Former Legislative Fellow
Speaking about his AEIF 2014 winning project
On
Friday, September 5, 2014, U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White and her office
organized a reception with Haitian Professionals who participated in programs
with the U.S. State Department to introduce the AEIF (Alumni Engagement
Innovative Fund) 2014 winner for Haiti. As one of the winners of the 2014
AEIF Awards, I was officially invited to take part at this reception
in Bourdon, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Doudly Elius and U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White
At
the reception, I had a chance to meet with other Fellows from other U.S. State
Department programs and talk about my AEIF 2014 project idea. My AEIF
project: "Empower Haitian Women", falls in line with one of the main
themes promoted by the International Exchange Alumni global online project
competition this year--Empowering Women. My budget reaches $20,000 in
order to provide business planning literacy to my target community of 40
Haitian women living with disabilities. My goal is to make a difference in
the lives of vulnerable people, specifically those who are excluded from the
Haitian society and also victims of societal discrimination.
“I
acknowledge Partners of the Americas and their team whom support has helped me
to be one of the AEIF 2014 winners in the western hemisphere for Haiti. Their
help during this competition providing me with constructive, useful feedback
and assistance will never be forgotten. Now because of the International
Professional Exchange Program, I am going to empower 40 Haitian women living
with disabilities through business literacy training and leadership workshops.”
The
Alumni Engagement Innovative Fund (AEIF) is a worldwide online project
competition organized yearly by the U.S. State Department with alumni from
different backgrounds. It is a highly competitive project competition--out of
more than 1000 innovative projects, only 60 were selected to receive a grant of
up to $25,000. Haiti had never been selected as the AEIF winner before,
and this was the first time that a Fellow who recently participated in a
program funded by the U.S. State Department won the global project competition.
Watch
Former Legislative Fellow Doudly Elius’s speaking about his AEIF 2014 winning
project here.
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| Former Legislative Fellow Speaking about his AEIF 2014 winning project |
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| Doudly Elius and U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Pamela White |
“I
acknowledge Partners of the Americas and their team whom support has helped me
to be one of the AEIF 2014 winners in the western hemisphere for Haiti. Their
help during this competition providing me with constructive, useful feedback
and assistance will never be forgotten. Now because of the International
Professional Exchange Program, I am going to empower 40 Haitian women living
with disabilities through business literacy training and leadership workshops.”
The
Alumni Engagement Innovative Fund (AEIF) is a worldwide online project
competition organized yearly by the U.S. State Department with alumni from
different backgrounds. It is a highly competitive project competition--out of
more than 1000 innovative projects, only 60 were selected to receive a grant of
up to $25,000. Haiti had never been selected as the AEIF winner before,
and this was the first time that a Fellow who recently participated in a
program funded by the U.S. State Department won the global project competition.
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