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Steeve Khawly (born 27 january 1967, in Port-au-Prince - Haiti), is a businessman and a Haitian philanthropist. He is candidate to the Haitian presidential elections of 2015. ==Studies and achievements== After his studies at the University of Miami, he obtained a industrial engineering degree and became an entrepreneur in Haiti. He decided to specialize in rice processing and flour production. To provide an answer to the housing problem in Haiti, he modernized the brick factory founded ten years ago by his father in association with local investors in order to reduce the need of import materials and facilitate the development of the construction . Economic and environmental commitments have made of him a visible figure on the Haitian political scene . He founded in 2004 La Fondation Seguin, a nonprofit organization, in order to preserve 11,000 hectares of the main park of Haiti called "La Visite". More widely, this foundation disseminates ecology values and sustainable development ideas. By making surrounding communities participate and benefit from better management of park resources, he catched the eye of the UNESCO and was welcomed by Irina Bokova, UNESCO Special Envoy. In 2014, he also founded with twelve other men of Haitian affairs the group "Haiti Cherie". This initiative aims to start off the national rebirth thanks to the commitment of a responsible economic elite. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steeve Khawly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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