Three Bishops' Fund for Haiti
The Three Bishops' Fund is a $2.2 million capital campaign begun in 2005 by the Colorado Haiti Project. The funds raised by this ongoing campaign are used to build the infrastructure needed in support of programs aimed at providing classical education, vocational education, health care, clean water, sanitation, and other programs. These projects and programs are aimed at providing the opportunity for a better quality of life to the region we serve, a region with a population of approximately 15,000 people.
While the Colorado Haiti Project works closely with the Episcopal Church, it is building strong partnerships with many other organizations. The capital campaign is an ecumenical effort working for the benefit of the entire community regardless of religious affiliation. An underlying value of this project is to create a replicable model that can be used in other parts of Haiti. Two major projects have been completed as of September 2008; a Women's Resource and Education Center and St Paul's School, which replaces the stick and sheet metal lean to. The school building incorporates 2 - 30,000 gallon cisterns. One capital project had already been completed prior to the Three Bishops' Fund campaign. St. Paul's Episcopal Church was constructed at a cost of $100,000 in 1998. In addition to Sunday services, the facility serves as a community center and meeting hall, as well as a medical and dental clinic during our medical missions.
Currently, the Colorado Haiti Project, in collaboration with the Haitian community is focused on a large scale community water project. The $300,000 needed to fund this project will come from the Three Bishops' Fund. In June of 2008, we received a $150,000 challenge grant from the Anschutz Foundation. We are now engaged in raising the $150,000 balance in order to take full advantage of the Anschutz grant.