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Local nonprofits, social enterprises, community centers and arts organizations in Jacmel — with business listings kept in their own categories.
ACDI/VOCA
international development NGO · international development NGO
Agriculture, health and nutrition programmes.
Action Contre la Faim
humanitarian NGO · humanitarian NGO
Health and community-development assistance.
Action Familiale d'Haïti
health and family NGO · health and family NGO
Health and family education.
Agro Action Allemande
agriculture and education NGO · agriculture and education NGO
Agriculture and education support.
Asosyasyon Peyizan Fondwa
peasant and education association · peasant and education association
Education and rural community support.
Centre d'Accueil et de Récupération des Personnes du 3e Age
elder-support NGO · elder-support NGO
Social assistance for older people.
Centre de Formation Technique pour l'Avancement des Jeunes du Sud'Est
youth technical-training NGO · youth technical-training NGO
Technical education and assistance for youth.
Comunita Impegno Servizio Volontariato
international development NGO · international development NGO
Agriculture and local development.
Coude à Coude pour le Développement Valléen
community-development NGO · community-development NGO
Community development in the Jacmel valley.
Développement-Formation-Information
development NGO · development NGO
Environment, health and education programmes.
Ecoles Sans Frontières
education NGO · education NGO
Education programmes.
Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung e.V.
humanitarian NGO · humanitarian NGO
Humanitarian assistance.
Fòk Haïti Viv
community and environmental NGO · community and environmental NGO
Ecology, social housing, education and agriculture.
Fondation Chrétienne d'Education de Santé et de Développement
faith-based development foundation · faith-based development foundation
Education and health programmes.
Heifer Project International Haïti
agricultural development NGO · agricultural development NGO
Agriculture and livestock livelihoods.
Institut Toussaint
education and social-assistance NGO · education and social-assistance NGO
Education and social assistance.
Medair
humanitarian NGO · humanitarian NGO
Humanitarian and social assistance.
Organisation Holiness pour le Développement Spirituel et Social
faith-based social NGO · faith-based social NGO
Social assistance and community support.
Planète Urgence
international development NGO · international development NGO
Development assistance in La Montagne, Commune of Jacmel.
Private Agencies Collaborating Together (PACT)
institutional-strengthening NGO · institutional-strengthening NGO
Institutional strengthening and civil-society capacity building.
Université Publique du Sud-Est à Jacmel
public education · public university / teacher education
Public university under Haiti's Ministry of Education, including a Faculty of Education.
Centre de Formation Professionnelle et Technique de Jacmel
public education · state technical institute
State technical and vocational institute in Lamandou, Jacmel.
FOSAJ (Fondation Sant d'A Jakmel) / Jacmel Arts Center
visual arts/education · nonprofit arts organization
Not-for-profit art center founded 2003 by Patrick Boucard and Kate Tarratt Cross; became Jacmel Arts Center in Jan 2017, based in the historic Boucard & Co building on Rue St. Anne; hosts exhibitions, education, residencies and workshops for Haitian artists and artisans.
Ciné Institute
film/education · film school / nonprofit
Haiti's first and only film school, grew out of the Jacmel Film Festival in 2008; founded by David Belle; free two-year film curriculum for ages 18-35.
Jacmel Film Festival (Festival Film Jakmèl)
film/culture · film festival
Annual film festival founded 2004 by David Belle and Patrick Boucard; drew crowds and international directors; gave rise to Ciné Institute.
G27 (artisan cooperative)
papier-mache/crafts · artisan cooperative
Cooperative of roughly 27 artisan studios across Jacmel that share expenses, increase visibility, promote local culture, and train young artisans in papier-mache.
AFAJ (artisan cooperative)
papier-mache/crafts · artisan cooperative
Artisan cooperative in Jacmel working alongside G27 on elaborate papier-mache figures, selling space, teaching, and mentoring young artists.
Artisan Business Network (ABN)
artisan export/business support · trade nonprofit
Run by Nathalie Tancrede; 'trade not aid' initiative started after the 2010 earthquake, working with Haitian artisans on design/marketing/packaging/export; operates a retail depot in Jacmel; linked to Macy's Heart of Haiti program.
Indigo Arts Gallery
folk art/papier-mache export · commercial art gallery
US gallery representing multiple Jacmel papier-mache sculptors (e.g. Denejour Frantz of Groupe Flambeau, Michel Sinvil) and selling Jacmel Carnival mask art internationally.
It's Cactus
folk art/metal & papier-mache · fair-trade retailer
Fair-trade source for Haitian metal sculpture and folk art including Jacmel Carnival papier-mache pieces (e.g. bull masks).
COOPAAFA (Coopérative Agro Artisanale de Femmes en Action)
agriculture/artisan processing · women's agricultural cooperative
Founded Feb 2013 by agronomist Marie Geoffrin B. St Louis; 73 members (80% women) working in beekeeping, castor oil and Moringa processing, and craft/agro-artisan production; trains women and youth toward financial autonomy.
ACDED (Association pour la Coopération et le Développement)
education/health/community development · local development NGO
Continues projects originally launched by French NGO Inter Aide since 2000; supports ~21 schools serving ~7,000 children across Jacmel-area communes plus maternal/child health and sanitation work (latrines).
CODEVA (Coude à Coude pour le Développement Vallée)
community development · local development NGO
Haitian NGO operating in the Jacmel Valley, officially recognized in 1985, focused on community development.
Grown in Haiti
agroforestry/permaculture · social enterprise / reforestation
Haitian-led off-grid reforestation and permaculture site near Cap Rouge (about 90 min from Jacmel by guide/4x4); combines regenerative agriculture with community education and shade-grown coffee/fruit forests.
Haiti Communitere
disaster recovery/urban resilience · resource/community hub
Post-2010-earthquake resource center and Haiti's community makerspace network; described as doing disaster-recovery, urban-planning and community-resilience work that includes Jacmel.
Kok Ki Chante
coffee · coffee export cooperative/company
Described as the world's leading exporter of specialty Haitian coffee, sourcing from Haiti's Southeast growing region that includes the Jacmel area.
APCAB
coffee · coffee growers' cooperative
Collective of 680 coffee growers known for smooth, creamy coffee; cooperative reportedly pays growers roughly 300% above Fair Trade minimum.
Capponi Group Haiti / Jacmel Advisory Council
tourism/real estate/heritage restoration · private development initiative
Founded by Michael Capponi; restoring a 200-year-old coffee-sorting house at the Jacmel port into a boutique hotel/entertainment complex (Le Village de Port-Jacmel, ~45 rooms) and formed a Jacmel Advisory Council to guide socio-economic revitalization.
Manoir Adriana Hotel
hospitality/tourism · hotel
3-star, 20-30 room hotel at 16 Rue d'Orléans, Jacmel, with pool, garden and restaurant; ~25 min walk from Bassin Bleu.
Haiti Surf Guesthouse
tourism/surf · guesthouse / social enterprise
Eco-lodge built 2014 by Joan Mamique and Christophe Dauba above Kabik beach; wooden bungalows, surf rentals/lessons; linked to Surf Haiti nonprofit teaching local youth to surf and swim.
L'Auberge du Vieux Port
hospitality/tourism · hotel
Colonial-façade hotel with green shutters and brickwork in Jacmel; hosts weekly Friday night jazz sessions.
Hotel Cyvadier Plage
hospitality/tourism · hotel
Beachfront hotel near Jacmel frequently listed among the town's established tourism properties.
Sunrise Airways
transport/aviation · commercial airline
Launched five-times-weekly domestic flights connecting Jacmel and Jérémie to Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien starting Nov 17, 2025, part of a government-backed effort to revive domestic aviation amid road-travel insecurity.
ISPAN (Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National) — Marché en Fer de Jacmel project
heritage preservation · government heritage institute
National heritage institute; the Jacmel Iron Market (Marché en Fer), built 1895 with ironwork imported from Bruges, Belgium, was classified national heritage Jan 11, 2011; AECID (Spain) allocated €600,000 toward its restructuring.
École Atelier de Jacmel
heritage trades/construction · vocational training school
Ran 2009-2020 with AECID (Spanish cooperation) support; trained 350+ young Haitians in construction, carpentry, metalwork and heritage-restoration crafts; contributed to restoring Jacmel's Town Hall and municipal market.
UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art — Jacmel
creative economy/culture · UNESCO designation/network
Jacmel designated a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art in 2014; network membership supports vocational arts training and international peer-city links for craftspeople, cinema and music schools.
Groupe Flambeau
papier-mache/crafts · papier-mache artist collective
Jacmel-based papier-mache artist group; member Denejour Frantz has been exhibited internationally (e.g. Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, NJ) and is represented by Indigo Arts.
Atelier 105 (Vady Confident's studio)
papier-mache/crafts · independent artisan studio
Studio of papier-mache master Vady Confident (working since age 8) and his apprentices; Confident is a painter, sculptor and papier-mache artist prominent in Jacmel Carnival mask-making.
Jacques Turin association of papier-mache artisans
papier-mache/crafts · artisan association
Association of papier-mache artisans headed by Jacques Turin; represented Haiti (with ~100 artists) at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC, in 2004.
Municipality of Jacmel (Mairie de Jacmel)
municipal administration · local government
City government under Mayor Loudie César; led Jacmel's Jan 2026 entry into AIMF (Association Internationale des Maires Francophones), the city's first formal international municipal cooperation network, aimed at urban development, culture and municipal management partnerships.
Digicel (MonCash)
fintech/telecom · telecom/mobile money operator
Operates MonCash mobile-wallet service and LTE network (Bands 13/17) covering Jacmel; MonCash has grown to roughly 2 million users nationally and is used for bill pay, remittances and government cash-transfer programs.
Natcom
telecom/connectivity · telecom operator
State-linked telecom operator with LTE (Band 28) covering Jacmel; reports roughly 85% national territory coverage and has been expanding 4G/LTE in urban centers.
Wozo Ayiti
community development research · research/documentation organization
Documents Haitian community-development success stories; produced a report on the management model of Jacmel's G27 and AFAJ artisan cooperatives ('From Resilience to Change').
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