In addition to providing immediate assistance to people impacted by natural disaster, political violence or poverty, the Fondation Connaissance et Liberté engages with the Haitian government and the European Union on long-term projects such as creating Martissant Park in Port-au-Prince—a national park with social and cultural services and Haiti’s first botanical garden. The park is the location for multiple neighborhood projects addressing gang violence, sanitation and water treatment, education and professional training, and local business development.
The foundation’s help in establishing a nation-wide network of 50 local community libraries has provided children and youth from poor communities with access to information and new technology. The foundation also operates a flagship library in Port-au-Prince that hosts cultural events and serves as the training site for the community library network.