New England Board of Higher Education » Clinton Bush Haiti Fund http://www.nebhe.org NEBHE Wed, 16 Oct 2013 02:48:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Presidents Setting Precedent for Haiti Reconstruction http://www.nebhe.org/newslink/presidents-setting-precedent-for-haitis-reconstruction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presidents-setting-precedent-for-haitis-reconstruction http://www.nebhe.org/newslink/presidents-setting-precedent-for-haitis-reconstruction/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:56:01 +0000 Shoshana Akins http://www.nebhe.org/?p=5518

After the January 2010 earthquake that shook Haiti, President Barack Obama asked former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to lead a fundraising effort to assist the Haitian people. Their response, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF), helps people and small and medium-sized enterprises in Haiti access the formal business sector ...]]>


After the January 2010 earthquake that shook Haiti, President Barack Obama asked former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to lead a fundraising effort to assist the Haitian people. Their response, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF), helps people and small and medium-sized enterprises in Haiti access the formal business sector and promotes job creation, especially jobs with a direct social benefits.

Earlier this week, the CBHE announced $3.5 million in grants to the Haiti Hope Fund, the rebuilding of the UEH Science & Engineering School and the BrandAid Haiti Fund, which enlists leading brands to help Haiti's artisans bring their products to market.

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