Yvon Janvier, voice actor

Yvon Janvier is a committed Haitian citizen. He started his 33 years of professional career as a high school teacher, radio broadcaster, and later a journalist. As he was deeply involved in his community's social life, fans and friends approached him to run for office. He was elected Mayor of his hometown, Jérémie, in 2001. That didn't prevent him from at the same time studying Law. Because he always wants something to share with his fellow citizens and remain productive, he is engaged in a never-ending learning process. He holds a bachelor's degree in Law, a Master's degree in Humanitarian Studies and International Cooperation, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Humanities and Human Rights. Before that, he competed to be granted, from 1992 to 2016, at least five scholarship awards to study in the U.S. The last one, the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship, brought him in 2016-2017. He was already working back home as a Lawyer at American University, Washington College of Law, for specialization in Law and Human rights. He founded upon returning home a not-for-profit organization, the Groupe d'Appui au Développement et à la Démocratie (GRADE). The Organization aims to raise citizenship awareness among young people and strengthen Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Haiti. The opportunity to first implement these ideas came when Mr. Janvier participated and won the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund in 2018 (AEIF 2018), a program supported by the U.S. Department of State. The multi-dimension of Mr. Janvier as an intellectual and a professional worker goes beyond this short bio. Thanks to his open-minded approach to life and in line with his vision of a prosperous Haiti rooted in the Rule of Law and Human rights respect and enjoyment, he has cooperated over the years with multiple public, private, and international actors, including the UNDP, U.N. Women, NDI, IFES, Universities, and NGOs worldwide, such as Partners Global, Church Worldwide Services, in D.C., Youth for Human rights International, and Lawyers Without Borders Canada. He finds time to volunteer in a community Foundation named ESPWA (Hope in English), based in Haiti, that aims to eradicate the root causes of poverty in the country and boost people's autonomy. Mr. Janvier is currently working as a Lawyer in providing legal and judicial assistance to detainees in need and abusing prolonged pretrial detention to stand by their side, bring their cases to trials, and then defend their rights.