This document summarizes the high costs of basic services like water, electricity, and phone charging that people in Haiti pay compared to developed countries. It then outlines a plan for a social impact consortium in Haiti led by renowned social entrepreneurs to provide more affordable and sustainable solutions. The consortium aims to (1) create access to technologies like solar lamps and efficient cookstoves, (2) establish savings and financing programs, and (3) develop entrepreneurship among youth. Within 3 years, it seeks to expand its efforts and build local capacity in Haiti.

1. YOU MAY THINK YOU’RE
PAYING TOO MUCH FOR
YOUR MONTHLY BILLS
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2. WHAT IF YOU HAD TO PAY:
US$600 A MONTH FOR WATER
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3. US$800 A MONTH FOR GAS
AND ELECTRICITY
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4. US$7 EACH TIME YOU CHARGED
YOUR PHONE
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5. YOU MAY SAY: NOT IN THIS
WORLD…
IN FACT, THIS HAPPENS
NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM
YOUR DOORSTEP
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6. US$30 a month for
US$0.35 to charge
clean water
cell phone
IN HAITI, PEOPLE
PAY MORE FOR BASIC SERVICES
THAN PEOPLE IN DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES…
80% of population live
US$40 a month for in extreme poverty, with less
kerosene and charcoal than US$1.25 per day
used for lightning and gas
Data gathered in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. The minimum salary in Haiti is US$3 a day; if you live in the US, where the minimum
salary is 20 times more than in Haiti, you would practically pay 20 times more for these services: $7 each time you would 6
charge your cell phone, $800 a month for gas and electricity, and $600 a month for water.

7. WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO HELP?
 A) BRING ACCESS TO SMART AND AFFORDABLE
SOLUTIONS, WHICH ALSO GENERATE SAVINGS
AND CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
OR
× B) HAND OUT MONEY SO THAT MORE PEOPLE
CAN ACQUIRE THESE HIGHLY EXPENSIVE AND
OFTEN HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS*
* Worldwide indoor air pollution, caused by the use of kerosene and charcoal for lightning and cooking, is responsible for the death of 1.6
million people every year. According to The Wall Street Journal, 60% of children deaths in developing countries are the result of
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respiratory illnesses which are in part attributed to the indoor air pollution.

8. INSTEAD OF GIVING A HANDOUT,
WHAT IS OFTEN NEEDED IS
ACCESS TO SMART TECHNOLOGIES
AND KNOW-HOW
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9. POVERTY IS NOT THE
PROBLEM, BUT
RATHER THE
SYMPTOM OF THE
PROBLEM
THE PROBLEM IS LACK
OF ACCESS TO SMART
AND AFFORDABLE
SOLUTIONS
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10. SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST
ACCOMPLISHED ENTREPRENEURS
ARE TEAMING UP TO DO THAT
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11. GLOBALLY RENOWED SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS ARE
JOINING FORCES TO SET UP A SOCIAL IMPACT AND
INNOVATION CONSORTIUM IN OUANAMINTHE
Current conditions for 100,000 Potential for generating self-
people living in Ouanaminthe - Haiti sufficiency for water, food, 11
energy, housing, etc.

12. THESE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS…
Engage Locals to Lead the Process
 Social entrepreneurs engage local communities
from the very beginning, ensuring that local people
lead and own the change process;
Led and owned by
community Leverage local
Leverage Local Resources resources
 All interventions leverage existing resources at the
local level, whether it is people or local inputs;
How projects get
Create income-
Respond to Local Needs and Culture generating
carried out on the
 Communities’needs, preferences and customs are opportunities ground
Respond to local
reflected in the process and in the end outputs; needs and culture
Respect the Environment
 The projects are carried out with the least impact Respect the
possible on the environment; environment
Create Income-generating Opportunities
 Income-generating opportunities get created as
innovations are passed in the hands of local
entrepreneurs who get trained on how to use them.
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13. IN 2012
THIS CONSORTIUM WILL ENABLE:
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14. 1. Access to Life Technologies
Create access and build local capacity to
make technologies that have positive
economic, health, energy and/or
environmental impact
 Local organizations and individuals will be
able to develop capacity to adopt and
eventually trade in vital technologies (solar
lamps, cook stoves, etc.) for improving their
standards of living
 Engage with the community in a way that
creates positive social impact
 Educate the community about the benefits
of solar energy and efficient cook stoves
 Provide additional income generation
opportunities for the communities
 Create means by which members can learn
to build critical technologies

15. 2. Savings Mobilization and Financing
A program by which local individuals can
“self-bank”, creating access to credit,
savings and dividend
 Provide means for individuals and small
businesses to access credit, save and
generate additional profits
 Educate the community about innovative
means of self financing
 SFC ( Self- Financing Communities) are
groups of individuals to create financing and
saving opportunities
 To join a group, each member is required to
initially buy a number of “stocks” in the
group; the amount purchased determines his
or her capacity for credit

16. 3. Entrepreneurial Spirit in Youth
A program by which local teachers and
students can learn how to engage as local
changemakers for both their schools and
the community at large
 Instill an entrepreneurial culture in schools
by building capacity in school teachers for
nurturing young changemakers
 Empower teachers and youth to create
innovative ideas that tackle priority
challenges within the community
 Provide critical resources to help resource
local schools as prioritized by
administration, teachers and youth
 Create a platform for a robust Youth
Venture initiative in the future

17. WITHIN 3 YEARS THIS INITIATIVE WILL
EXPAND TO 15+ ENTREPRENEURS
TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY AND DEVELOP
A NEW GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS,
HEALTH WORKERS, EDUCATORS,
AGRONOMISTS, ETC.
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18. SUPPORT THESE ENTREPRENEURS
AND BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART
OF THE CHANGE EQUATION
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