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Father Joseph (2015)—Haiti. This documentary film tells the remarkably inspiring story of the Haitian priest Father Joseph Philippe, who was born into a peasant family, studied in the United States, and then returned to minister to his own people in the isolated mountain community of Fondwa — where 90% of the people had no water or electricity.
Haitian priest Father Joseph Philippe fights for women’s rights and economic justice, survives political violence and a devastating earthquake, and lifts tho...
10 lis 2016 · Jeff Kaufman came to Boston recently to screen his documentary “Father Joseph” at The Boston Foundation in conjunction with The Haiti Development Institute, The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, and the Raising Haiti initiative on October 7.
Father Joseph established Haiti’s largest micro-credit bank for the poor, which has given financial opportunity to hundreds of thousands. He also founded a 700-student K-14 school, an orphanage, a health clinic, and a radio station.
Father Joseph. Father Joseph established Haiti’s largest micro-credit bank for the poor, which has given financial opportunity to hundreds of thousands. He also founded a 700-student K-14 school, an orphanage, a health clinic, and a radio station.
The first in his family to read and write, Father Joseph founded Haiti’s largest micro-credit bank for the poor (Fonkoze) with the mission of empowering peasant women through literacy classes, small business training, and community building loans.
Father Joseph founded Haiti’s largest micro-credit bank for the poor (Sevis Finansye Fonkoze) with a special mission of empowering peasant women through literacy classes, small business training, and community-building loans. He founded a 650-student K-14 school, and an orphanage.
