ConstructiveDevSteps
About ConstructiveDevSteps

We don't send relief.
We build economic capacity.

ConstructiveDevSteps is a donation-driven nonprofit investing in the infrastructure and cooperatives that let Haitian communities generate lasting income.

Our philosophy

The cause: dignity through
economic elevation

Haiti has been treated as a recipient of aid for decades. ConstructiveDevSteps starts from a different premise — that Haitian communities already have the talent and will to build their own futures; what they lack is capital and infrastructure.

So we fund the roads, water systems, energy and cooperatives that turn effort into income — and we track every dollar publicly, so donors invest with the same rigor they'd expect from any serious institution.

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Haitian community members at work on a ConstructiveDevSteps project
Leadership

The people behind ConstructiveDevSteps

Gerard Francois

Chief Executive Officer
executive@constructivedevsteps.com
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Dr. Rameen Joseph
Executive Director
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Marcus Pierre
Director of Projects
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Naomi Étienne
Head of Transparency
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Daniel Augustin
Field Operations, Haiti

ConstructiveDevSteps is Haitian-led — our leadership and field staff are drawn from the communities we serve.

The ConstructiveDevSteps Method
Four Pillars of Elevation
Our Origin, 2018
The first economic initiative
Governance Board
Leadership & accountability

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