BEM is a non-profit organization established in 1984, based in Cheshire, Connecticut and Les Cays, Haiti. Our focus is empowering Haitians through education and opportunities to learn life skills.  BEM’s goal is centered also on the prevention and eradication of disease promoting improved health through medical clinics in some of the most neglected areas of southern Haiti. BEM has a long history and successful record, receiving awards for its humanitarian efforts in Haiti.