BREAK THE BARRIERSPROGRAMFOCUS HAITIEmpowering people and communities

Why a Foundation?“It is for faith in love and in justice that we are called upon to build a better world than the one we have found, called upon to give back to the world all of the good that we have received”: with the words of our founder, with this belief the Andrea Bocelli Foundation intends to work because of our interventions, individuals and communities can express themselves

to the utmost of their possibilities, exceeding their own limits. Uniting strength is the winning slogan of such an enthralling project: being able to provide our neighbours with concrete help, conquering the priceless privilege of being useful, in the certainty of the quality of each form of intervention.

Vision“I strongly believe that love does justice. And it is for this simple reason that we are all responsible for building a better world. Since love energizes faith, the opposite must also be true.

The amazing lives we have been gifted, offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give the less fortunate a better future and opportunities.” Andrea Bocelli.

MissionThe Andrea Bocelli Foundation was created to help people in need due to illness, poverty and social exclusion by promoting and supporting national and international projects that support the overcoming of these barriers and

full self-expression.The Foundation works to ensure that each person and each community can express themselves to the best of its abilities beyond their limits. 

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Courage the courage of believing in small or big changes Care about people around usConcreteness working for giving real solutions to the problemsCompetence work is done professionally and with responsibilityCooperation Enable positive relationships between donor/foundation and foundation/ beneficiary, converging needs and will together.

Our values:the 5 C’s

“The city is a common home - in which all the elements that compose it are organically linked; as the workshop is an organic element of the city, so it is the cathedral, school, hospital. All part of this common home. Thus, there is a unique pastry, a unique yeast, a unique responsibility that is connected to the common duties. “

Inspiring by

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Challenges

Break the Barriers

The Challenges program operates within the area of scientific and technological research and social innovation, accepting major challenges in terms of both investments and results to be achieved in the willingness to allow anyone who experiences economic or social difficulties to express themselves.

The Break the Barriers Program stems from the desire to support projects contributing to breaking down barriers, be they economic or cultural, in Italy and in Developing Countries. For the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, breaking down a barrier means to be successful in the desire to offer every human being freedom and dignity to live the life they deserve.Give people the ability to provide for themselves by creating opportunities for redemption in terms of economic and social independence by acting responsibly on real needs and activating people’s unexpressed energy.

Area programs

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As a partner of ABF, the St. Luc Foundation* is a Haitian run organization that provides education, medical care and dignified humanitarian outreach to over 150,000 people per year through life giving programs that employ over 1.200 Haitian staff. St Luc Foundation was found by Father Rick Frechette, an American priest and physician; he started the work of the St. Luc mission in collaboration with an inspired group of young Haitian leaders, who, together, saw a different path forward for their country.

Founded in 2000, Saint Luc programs provide:

• education and food to over 10.000 students per year • medical care to over 200.000 people per year • employement opportunities and professional training • clean water deliveries

*St. Luc Foundation is represented in Italy by Fondazione Francesca Rava – NPH Italia Onlus

Break the Barriers Program - ABF partnership in Haiti

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Haiti, 4th world country

Break the Barriers Program - The ABF commitment for Haiti

Haiti is one of poorest countries in the world, among the lowest in the rankings for childhood conditions, death rates and poverty.

• 56% of the population suffers from malnutrition; • 1 child out of 3 dies of malnutrition or curable diseases before the age of 5; • 80% of the population live on less than 1 dollar a day; • 1 child out of 2 does not go to school; • the average life expectancy does not exceed 55; • 70% of the population do not have a job.

Infrastructures, sewage system, water distribution and electrical systems are not present or very poor.

January 2010: a terrible earthquake caused 230,000 victims, 300,000 casualties and 1 million homeless. Nowadays the country is still recovering from the disaster and in the meantime it has been struck by cholera, chikungunya and two hurricanes.

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Contributing to the improvement of the socio-economics conditions of students and their families in 3 poor Communities:

• Kenscoff • Croix des Bouquets • Abricot

with schools at the center of these communities bringing also water, light and agricultural actions.

AbricotKenscoff

Croix des Bouquets

AgricultureSchoolLegend: Water Light

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Empowering People and Communities

Community involvement in school management in order to enhance the responsibility of the entire community itself toward the education of their children.

Provide clear water, food and light to the school closing the gap for basic needs.

Provide clear water, agricultural skills, micro loan and support to parents as an incentive to maintain a better life standard for their children and stay them at school.

Provide light to families to allow children to complete their education at their home.

Building of schools as the center of community, creating a safe environment that allows girls and boys the access to the better possible education. Support to committees that monitor the

development, the progresses and the effects of the project in order to continuously

improve the education and the growth of community.

Enable education and growing responsibility of their life means empower people helping them realize their full potential and giving them the opportunity to “write” their best life stories.

The work of ABF in Haiti

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Initial involvement in Haiti

The work of ABF in Haiti2010from to

2013

HOUSE OF LITTLE ANGELS, KAI SAINT GERMAINEContribution to the construction of NPH Rehabilitation Center for 17.000 disabled children.

BABY HOUSE, SAINT ANNEA new home for 40 children (0-5 years old) orphaned by the earthquake or from vulnerable families.

VIRGINIA PROJECTSupport for one year to the maternity ward at St Damien, covering the costs of staff and its training, equipment and consumables. 9

Every school will have

• Water wells or water tower that can serve 10,000 people per day• Solar cells for the school and 2 solar lights to every 800 families• 2 fertilizers bags for 1.200 families and solutions to improve their capability.

The evolution of our commitment in Haiti

St. Augustin in Abricot St. Philomene in Kenscoff Notre Dame Du Rosaire in Croix des Bouquets

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The evolution of our commitment in Haiti

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EMPOWERINGPEOPLE ANDCOMMUNITIESHELP US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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