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Man gathering shells in Aquin, Haiti | Taken by Debby Hudson | Sourced by Unsplash

Whether it’s a new solar freezer for the fisherman’s collective in Pestel or a solar generator for your family home in Jean Bellune, Paon Bleu’s MOBILECOM is the culturally specific financial tool you'll rely on to empower local livelihoods and lifestyles
again, and again, and again.

Mobilizing Investments for Inclusive Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment in Core Communities

While there are available avenues to finance a car or a home in Haiti, without cash, making smaller but equally important purchases are almost impossible.

Without access to universal financial services, 99% of Haitians rely on personal savings, rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCA).

While lending and borrowing are interest free in these cases, access to these financing methods are contact-based and not guaranteed.

Without formal reporting or tracking methods, financial transparency is compromised and further exacerbated when failure to meet obligations results in group destabilization.

By adapting existing technology to Haiti’s culturally specific practices, MOBILECOM uses a modernized digital platform so Haitian locals can access inclusive credit and financial services.

Moulin Sur Mer Beach Resort, Montrouis, Haiti | Taken by Claudia Altamimi | Sourced by Unsplash

By leveraging technology, investment barriers in Haiti can be overcome with access to financial services that support investments in Haitian livelihoods and lifestyles, that otherwise would not
be possible.

This reality was made clear to us when it came time to buy an inverter for the family home. Despite overcoming various obstacles to achieve a certain level of success in Haiti, not only were we unable to provide enough cash up front for the purchase, but we were also denied a loan from the bank, because the loan amount was too small. In the lengthy process of filtering through contacts to make the purchase happen, the idea for
MOBILECOM came to life.

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As a Haitian owned and Haiti based organization for the past 6 years, Paon Bleu understands that speed, access and agility can be the difference between life and death; achievement or failure. By adapting technology to overcome Haiti’s investment barriers and empower culturally specific practices, we’ve not only created an investment practice that can nimbly navigate a developing landscape, but we’ve also established an all-access financial compass that empowers locals to invest in their livelihood and lifestyle; supports existing Diaspora practices; and sustainably achieves social impact at a speed and scale never before seen in Haiti.

Haitian owned Haitian Known

culturally relevant solutions

community empowering access

sustainable & scalable social impact

Partners

Caisse populaire de pestel

The Pestel Credit Union or Caisse Populaire de Pestel is a community-based financial institution that has allowed its nearly 1,500 members to save and borrow money since 2007.

Caisse Populaire de Pestel contributes to improving living conditions in Pestel by facilitating access to credit for farmers, small merchants and small entrepreneurs, while supporting them to manage and expand their activities.

With the support of Paon Bleu and USAID, Caisse Populaire de Pestel will restructure to digitize and modernize its offerings through MOBILECOM as an effort to enhance access to financial tools and services, fostering economic empowerment and resilience within the Pestel community.

USAID

A Global Development Alliance (GDA) is a partnership where USAID and the private sector develop and implement market-based approaches to solve development challenges.

GDAs leverage assets and expertise to advance business interests, facilitate private sector-led development, and drive sustained impact.

This market-based approach catalyzes sustainable, scalable development progress through collaborative projects like MOBILECOM.

Whether it’s a new solar freezer for the fisherman’s collective in Pestel or a solar generator for your family home in Jean Bellune, Paon Bleu’s MOBILECOM is the culturally specific financial tool you'll rely on to empower local livelihoods and lifestyles again, and again, and again.