Our Past. Their Future.
Nicaise and Madeleine Avignon founded COFHED in 2001 with the support of several close friends in Minnesota. In September 2002, the Avignons moved to Camp Perrin in southern Haiti and began to explore villages affected by extreme poverty. Lougou was the first village that requested help. In 2003, COFHED began to engage the Lougou community in community-led initiatives to address the spiritual, social, economic, and environmental factors affecting their lives
It is our goal to continue providing Lougou, and other southern Haitian villages, with the empowerment, tools and education they need to be successful. We firmly believe this is the only way to achieve long-lasting transformation from poverty to self-sufficiency.