In Port-au-Prince, ravines once provided natural drainage and habitat. Today, all of our ravines are degraded, clogged with waste, and sources of flooding and disease. The lack of coordinated urban planning, coupled with broken utilities and the absence of accessible public data, leaves communities vulnerable and voiceless.
At Kay Tita, we are addressing these challenges head-on through Kat Pèp la (The People’s Map), a civic mapping and storytelling initiative that combines data, technology, and community action.
This initiative was born from our Living Building Feasibility Study, which is guiding the creation of Haiti’s first regenerative community hub in Turgeau. The study looks beyond the building itself, uncovering systemic issues affecting surrounding neighborhoods from waste and water to land and energy. To meet these challenges, we need tools that empower citizens to see, understand, and act.
Kat Pèp la provides that foundation. Through training workshops, residents and youth learn to map community assets, risks, and utilities, transforming invisible problems into visible data. The Adopt-a-Ravine Campaign connects this local action to global supporters, inviting funders and diaspora communities to “adopt” ravine sections for cleanup, reforestation, and long-term stewardship. A Ravine Revitalization Dashboard will track erosion, vegetation regrowth, and flooding, creating transparency and accountability.
The outcomes go beyond data. Communities are gaining the knowledge and voice to demand change, while funders and policymakers have tangible tools to invest in land restoration. Kat Pèp la is a blueprint for neighborhood-scale regeneration in Haiti rooted in transparency, powered by technology, and led by Haitians.
We are restoring community power, one ravine, one map, and one story at a time.
Impact Hub Port-Au-Prince takes an authentic approach to developing community, inspiring members through sustainable practices. Emphasizing progressive inclusivity and transparency, Impact Hub aims to preserve and expand Port-Au-Prince’s creative and thriving entrepreneurial culture. We hope to reach maximum effectiveness with the intentional practice of accountability. Guided by love, respect, honor, and trust, we always seek to refine, elevate, and restore the health of our community.
will direct a training and operations program within Impact Hub called GeoHaiti. GeoHaiti trains adults on geospatial information systems (GIS) that serve to improve community disaster resilience. Training topics include community communications, water and sanitation management, environmental preservation, public health measures, community disease surveillance, sustainable infrastructure, and hazard analysis.
Kay Tita will be the greenest commercial building in Haiti since it will be constructed according to The Living Building Challenge (LBC) standards, considered the most rigorous environmental performance standard. People from around the world use this regenerative design framework to create spaces that produce more energy than they utilize.
MUCE EDUCATES is an organization co-founded by Barthelemy Mervil, David Pierre-Louis’ brother, and utilizes arts promote intercultural exchange and to bring an end to cyclical poverty. MUCE is committed to teaching the visual arts to youth in urban areas so that they may compete in the global market. The organization provides educational workshops and opportunities for the emerging labor force with an emphasis on production in arts and culture.
Haiti Coffee Co. is a U.S. based company that imports Haitian Coffee while working towards infrastructure development that directly benefits the farmers from whom they source. The organization provides solutions that address deforestation, environmental sustainability, agriculture training, and infrastructure development.
Seattle‐based startup, Impact Bioenergy, manufactures and sells bioenergy systems that convert organic waste materials into renewable natural gas and fertilizer with zero waste.
Ambient Water (formerly AWG International) is Washington state based company that uses a patented technology that transforms humidity into an abundant source of safe, clean water.
Startup Week brings entrepreneurs, local leaders, and friends together over five days to build momentum for their vision for change.
The DoSchool develops experiential learning programs centered around innovation and facilitates opportunities for entrepreneurs to move from ideation to implementation.
Yes Baby I Like it Raw helps people tap into their raw potential and “process the unprocessed life” by developing health and wellness programming such as yoga meditation, and nutrition.
Days for Girls puts freedom and opportunity back into the hands of women and girls by providing sustainable hygiene solutions.
