Our mission
It is our mission to deliver whole life improvement to our community in Bon Repos, Haiti. By building a foundation of knowledge, Jou Nouvo provides opportunities for stability and enrichment to bolster hope, empower economic improvement, and create a sense of new certainty.
What We Do
Our goal is focused. We are dedicated to equipping people in one community with education and economic support so they can attain whole-life improvement.
Our programs directly benefit people in Bon Repos, Haiti. We provide child sponsorships, a girls scholar program, university scholarships, adult literacy courses, and business microloans. Our initiatives create a cycle of hope for a new day for these students and entrepreneurs.
Through the spirit of “Konbit” — working together as a team, a tribe, to complete a task until the end — Jou Nouvo partners with individuals to improve their lives and their community.
About Us
Haiti is the most impoverished country in the world. With a literacy rate less than 53% and 29% of the country living in extreme poverty, many Haitians struggle to improve their livelihoods, even slightly.
More than a decade ago, Kerline Tofuri founded Jou Nouvo to help the people of Bon Repos, her community of origin. With Kerline’s roots and connections, we are able to make a meaningful difference in this community.
Through literacy, education, and business development, we bolster hope. Children see a way out of poverty through education and adults gain financial independence as entrepreneurs.
Our Recent Impact
Get Involved
Connect with the people of Bon Repos. Sponsor a child or adult on their educational journey, donate to our microloans, provide university scholarship funds, or purchase a handcrafted angel. Every contribution goes a long way to help lift Bon Repos up and out of poverty.
Create a cycle of hope for a new day
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As we close the month of March, a big shout out to all the amazing women in team Jou Nouvo!
To all the Haitian fighters, and to all the strong women around the world who continue to fight for justice, we hear you, and salute your courage every day.
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Today, we shine the spotlight on one of our longest-serving employees in Haiti.
From Adult Literacy Program Supervisor to Coordinator of Programs, Elta has greatly contributed to strengthening our services in the community.
We are forever grateful to Elta for her leadership and unwavering commitment to our mission.
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✅️ Update on the courtyard garden at our community center in Bon Repos, Haiti.
Our small garden produces free vegetables and herbs, which we use to prepare nutritious food for our children and share with others in the community.
This is another example that despite the ongoing crisis, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀.
#Educate📚
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Women and girls all around the world are not treated equally as we know it.
At Jou Nouvo, we know the struggles as we also acknowledge the courage and determination of women and girls in our programs who are in a fight for their rights today.
We stand for equal rights, justice in all forms; we demand respect for women and girls in Bon-Repos today.
#internationalwomensday
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#Empower💪🏾
This year, we kick off #womenshistorymonth with a spotlight on Medjine Charles in our "Meet the Team" section.
From Jou Nouvo`s university scholarship holder to regular employee, Medjine exemplifies the Cycle of Hope we`re creating in her hometown of Bon Repos, Haiti.
We`re proud of her personal achievements and her valuable contribution to our team!
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This New Day
Learn about upcoming events, exciting progress on our Community Center, and the important ongoing work Jou Nouvo is doing for Bon Repos, Haiti.
