GlassFrog

GlassFrog

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Transparency, collaboration, accountability.

GlassFrog.
Raison d'tre
GlassFrog was founded as a result of frustrations felt after working with international aid organizations and governments and realizing that the process for disaster relief (as seen, for example, in Haiti) is slow, bureaucratic and largely ineffective. We are unwilling to accept that status quo is good enough. Our mission is to quickly provide shelter, water and fuel to disaster areas while providing donors, sponsors and other stakeholders with full transparency, the ability to collaborate with us on our project plans and full accountability for the work we have done and the results that we have produced.

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GlassFrog

Transparency + Accountability.

Transparency is a lack of a hidden Accountability is the obligation to agenda, accompanied by the account for activities, accept availability of full information required responsibility for them, and to for collaboration, cooperation, and disclose results in a transparent collective decision-making. We use manner. After implementing the digital technologies to provide full Village Tournesol program and its access to information on every aspect components, we will provide a full of our organization and our approach report on what the outcome of our to global issues. We pursue efforts were. This report will be collaboration in the creation and candid, and will be used for all implement of our project plans. We collaborators to gain perspective and promise that they money we raise will to learn. We will use a Haitian never disappear into a black hole. 3 Communications Coordinator to help us in this mission

40 individual permanent shelters for underserved women with children Supportive housing for at-risk women and children Primary school serving 300 children from the local community Vocational school and education programs Maternal and Infant Health clinic with pharmacy

Design Objectives: Architecture will be designed as a holistic system for growth and education integrating efficient infrastructure, nurturing environments, and learning spaces that are participatory within the landscape and gardens. The vocational school will integrate farming land for fruits and vegetables, green houses, rainwater harnessing, renewable energy, sustainable construction, arts and crafts and long term development opportunities for micro economies.

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Village Tournesol is a critical, long-term step in ensuring that Haitians have the infrastructure they need to move past the heartbreaking situation they have found themselves in. In the short term, a partnership with GlassFrog will address the immediate needs of the future inhabitants of Village Tournesol. During the two year Village Tournesol construction period, GlassFrog will work to give the citizens of Jacmel access to basic necessities, including transitionary shelters that will protect them and their families from the elements and give them their own space- a space they can take pride in and find comfort in. It is also critical that the future residents of Village Tournesol have access to clean water to prevent another devastating outbreak of cholera. GlassFrog will provide industrial water tanks to meet this need. We will employ local resources to ensure long term, sustainable benefits to Jacmel. During the first stage of implementation of our Village Tournesol partner project, we anticipate creating 15 jobs. After program implementation, we will provide a full report to GlassFrog stakeholders on the outcomes, including photos, facts and figures, demonstrating our commitment to transparency and accountability.

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Status Quo must end.
Half of government sanctioned international aid is allocated to militaries. | 40% of all pledged funds to Haiti have actually been received. | Of every $100 donated to rebuild Haiti, Haitian contractors received just $1.60. | 22,000 children quietly die each day, far removed from the conscience of the world. | 1% of what the world spends on weapons each year could put every child in school. | At the current pace, Millennium Development Goals will not be reached. GlassFrog is a result of frustration inadequacies with of aid the in

addressing the humanitarian crisis in Haiti. The link between the vast availability of human resources and provisions versus tangible progress in relief and development goals were indiscernible during our time on the ground in Port-au-Prince. We do not deny that progress in responding to the magnitude of such a disaster was hindered by the devastating setbacks in human life and infrastructure, yet we are hesitant to accept that we are exhausting our full potential as a global community.

The GlassFrog Team

GlassFrog is supported by a team of dedicated professionals who are ready to m ake a change. Each teammates passion and unique experiences make GlassFrog a powerful organization.

Directors

Nicole Verkindt Nicole is the Founder of GlassFrog. She is also an executive leader at GMA and Tiburon and holds an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Vanessa Black Vanessa is a specialist in social cause media and international public policy. She holds an HBBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Vanessa Mancini Vanessa is an international business professional educated at the University of Western Ontario.

Andrea Lipka Andrea is our head of Event Productions. She is an expert in events and fundraising and is the founder of a Toronto consulting firm.

Interns Nadine Legg, Jessica Beck, Jackel Yip, Sherisse McLaughlin, Rishi Narula, Alex Kuznowicz, Kevan Karanjia

Web: www.GlassFrog.org Twitter: @theglassfrog Contact: info@glassfrog.org