Articles Tagged “Yele Haiti”
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DRAMA!!!! Wyclef Jean’s scandal-ridden charity Yele Haiti hit with $100K lawsuit
Wyclef Jean’s scandal-scarred Yele Haiti foundation is being sued by a hospitality firm that says the now-defunct charity owes it $108,972. According to the NY Daily News, Yele stiffed HVS Global Hospitality Services for job training it gave to Haitians in 2011 at the charity’s request, HVS claimed in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme [...]
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Wyclef Jean’s Haiti charity a ‘cesspool of fraud and broken promises’ Damaging deets inside…
Hip hop artist Wyclef Jean started a charity called Yele to help his struggling homeland of Haiti, but eight years later, the group shuttered its doors amid allegations of fraud and mounting debt. The collapse of the organization once labelled by its founder as Haiti’s ‘greatest asset and ally’ comes after years of accusations of [...]
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GRAPHIC: Jerry Wonda and Wyclef’s documentary of Haiti day after earthquake.
This is one of the most moving documentaries I have ever seen. Watch this documentary chronicling the experiences of Jerry “Wonda” Duplessis & Wyclef Jean, co-founders of nonprofit organization Yele Haiti, following the aftermath of the tragic 7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010. Lest we forget… www.wondamusic.com www.yelehaiti.com
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Wyclef Jean defends his Yele Haiti Charity
Haitian musician Wyclef Jean defended his charity and its response after the earthquake in Haiti almost two years ago, after a recent report in The New York Post questioned his charity’s use of donations. According to Jean, his Yele Haiti Foundation rebuilt an orphanage and set up a system of outdoor toilet and shower facilities [...]
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Wyclef Jean denies Yele Haiti charity fraud!
International hip hop star Wyclef Jean has denied that his charity Yele Haiti fraudulently used funds raised for victims of the January 2010 earthquake. The claim was made in a New York Post article that said less than a third of the US$16 million raised for earthquake relief was used for emergency efforts. Another US$1 [...]
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Haitians Graduate from the Yéle Corps Vocational Training Program
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti – The Yele Haiti Foundation, in conjunction with the Polytechnic Isaiah Victor Center, held their first graduation ceremony of its first class on Friday July 29th and 111 Haitian youths (ages 21-42 years) graduated from six-month vocational training programs from plumbing, carpentry to masonry. The ceremony which took place in the presence of [...]
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