for families

We need your help to raise $5000 to enter into a long-term lease of three years to expand our Educational Community Center and programming into the adjacent property. The lease needs to be executed by August 1st, 2016.

The families of Limbe have come to rely on the services and community-building opportunities offered through Helping Hands Noramise. With your generous support, we can offer simultaneous programs for adults and youth daily. These programs change lives by creating sustainable financial resources, in a deeply impoverished area of the world. The young people involved in our programs become leaders and stewards of their city and resources. And most importantly, they gain a sense of hope for their futures.

Thank you so much for your generous contribution to this life changing grass roots organization!