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Port-au-Prince, Haiti · Pilot Program 2025

Every Child Deserves to Be in Class Tomorrow. Chaque Enfant Mérite d'être en Classe Demain. Chak Timoun Merite Nan Klas Demen.

No child in Haiti should lose their education because their family had a hard month. We verify the need, pay the school directly, and get children back in class — within 7 days. Aucun enfant en Haïti ne devrait perdre son éducation parce que sa famille a traversé un mois difficile. Nous vérifions le besoin, payons l'école directement et remettons les enfants en classe — en 7 jours. Pa gen okenn timoun an Ayiti ki ta dwe pèdi edikasyon yo paske fanmi yo te gen yon mwa difisil. Nou verifye bezwen an, peye lekòl la dirèkteman, epi remèt timoun yo nan klas — nan 7 jou.

❤ Keep a Child in School❤ Gardez un Enfant à l'École❤ Kenbe yon Timoun nan Lekòl Our Story →
$70 Keeps one child in school
7 days Application to payment
100% Paid direct to schools
3 Pilot partner schools
Our First Family

Meet Jerry

A former military man raising three children alone. This September, all three walk into their classrooms because of one $70 grant per child. Hear his story in his own words.

Jerry's Story — FatherLeader Foundation
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Sponsor a Child: $70 Covers the Balance Keeping Them Home
Children in class at Kigabelo school, Haiti
2025 Pilot Program Launch · 3 Schools · Haiti
The Founding Story

Born From a Father's Worst Morning. Né du Pire Matin d'un Père. Fèt nan Pi Move Maten yon Papa.

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 and the school could no longer let him attend. Il y a eu un moment que je n'oublierai jamais. Mon fils Akim était prêt pour l'école — sac au dos, uniforme repassé. Et j'ai dû lui dire qu'il ne pouvait pas y aller parce que j'avais pris du retard sur son solde scolaire et que l'école ne pouvait plus le laisser assister. Te gen yon moman mwen pap janm bliye. Pitit gason mwen Akim te pare pou lekòl — sak do sou li, inifòm pase. Epi mwen te oblije di li li pa ka ale paske mwen te pran reta sou balans lekòl li a epi lekòl la pa t ka kite li asiste ankò.

"As a father, that broke something in me. Not because I wasn't trying. I was. I had paid most of the school year. But a remaining balance — just a few thousand gourdes — was enough for the school to send my son home. His education was at the mercy of a number on a ledger."

I spent days working to fix it. And eventually, I did. Akim went back to school. But I couldn't stop thinking about the fathers who couldn't fix it. The children still sitting at home, ready to learn, with nowhere to go.

That question became FatherLeader Foundation. We exist for one reason: to make sure no child loses their place in school because their family hit a rough month.

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The Process

Simple, Fast, Verified. Simple, Rapide, Vérifié. Senp, Rapid, Verifye.

From application to a child back in class — in 7 business days or fewer.

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Family Applies
Parent submits via paper form or WhatsApp. ID, birth certificate, and official school invoice required.
Day 0–1
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We Verify
Documents reviewed. School contact called independently to confirm enrollment, balance, and exclusion status.
Day 2–3
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School Paid
Direct transfer to the school via MonCash or bank. Two-signatory approval required. Receipt collected within 48 hours.
Day 4–6
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Child Returns
Child is confirmed back in class. 60-day follow-up call verifies continued enrollment. Outcome reported to donors.
Day 7 +
Akim — son of the founder — at Kigabelo school
Akim · Kigabelo School · Port-au-Prince, Haiti
$70 Cost per child assisted
75+ Children — pilot target
3 Partner schools
≥85% 60-day retention target
Why It Matters

Haiti Has the Lowest School Completion Rate in the Western Hemisphere. Haïti a le Taux d'Achèvement Scolaire le Plus Bas de l'Hémisphère Occidental. Ayiti Gen Pi Ba Taux Konpleteman Lekòl nan Emisphè Lwès la.

80% of Haitian children attend private schools. When families fall behind on fees — even by a few thousand gourdes — children are sent home. Days become weeks. Weeks become months. Some never return.

FatherLeader Foundation targets the specific, solvable gap between temporary family hardship and permanent educational exclusion.

  • Every payment goes directly to the school — never cash to families
  • Every case is independently verified before any payment is approved
  • Every dollar received and spent is publicly reported quarterly
  • Every assisted child receives a 60-day follow-up call to confirm continued enrollment
2025 Pilot Program

Three Schools. One Mission.

Our pilot begins with three partner schools in Haiti. Each school has signed a partnership agreement and designated a verification contact. Payments are made directly to each school's registered account.

Pilot School · 01
Kigabelo
The anchor school of our pilot — and the school where our founder's son Akim is enrolled. The personal connection that started it all.
Active Partner
Pilot School · 02
Muspan
Partner school serving families in the local community. Designated verification contact in place. Partnership agreement signed.
Active Partner
Pilot School · 03
Petit Monarch
Partner school serving families in the local community. Designated verification contact in place. Partnership agreement signed.
Active Partner
Our Story in Slides

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Learn how FatherLeader Foundation works, who we serve, and how your donation makes a direct impact on Haitian children's education.

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Our Pledge to Donors

Radical Transparency.

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Monthly Impact Reports
Every donor receives a monthly update: children helped, amount disbursed, one anonymized story, and next month's targets. Under 250 words. Always on time.
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Quarterly Financial Summaries
Revenue breakdown, program vs. operating spend, grant count, and reserve balance. Published publicly on this website within 45 days of each quarter's end.
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Annual Report
Full year of impact data, audited financials, board disclosures, and stories. Published every January 31 for the prior year.
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Direct School Payments Only
No cash is ever given to families. Every payment goes directly to the school's registered account via traceable electronic transfer.
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Two-Source Verification
Every case requires both application documents and an independent confirmation call to the school before any payment is approved.
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60-Day Follow-Up
Every assisted child receives a follow-up call at 60 days to confirm continued enrollment. This data is reported to donors as our core outcome metric.
Pete Philentrope — Founder
The Founder

Built by a Haitian Father, for Haitian Families.

Pete Philentrope is an entrepreneur, AI professional, and community builder based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He is the founder of HaitiCard — a digital wallet platform for Haiti — and the creator of the FatherLeader personal brand, which serves fathers across the Haitian diaspora and beyond.

FatherLeader Foundation is not a project Pete manages from a distance. He lives and works in Haiti. His son Akim attends Kigabelo — one of the three pilot schools. The problem the Foundation solves is one he experienced personally.

"I didn't start this Foundation because I had resources to spare. I started it because I knew the feeling of watching your child sit home when he should be in class — and I decided no other parent should carry that alone."
Pete Philentrope Founder & Executive Director · FatherLeader Foundation
Join the Movement

One Gift. One Child. Back in Class. Un Don. Un Enfant. De Retour en Classe. Yon Kado. Yon Timoun. Retounen nan Klas.

Most Haitian families have already paid most of the school year. One remaining balance is all that stands between their child and the classroom. $70 covers that balance. We verify the need, pay the school directly, and report the outcome to you.

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