There was a moment I will never forget.

My son Akim was ready for school — backpack on, uniform pressed. And I had to tell him he couldn't go because I had fallen behind on his school balance.

As a father, that broke something in me.

I fixed it. But I couldn't stop thinking about the fathers who couldn't. The children still sitting at home, ready to learn, with nowhere to go.

That question became FatherLeader Foundation.

We provide direct grants to Haitian families in temporary financial hardship — paid directly to schools — so children return to class within days.

$70 keeps one child in school.

100% of payments go directly to schools.

Every case is verified before payment.

Every dollar is publicly reported.

Haiti has the lowest school completion rate in the Western Hemisphere. 80% of Haitian children attend private schools. When families fall behind on fees — even by a few thousand gourdes — children are sent home.

We are launching our pilot program with 3 schools in Haiti — Kigabelo, Muspan, and Petit Monarch.

Your donation keeps a Haitian child in class tomorrow.

— Pete Philentrope

Founder, FatherLeader Foundation

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

fatherleaderfoundation.org