Antoine Foureau
Boston Public Schools
Abstract:
The Haitian population in Massachusetts is growing at a rapid pace. Indeed, according to the US Census Survey data, this population has grown at an exceptional rate of almost 40% from 43,576[1] in the year 2000 to 60,630[2] in 2004. The new Bostonian report on Boston’s immigrant population for the year 2005 has classified the Haitians as making up for the largest share of Boston’s immigrants. Yet, community leaders, decision makers within the Haitian community do not seem to be very familiar with the demographic characteristics of this growing population. Based on the findings of the US Census survey for the year 2000, our presentation will give a glimpse at the Haitian community in Massachusetts by focusing on:
General demographic characteristics
Profile of selected social characteristics
Profile of selected Economic characteristics
Profile of selected Housing characteristics
We hope, with this talk, to motivate the audience on a proposal that would create in a five-year period a centralized information system on the Haitian population characteristics. The experimental phase will be conducted in Massachusetts during the first three years of the project. As we master the process, we will, during the last two years and with the help and collaboration of the community and faith-based organizations initiate the experimentation in New York and New Jersey. The dissemination of such information would be made available to the public through a website specially designed to that matter.
Biographical sketch:
• Practice Area: Grant Administration and Community Organizing
• EDUCATION
1984-1987 Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY BA Economics
Other Training
2005 Keene State College, NH
Occupational Safety & Health Administration authorized outreach trainer certification
• Community Involvement
Antoine Foureau is presently a council member of the Reach 2010 future search coalition and the chairman of the community political organizing subcommittee. In 2005, he volunteered his services as a project coordinator to the Haitian Health Institute at Boston Medical Center. As such, he developed detailed plan for Haitian Health Institute community outreach activities and marketed program content with Haitian Health providers and other grass roots organizations.
• PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
From 1990-1992, Haitian Information and Documentation Center in NY
He reorganized with the help of other young professionals the overall community networking of the Haitian Information Center. He initiated a literacy program for the working class parents in general and, women, head of household in particular. Later on, He set up a computer course for young people seeking to improve their skills and increase their marketability in the work place. He also help in reorganizing the immigration and income tax services that had such a wide support in the community that young college students started to volunteer their services to the Center. Those actions have strengthened our leadership position in the community and allow the Center to engage in discussion with and maintain consultancy relationship with various Haitian and other ethnic grassroots organizations in NY.
1993-1997: Grant manager: Groupe D’appui Technique ET D’action pedagogique (GATAP)
He participated in writing grant proposals designed to strengthen the capacity building of the second largest grass roots organization in Haiti. Tet kole ti peyizan. In addition, He helped improve the administrative and financial structures of Tet kole and its grass roots organizations. Furthermore, he helped set up a more effective labor distribution plan enhancing project implementation in the field and grant proposal quality
1997-2002 As a grant administration consultant: Association des cadres pour Le Development (ACAD)\Bread For The World (German Based Relief Agency)
He Conducted analyses of projects submitted by local non-profit organizations; sent recommendations for funding to headquarters. As their representative in Haiti, he monitored grant income and expenses and labor distribution plan, Assisted accounting units in responding to audit inquiries. Furthermore, he reviewed grant-funded requests for proposals, Worked with external auditors and reviewed their annual reports so as to make sure they met sponsors requirements. In addition, he analyzed grant environment; evaluated risks that may have short and long term impacts on project results and reduced grant management risks.
• Consultancy work for following organizations
CES: Center for special education. “Centre education Speciale” Specialty: Mental disability- Education
CPFO: Center for Women workers empowerment: Centre de Promotion feminine ouvriere: Specialty: Work with women workers in light industry.
CEDH: Center for Education on Human rights. Specialty: Human rights, Political and sanitary conditions in prisons.
MPNKP: Farmers organization: Agriculture- micro finance- micro credit-small entrepreneurship in 9 departments
MPP: Farmers organization in central part of Haiti: Agriculture- micro finance- micro credit-small entrepreneurship
SOE: Service Oeucumenique d’entraide Specialty: Health Centers in 9 departments
Service Organization in Northwest: Specialty: Light industry: Furniture-Education
Caritas: Projects evaluation
Auditors: Gardere & Noalles, Thomas, Bois & Associés,
[1] DP1 Profile of General demographic 2000 Data set: Census 2000 summary file 4 (SF4) Ancestry Haitian (336-359) Area: Massachusetts
[2] US census Bureau Census 2000 west population. Data set 2000: supplementary survey summary table. See appendix 2
Location:
Northeastern University Boston
170 Dodge Hall
Date and time:
Saturday July 29, 2006
11:45 AM – 1:30 PM