Macaya Safe Haven Organization

One in three women in Haiti is a victim of domestic violence perpetrated by their romantic partner. Research has shown that only a handful women report their abusers or seek help. Often, they are silenced by a patriarchal society that shames them instead of the perpetrators, a fear of retaliation as the justice system hardly keeps violators in check, and most importantly, by a struggling economy that forces women to rely on their partners, often at their own peril. Macaya Safe Haven’s mission is to combat domestic violence in Haiti not only through educational programs aiming to bring awareness, but by empowering women. Macaya Safe Haven is built on the strong belief that by investing in women's entrepreneurial ideas, providing them with business and computer training and opportunities such as micro-credit, they can increase their participation on the socio-economic scene.