Haven was established in 2009 by Irish businessman Leslie Buckley and his wife, Carmel after witnessing the poverty and many other challenges facing the people of Haiti. To date, Haven has facilitated the training of over 78,000 Haitian people, empowering them to build strong, secure and sustainable livelihoods, and to live free from poverty. Haven has trained over 69,000 people in Hygiene Promotion and built or upgraded homes and shelters for close to 20,000 people. Haven has directly employed more than 1,200 Haitian people and brought over 1,400 volunteers to Haiti to assist with the building of houses through their volunteer programs.