Second Chance
Skills for Youth
- Ages 17 to 27
- Trade school in Haiti, 2 years or less
- Goal: a job or their own small business
Haiti · Young people · Mothers
A new skill.
A new skill.
A new life.
Young Haitians are ready to work. They only need a chance to learn a skill. Will you help them?
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.
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
With no school and no job, many young people are pulled into armed groups.5 A skill gives them another way.
Imagine
Imagine you are 19 years old in Haiti.
You want to work, but no one will hire you without a skill.
Your family has no money for training, and some nights there is no food.
Every day, someone offers you “easy” money. What would you choose?
Second Chance gives them a better choice: a skill, a job, a future.
Get involved
Be part of their second chance
A young person in Haiti is waiting for a chance. Here is how you can help today, even without money.
Share our story
Send this page to one friend. Every new person helps.
Donate
Donations will open after our nonprofit registration is approved. We do not accept money yet.
Coming soon
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
They earn their own money
Their family eats
The community grows
What we do
Two programs, one goal: families who can stand on their own.
Mothers & Families
- Women, especially mothers
- Food and basic needs for their families
- Later: small business training
Skills we will help young people learn
Real skills for real jobs in Haiti
Agriculture & Livestock
Farming feeds families. In rural Haiti, 2 out of 3 workers work in agriculture.6
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 choose students
We partner with schools
We pay and follow up
They build a future
Our promise
Every dollar will be used well, and you will see where it goes.
- 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.
Meet the founder
Fabrice Andre
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.
Read my story
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.