Haitian Beatz

The organization said the funds would be used to promote the training of hospitality workers,

entrepreneurs, students, and teachers.

This would facilitate the restoration of the Haiti Hotel School (l'Ecole Hoteliere Haitienne), which was destroyed during the January 2010 earthquake.

“Just as access to jobs is crucial for Haiti's development, local businesses--especially the many new hotels under construction--must have access to a skilled workforce for sustainable economic growth,” Director of the Oasis Foundation, Hildegard Epstein Cassis said.

“With this grant, we will be able to provide hospitality workers with the skills essential to building back a better Haiti.”

The Fund said in a statement that one of the grants would allow the Quisqueya University to help enhance the recently established Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to develop both current and future business leaders in the country.

The Center would provide business development services, offer training for local consultants and analysts, facilitate businesses transitioning from the informal to the formal economy, and provide advanced managerial training.

“Given Quisqueya's track record, I am confident that this Center will play a key role in improving the business environment in Haiti,” Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's Vice President of Programs and Investments, Paul Altidor said.

“The Center will be a destination for business people of all levels. Everyone from aspiring entrepreneurs to senior business executives will have access to an array of resources and training to enable their businesses to thrive.”

The Fund was formed by former US Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush several months after the powerful earthquake