Welcome to
BEYOND SA K PASE
the organization betting on potential, dedicated to uplifting Haitians in Haiti and throughout the diaspora.
Sa k pase is how Haitians ask what’s going on, and Beyond Sak Pase exists to answer that with relief for Haiti in crisis, advancement initiatives for Haitians, and a story of who they are that finally matches the truth.
The Challenges we address
Two landscapes of need , met with one continuous bridge of work.
In Haiti
Poverty and food insecurity
Rural poverty exceeds 74%. Over 5.7M face acute food insecurity; food inflation near 37% in early 2025.
Social unrest and insecurity
With active public protests, riots, or collective disruption.
Healthcare collapse
Less than 40% of Port-au-Prince health facilities are fully functional. Medicine and supplies frequently scarce.
Water, sanitation and disease
Up to half the population lacks safe drinking water. A persistent cholera outbreak has tens of thousands of cases.
Education disruption
Over 1,600 schools closed in 2024–2025 alone, denying education to hundreds of thousands of children.
Infrastructure deficits
Chronic electricity shortages, damaged roads, housing shortages, and weak telecommunications compound every crisis.
Disaster vulnerability
Each new disaster compounds existing crises rather than being met with resilient systems.
Governance and institutional fragility
Decades of instability and weak institutions have left the state unable to reliably deliver basic services, security, or justice.
Human rights and access to justice
Impunity, a broken justice system, and threats to journalists and civil society leave Haitians with little recourse.
Children, youth and women vulnerability
Haitian youth faces interrupted education, displacement, including gender based trafficking risks.
Stalled economic progress and innovation
Chronic instability has discouraged investment, stunted small business growth, and starved Haiti’s tech sector of the infrastructure and funding it needs.
Underdeveloped sport and athletic infrastructure
Despite deep passion for sport, especially football, Haiti lacks safe facilities, youth leagues, and pathways to compete internationally.
In the diaspora
Discriminatory immigration and legal status insecurity
Haitian migrants face harshe immigration treatment and rely on fragile pathways to legal status, leaving them vulnerable to sudden policy shifts.
Racial and ethnic discrimination
Haitian immigrants generally face compounded discrimination of both anti-immigrant and anti-Black aboard.
Credential & capital gaps
Barriers to economic advancement and innovation. License recognition gaps block trained professionals; limited capital and credit constrain diaspora entrepreneurs.
Barriers to systemic integration
Language barriers and lack of navigational resources limit access to education, healthcare, finance, and opportunity.
Limited access to mental health and trauma-informed care
Displacement and migration trauma go largely unaddressed, with few culturally competent providers available.
Underdeveloped professional and civic networks
Formal mentorship pipelines, industry associations, and civic-political pathways remain limited relative to Haitian diaspora communities’ size.
Language and generational gaps
Younger Haitian-descent generations often struggle to maintain connection to haitian language, culture, and heritage abroad.
Underrepresentation in influence and decision-making
Haitian voices remain underrepresented in media, journalism, publishing, entertainment, athletics administration, and other institutions that shape public narrative and policy.
Cultural misrepresentation and stereotyping
The only few time they are represented, Haitian culture, language, and identity are just misrepresented or stereotyped in media and popular culture, fueling public misunderstanding and stigma.
Our Initiatives
A manifesto of actions to replace the crisis narrative with a vision of untapped potential.
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