ATA expects rapid impact in the areas of product demand, job creation, and local retail income growth. Demand for Haitian artisan’s products will increase with assistance in product development and design consulting, targeted buyer trips, promotion at international gift shows and retail training. This program aims to re-establish over 3,000 artisan production jobs and expand local retail revenues by a projected 10% – 15% over the next six to eight months. The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded after Haiti’s January 12, 2010 earthquake, when President Barack Obama asked Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to lead a major fundraising effort to assist the Haitian people. The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund primarily focuses on longer-term sustainable economic reconstruction designed to help the people of Haiti rebuild by creating jobs and promoting economic opportunity.
