Focus Haitian Music Inc.

Focus Haitian Music, Inc. was founded by Herbert Joseph with goals to strive, to promote and catalyze universal education among children from the underprivileged section of society. The aim being that education should lead to change not only in the amount of knowledge gained, but also on the abilities to do, to think and to acquire habits, skills and attitude which characterize an individual who is socially accepted and adjusted. The term universalization includes universal enrollment, universal retention and universal achievement of an acceptable level of STEM. (Science, Technology, Environment and Mathematics.

We at FOHAMU believe that Quality Education is the key to overcoming poverty in a single generation. And it is also fundamental in creating a future for human security, community development and national progress. It is an enormous challenge and opportunity!

Further to its mission to empower children through education, Focus Haitian Music also responds to the call of humanity in times of emergencies like the ravaging earthquake of 2010 where more than 300 thousand lives have been perished. We have partnered with the USAID to help clear the rubble from one of the best schools in Haiti, Institution Chrétienne Haiti. We are still looking forward throughout fundraising activities to assist further in rebuilding effort of the school and providing free food to children.

In its endeavor to achieve its mission through key thrust areas, FOHAMU supports projects in partnership with individuals and institutions. Besides financial assistance, support is also extended in the spheres of training and materials, infrastructure and organization development. The various types of support extended by Focus Haitian Music (FOHAMU) are as follows:

•Supporting innovative, need based projects - from concept development to infrastructure development and project management.

•Catalytic activities such as

a.Capacity building (institutionalization of individual / un-organized initiatives) providing lodging to international students to attend colleges and universities throughout the United States.

b.Supporting from 2012 to 2014 more than one hundred students from Haiti attending different schools to participate in a leadership and competition program by Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). The best of our competitor students are being sponsored by FOHAMU to study and to exchange cultural knowledge in the United States. (See our magazine in our resources)

c.Environmental Program to vast cleaning and awareness program in the community where children might catch germ diseases like cholera, yellow fever, etc.….

As of 2014, Focus Haitian Music has provided 2 fully covered scholarship to two children to attend The City University of New York and with your help and support, more students from abroad and here can benefit from this scholarship program.

Concerned about sustainability of initiatives.

Focus Haitian Music, FOHAMU consciously guides, encourages and supports resource raising efforts of its partner organizations.