WHO WE ARE
The Edeyo Team is a group of dedicated professionals from various backgrounds who all share the same passion to empower Haitian youth.
In 2005, the Bel-Air neighborhood of Haiti’s capital city Port-Au-Prince was ravaged by political violence and natural disasters.
The grim reality of life in this densely populated slum was painfully evident to Edeyo’s co-founders Unik Ernest and Michael Pradieu, when they visited the area in early 2007.
The two childhoood friends from Port-Au-Prince vowed to do something to help. So at his birthday party that year, Unik, a premier event producer renowed worldwide, announced the formation of Edeyo, which means, “Help them” in Haitian Creole.
That November, Edeyo opened the Joyous Heart School/École Communautaire du Bel-Air Herve Romain with an enrollment of 88 students.
Today Edeyo is devoted to rebuilding the school, which was demolished in the January 2010 earthquake, and expanding enrollment in new and better facilities.
Unlike most other aid organizations, the Edeyo Foundation is staffed entirely with volunteers, keeping overhead expenses to less than 1%. This means that 99¢ of every dollar we raise goes directly to helping the children of Haiti.
WATCH
Below, watch an interview with Unik Ernest, our founder, and other supporters of the Edeyo Foundation. Learn more about founders Unik Ernest, Michael Pradieu and our dedicated staff and board.