Second Chance
Skills for Youth
- For young people ages 17 to 27
- We pay for training at trusted trade schools in Haiti
- Programs of 2 years or less
- Goal: a real job, or their own small business
Haiti · Young people · Mothers
A new skill.
A new skill.
A new life.
Second Chance helps young Haitians learn a trade they can use for life, and helps mothers feed their families.
We are just starting. We are registering as a nonprofit in Idaho, USA.
What is happening in Haiti
Haiti is living one of the hardest times in its history.
Armed groups control large parts of the country. Families run from their homes. Food is hard to find. And young people are caught in the middle.
5.8 million
people do not have enough food. That is about half of the country.1
1.5 million
people had to run from their homes because of violence.2
37.5%
of young people (ages 15–24) who want to work cannot find a job.3
1 in 4
children in Haiti is out of school.4
Why young people need help now
When a young person has no school and no job, armed groups come to them with money and promises. According to UNICEF, children may now make up 30 to 50 percent of these groups.5 A young person with a skill has another way.
Imagine
Imagine you are 19 years old in Haiti.
You want to work. You are strong and ready. But nobody will hire you without a skill, and your family has no money to pay for training.
Maybe your family had to leave home because of the violence. At night, your mother does not know how she will feed your little brothers and sisters.
Every day, someone offers you an “easy” way to make money. You know it is dangerous. But what other choice do you have?
This is real life for many young people in Haiti today. Second Chance wants to give them another choice: a skill, a job, and a future.
Our mission
Second Chance helps young Haitians, ages 17 to 27, learn a trade in two years or less, so they can get a job or start their own business. We also help mothers get food and the basic things their families need.
Why a skill?
Food helps today. A skill helps for life.
When one young person learns a skill, the whole family changes.
One young person learns a skill
Two years or less at a trade school in Haiti.
They earn their own money
With a job or their own small business.
Their family eats
Mothers, brothers and sisters have food and can go to school.
The community grows
They can hire others and teach what they learned.
What we do
Two programs, one goal: families who can stand on their own.
Mothers & Families
- For women, especially mothers
- Food for their families
- Basic needs like clean water, soap and school supplies
- Later: small business training, so families can earn their own money
Skills we will help young people learn
Real skills for real jobs in Haiti
We choose skills that Haiti needs every day, so young people can find work or start a business quickly.
Agriculture & Livestock
Why farming matters: in rural Haiti, 2 out of 3 workers work in agriculture.6 When young people learn modern farming, Haiti can grow more of its own food. That fights hunger, the same hunger that mothers face every day.
Modern farmingVegetable gardensFruit trees & tree nurseriesIrrigation & waterRaising goats & pigsRaising cattleChickens & eggsBeekeeping & honeyFish farmingVeterinary assistantFood processing (juice, jam, peanut butter)Agronomy technician
Building & Repair
MasonryCarpentryWelding & iron workPlumbingAuto mechanicMotorcycle repairRefrigeration & A/C
Energy & Technology
ElectricianSolar panelsComputersPhone repair
Services & Small Business
Sewing & tailoringHair & beautyCooking & pastrySmall business basics
How it works
From a dream to a job, step by step
We don't build schools. We work with good trade schools that already exist in Haiti. It is faster, cheaper and safer.
We choose students
Young people with a dream, but no money for school.
We partner with schools
Trusted trade schools in Haiti that already teach these skills.
We pay and follow up
We pay the school fees. Our team in Haiti checks on every student.
They build a future
They get a job or start a business, and help their own families.
Our promise
Every dollar will be used well, and you will see where it goes.
We are small, so trust is everything. Here is what we promise to every person who helps us.
- A report every month: money in and money out.
- Receipts and updates shared online for everyone to see.
- A team in Haiti made of people we know and trust.
- We keep our students safe. We never share where they live.
Our first goal:
help our first 5 to 10 young people start their training.
Get involved
Be part of their second chance
You can help today, even without money.
Share our story
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Donate
Donations will open after our nonprofit registration is approved. We do not accept money yet.
Coming soon
Meet the founder
Fabrice Andre
I am from Haiti, one of seven children. When I was 19, I met Mrs. Danielle, who became my host family. She believed in me and paid for me to go to university in Haiti.
When Haiti became too dangerous for me to stay, she brought me to the United States. Her family welcomed me into their home and paid my tuition at Salt Lake Community College, where I earned my associate degree in computer science. In 2024, I married my beautiful wife, and today we have a daughter. In December 2026, I will graduate from BYU–Idaho with a degree in data science.
Someone gave me a second chance, and it changed my whole life. I started Second Chance because so many young people in Haiti have the talent and the will to work, but no one to give them that chance. I want to be that person for them.
Contact
Let's talk
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