Late last year, we shared our intention to transition our breast cancer program to an in-country partner as part of an organizational wind-down. We are writing to you today to provide an important update on our path forward.

While we engaged in extensive discussions with several organizations over the past months, we were ultimately unable to identify an in-country partner with the specific capacity to assume the full scope of our breast cancer initiatives. However, after years of deep-rooted work in the Grand'Anse region, our board and staff reached a clear and unanimous conclusion:

Rather than closing our doors, GAHDA is embarking on a new, laser-focused chapter. We have decided to pivot our entire organizational mission to focus exclusively on breast cancer detection, treatment, and holistic support. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Haitian women who are diagnosed at younger age and with more advanced disease. The mortality rate is as high as 60% and results in devasting effects on child health, families and communities. There are very few resources for breast cancer care in Haiti. By narrowing our scope, we are ensuring that our decades of expertise and our unique bridge to rural Haiti are dedicated entirely to the fight against this disease.

We are encouraged that our institutional donors have recognized the urgency of this pivot and have already committed their continued funding. However, institutional support is only part of the equation. To provide the high level of individual care, transportation, and family support that the journey through breast cancer requires, we still need the partnership of our individual supporters more than ever.

Your generosity has built this bridge over the past years. We invite you to stay with us as we cross into this new phase—ensuring that even in the most remote corners of Haiti, no woman must face a breast cancer diagnosis alone.