INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Location: Washington, D.C.
Website: www.iadb.org
The Inter-American Development Bank is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. Roots of Development has built a strong relationship with the Bank, which has supported it through both in-kind and monetary donations. In fact, at its 2011 annual meeting, the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank presented Roots with a sizable donation to support the work of GFDAG, the women’s group that is a member group of Roots’ main partner on La Gonave, APDAG.
SEVEN HILLS GLOBAL OUTREACH 
Location: Worcester, MA
Website: www.sevenhills.org/affiliates/global-outreach/
Roots of Development is Seven Hills Global Outreach’s field partner in Haiti. Besides Haiti, they have partners in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, Guatamala, Sierra Leone, and Kenya. “In our international development work we rely on global partners who are efficient, effective in their activities, and above all inscrutable in all that they do. I have long admired Roots of Development for demonstrating a selfless approach to their humanitarian work while holding themselves, and others, to exceptionally high standards of ethical and performance outcomes. Roots of Development serves as an example of what all NGO’s who work to uplift the poorest of the poor should be.” – Dr. David A. Jordan, President, Seven Hills Global Outreach
SENATOR MARY L. LANDRIEU
Location: Washington, D.C. and Louisiana
Website: http://landrieu.senate.gov
“I am impressed by Roots of Development’s community-driven approach.” Senator Landrieu was at the heart of the US’s response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. She was the first to offer her support, and to do so she called on the citizens of Louisiana to mobilize and help in every they could. Senator Landrieu pushed to make sure that the U.S. government was supporting local Haitian businesses during the relief effort and that the input of Haitian-Americans in the rebuilding process was being taken seriously. She was in attendance at our 3rd Annual Washington, D.C. Fundraiser as a recipient of the Max Pulgar-Vidal Award.
BRADEN SUMMERS 
Location: New York City, NY
Website: www.bradensummers.com
In February 2010, just three weeks after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, Braden Summers traveled with Roots of Development to the island of La Gonave to capture images of the damage and the state of Roots’ colleagues and projects. Since his return, Braden has been donating 100% of the sales of his photographs of Haiti to Roots of Development. To see his award-winning photography from his trip to Gran Sous, La Gonave (Haiti), visit www.bradensummers.com/Haiti.html. If you are interested in purchasing prints, visit our Online Store.
HIGH VALLEY ENTERTAINMENT
Contacts: Christopher Eves, T.J. Rodeith, and Bryce Winter Location: North Hollywood, CA
HIVE (High Valley Entertainment) is a creative think tank that develops talent and produces entertainment content. In March 2010, HIVE donated their talents and their time to producing a short promotional video for Roots of Development’s 2nd Annual DC Fundraiser.
