Accessibility Award

FONHARE recently received the "Accessibility Award" at an official ceremony

bringing together the first lady of Haiti, the Secretary of State for People with

Disabilities, the representative of the Prime Minister and Ambassador of the

European Union in Haiti, as members of the Haitian government and representatives

of international and national NGOs. It was a wonderful evening of recognition for the

work done in the creation of accessible buildings in Ouanaminthe, the promotion of

building codes for accessibility to new construction, the training of contractors and

masons in good methods of building ramps and promoting the inclusion and

accessibility of schools, public buildings.