The Lambi Fund of Haiti

Supporting economic justice, democracy and sustainable development in Haiti

Spring 2008 Newsletter — Contents

New Board Members

Lambi Fund welcomes two new board members:

Photo - Jay Schoenberger

Jay Schoenberger holds a B.S. from Vanderbilt University where he double majored in Human & Organizational Development and Spanish. He develops utility-scale wind energy farms throughout the Eastern United States for independent power producer, Invenergy LLC. Prior to Invenergy, he worked in business development for REC Solar, a California-based solar electricity integrator. Jay first became involved with the Lambi Fund when he and a classmate successfully founded and chaired a campus-wide fundraiser called "Fast for Hunger" aimed at raising both awareness and funds for Lambi Fund's projects. At Vanderbilt, Jay served as president of Hillel, the Jewish student organization, and served on Hillel's board the three previous years. While in college, he also studied in Santiago, Chile. Jay has a passion for the sustainable development that the Lambi Fund advances, development that is strategic, community driven, and continuously effective. Jay currently lives in Washington D.C.

Anouk Shambrook - photo

Anouk Shambrook has a PhD. in Astrophysics and is a Program Manager at the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. She manages a grants program and has created a network of experts across multiple fields working to close the racial wealth gap in the U.S. Anouk has researched and highlighted innovative asset programs to improve policies. While at ICCED, Anouk has been the primary author of a number of reports on saving and investment strategies to increase economic well-being and security. She currently serves on the Board of Building Diversity in Science and resides in Oakland, California.

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AWOZAM, an incredibly talented peasant musical group from Northwest Haiti, performs dynamic and politically engaging music. The lyrics are in Kreyol and call for everyone to pull together and work for empowerment of all. Even if you do not understand Kreyol, the music, vocals and drumming will get you moving! Order online or send a check for $23 ($20 for CD plus $3 shipping and handling). In the comments section of that page, write "Purchase AWOZAM CD" and complete the donation information. We will send you the CD.