THE GLOBAL HERITAGE TRUST

The governments forgot.

The world remembers.

A citizen-led trust protecting the historic sites that governments have abandoned. Anyone nominates. The world votes. The world funds it. The locals build it.

Become a Steward — from $150 Nominate a Site

A LETTER FROM THE FOUNDER

"I was eighteen years old the first time I walked into a library."

I was born in Haiti. I crossed thirty-five countries building technology systems for companies most people have heard of. I watched France protect its cathedrals, Japan rebuild its shrines, Mexico fund museums for its pyramids.

Then I came home and looked at what Haiti's history had become. So I built three libraries in northern Haiti — Pilate, Ferrier, Ouanaminthe — serving more than 500,000 people. But libraries are only the beginning.

I am a father. I cannot stop thinking about Haiti. Levoila is what I am doing about it.

Read the Full Founder's Letter →

HOW IT WORKS

When governments forget, citizens step in.

STEP 1 · NOMINATE

Anyone can nominate a site.

A fortress falling apart. A monument used as shelter. A landmark with no security. You don't have to live in that country. You only have to care.

STEP 2 · VOTE

The world chooses what to save.

Every quarter, the global Steward community votes on which sites enter the next restoration cycle. Every Steward has a voice. No committee. No back rooms.

STEP 3 · STEWARD

$150 buys a seat at the table.

Choose your tier. Get your Digital Passport. Lifetime entry to every Levoila site. Your name engraved on the Wall of Founders.

PHASE ONE

We begin where the founder was born.

Citadelle Henri Christophe

Milot · UNESCO World Heritage

The largest fortress in the Western Hemisphere. Built by formerly enslaved people who had just defeated Napoleon's army. Following the tragedy of April 11, 2026, Levoila's first act here is a permanent memorial — then full restoration, professional security, and certified tours.

FUNDRAISING WINDOW · 24 MONTHS

Palais Sans-Souci

Milot · UNESCO World Heritage

The royal palace King Henri Christophe built between 1810 and 1813 to rival Versailles. Destroyed by the 1842 earthquake. Today a romantic ruin, framed by mountains. Levoila will stabilize the walls, build an interpretation center, and unite Sans-Souci with the Citadelle as a single Milot heritage experience.

FUNDRAISING WINDOW · 24 MONTHS

Fort Liberté

Nord-Est · 17th-Century Bay Fortress

Once a French naval stronghold, later a redoubt in the Haitian war of independence. Today the walls are quietly returning to the sea. Levoila will restore the ramparts, install a maritime exhibit, and open an open-air amphitheater for cultural programming.

FUNDRAISING WINDOW · 24 MONTHS

STEWARDSHIP

Choose your tier. Get your Passport.

BRONZE

$150+

1× vote

· Digital Passport
· Lifetime site entry
· Quarterly reports

SILVER

$1,000+

10× vote

· All Bronze honors
· Name on Wall of Founders

GOLD

$5,000+

100× vote

· All Silver honors
· Founder's Key
· VIP at Grand Openings

HERITAGE PATRON

$25,000+

Direct advisory

· All Gold honors
· Private architect sessions
· Global Council invitation

Become a Steward

THE CALL · IN FIVE LANGUAGES

LE VOILÀ.

There it is. English

Men li. Kreyòl

Aquí está. Español

Eis aqui. Português

"The governments forgot. The world remembers. Welcome to Levoila."

ABOUT LEVOILA

The people behind the movement.

Founder Team Advisory Board Country Heads

Select a tab above to learn more about the Founder, Team, or Advisory Board.

FOUNDER

Jacques Medina Jean

Founder & Chair · Levoila

QUICK FACTS

Born: Ferrier, Nord-Est, Haiti
Based: Frisco, Texas
Languages: EN · FR · KR · ES · PT
Career: 25 years · 35 countries
Companies: Honeywell · Invensys · Schneider Electric
Education: MS Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon · BS Economics, U. de Guadalajara
Executive credentials: Harvard Business School · UNC Kenan-Flagler
Certifications: PMP · Six Sigma Black Belt · ITIL
Affiliations: Forbes Technology Council · Goldman Sachs 10K SB

"I was eighteen years old the first time I walked into a library. I knew, even then, that something had been kept from me for eighteen years."

The Why

Jacques M. Jean was born in Ferrier, in the northeast of Haiti, and immigrated to the United States in his teens. He spent twenty-five years in enterprise technology leadership at some of the world's largest industrial companies — Honeywell, Invensys, Schneider Electric — working in more than thirty-five countries.

He watched how nations protect what they value. France with its cathedrals. Japan with its shrines. Mexico with its pyramids. Then he came home to Haiti and saw what had been allowed to crumble.

The Work

In 2018, Jacques founded the Universal Learning Centre, a 501(c)(3) that has since built three public libraries in northern Haiti — in Pilate, Ferrier, and Ouanaminthe — serving more than 500,000 people. A fourth library is in planning for Cap-Haïtien.

He is the CEO of TechFides (Frisco, TX), a technology firm specializing in local AI deployment for small and mid-size businesses. He serves as Board Chair of MUSA Asset Management and OVYNA, and Co-Chair (Founding) of the American Business Council Gabon.

The Levoila Moment

On April 11, 2026, a crowd crush at an unauthorized event at the Citadelle Henri Christophe killed Haitian children at a UNESCO World Heritage Site with no security, no oversight, no one in charge. The fortress his ancestors built — Black people who freed themselves from Napoleon — had become a place of grief.

Levoila is what he is doing about it. And not only for Haiti. For every nation whose government has forgotten its heritage.

"The world is full of monuments standing alone, abandoned by the governments who inherited them. Their governments have forgotten them. The world has not. Levoila is the door."

— Jacques M. Jean

THE TEAM

The people who do the work.

A working team that runs the trust day-to-day. We hire from the diaspora and the cities of our sites. Bios will be filled in as the team is named publicly.

FOUNDER & CHAIR

Jacques M. Jean

Founder. 25 years across 35 countries. Founded the Universal Learning Centre. CEO of TechFides.

MJ

CHIEF OF STAFF

Molina Jean-Louis

Runs the Founder's office and keeps the trust moving across every team — heritage, field ops, stewardship, finance, communications. The desk where partners, press, and Stewards reach Levoila when something needs to happen.

TBD

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

[To Be Named]

Operations and field execution. Bridge between the design team and the on-site restoration crews.

TBD

CHIEF HERITAGE ARCHITECT

[To Be Named]

Lead architect of restoration. UNESCO-credentialed. Oversees structural assessments, restoration plans, and on-site engineering.

TBD

HEAD OF STEWARDSHIP

[To Be Named]

Owns the Steward community — onboarding, retention, quarterly assemblies, and the experience of Heritage Patrons.

TBD

HEAD OF FIELD OPS · HAITI

[To Be Named]

Haiti-based. Manages the Milot Complex (Citadelle + Sans-Souci) and Fort Liberté programs. Hires local crews and coordinates with the Ministry of Culture.

TBD

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

[To Be Named]

Escrow oversight, financial reporting, audit cycles. Owns the public ledger and the Quarterly Operational & Financial Report.

TBD

GENERAL COUNSEL

[To Be Named]

Owns Sovereignty Compact negotiations with host nations, 501(c)(3) compliance, cross-border regulatory work, vendor and architect contracts, and IP. Reports to the Founder and the Board.

TBD

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

[To Be Named]

Treasury and investment policy. Manages the multi-currency escrow architecture, the Heritage Royalty reserve, the crypto HOLD vault, and the working capital that funds operations between fundraising windows.

TBD

HEAD OF SECURITY & SAFETY

[To Be Named]

Enforces the Zero-Tragedy Clause across every site. Trains and certifies on-site security teams. Approves event permits.

TBD

HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS

[To Be Named]

Owns the brand voice across press, social, and Steward communications. Multilingual storytelling in English, French, Kreyòl, Spanish, and Portuguese.

TechFides

STRATEGIC PARTNER

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER · FRACTIONAL

TechFides — Strategic Partner

IT strategy, technology architecture, platform governance, and engineering leadership. Provided under a Strategic Services Agreement with TechFides, approved at arm's length by the Levoila Board.

TechFides

STRATEGIC PARTNER

CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER · FRACTIONAL

TechFides — Strategic Partner

Cybersecurity, threat monitoring, identity and key management, incident response, and SOC 2 readiness. Provided under the same Strategic Services Agreement, governed at arm's length.

LOCAL TEAMS · 75–85% LOCAL HIRING

The people on the ground.

Every restored site is run by the community surrounding it. Between 75 and 85 percent of each workforce is hired locally — leadership, architects, masons, carpenters, security officers, guides, craftspeople, maintenance crews. International experts come in only to train and supplement.

Milot Complex — Citadelle & Sans-Souci

MILOT · NORD · HAITI

One local team operates the Citadelle Henri Christophe and the Palais Sans-Souci together — they sit three miles apart in the same UNESCO World Heritage park. Local workforce target: 75–100 hires across leadership and eight operating crews. Final headcount sized to the active phase of restoration.

LEADERSHIP

SITE DIRECTOR · MILOT COMPLEX

[To Be Named]

Owns the Citadelle and Sans-Souci programs day-to-day. Reports to the Head of Field Ops Haiti and the global Board.

LEAD HERITAGE ARCHITECT

[To Be Named]

Haitian architect with UNESCO-aligned credentials. Owns structural assessment and restoration design.

COMMUNITY LIAISON · MILOT

[To Be Named]

Bridge to the families of April 11 victims, town leadership, and the schools of Milot.

OPERATING CREWS

Construction & Restoration

15–22 hires

Led by Master Mason · TBD

Stonemasons, carpenters, ironworkers, scaffolders, general laborers. Apprenticeships drawn from Milot and surrounding villages.

Security & Safety

10–14 hires

Led by Head of Site Security · TBD

24/7 perimeter, crowd-control officers, event security, capacity enforcement. Owns the Zero-Tragedy Clause on the ground.

Maintenance & Grounds

8–12 hires

Led by Maintenance Foreman · TBD

Daily upkeep, groundskeeping, sanitation, eco-infrastructure (solar, water, waste), pathways, signage.

Hospitality & Tours

10–14 hires

Led by Head of Hospitality · TBD

Certified multilingual tour guides (FR/EN/HT/ES), ticketing, visitor services, capacity-controlled scheduling.

Museum & Memorial

5–7 hires

Led by Curator · TBD

Lower-compound museum operations, the April 11, 2026 permanent memorial, historical archives, exhibits.

Education & Outreach

4–6 hires

Led by Outreach Director · TBD

School visits, scholarship programs, community lectures, partnerships with the Universal Learning Centre libraries.

Logistics & Procurement

3–5 hires

Led by Operations Manager · TBD

Materials sourcing, vendor management, supply chain across northern Haiti, customs and transit handling.

Fort Liberté

FORT-LIBERTÉ · NORD-EST · HAITI

Local workforce target: 50–65 hires across leadership and six operating crews. The artisan marketplace adds the seventh crew at full operation.

LEADERSHIP

SITE DIRECTOR

[To Be Named]

Owns the Fort Liberté program. Coordinates with the local mayor's office and the Ministry of Culture.

LEAD HERITAGE ARCHITECT

[To Be Named]

Haitian architect with maritime fortification experience. Manages rampart restoration and eco-infrastructure design.

COMMUNITY LIAISON · FORT-LIBERTÉ

[To Be Named]

Bridge to local officials, the fishing community, the schools, and the artisan guild of Fort-Liberté.

OPERATING CREWS

Construction & Restoration

12–18 hires

Led by Master Mason · TBD

Coral-stone masons, carpenters, ironworkers, scaffolders. Apprentices drawn from Fort-Liberté and Ouanaminthe.

Security & Safety

8–10 hires

Led by Head of Site Security · TBD

Site perimeter, event permitting, coordination with regional police and the coastguard.

Maintenance & Grounds

6–9 hires

Led by Maintenance Foreman · TBD

Daily upkeep, groundskeeping, solar and sanitation infrastructure, sea-wall and breakwater monitoring.

Hospitality & Tours

8–12 hires

Led by Head of Hospitality · TBD

Multilingual tour guides, ticketing, the maritime exhibit, amphitheater event staff.

Marketplace & Artisans

6–10 hires

Led by Marketplace Curator · TBD

Curated local craftspeople, fair pricing, sales floor, partner artisan workshops outside the fort.

Logistics & Procurement

3–4 hires

Led by Operations Manager · TBD

Materials, vendor management, customs and cross-border logistics with the Dominican Republic.

JOIN A LOCAL TEAM

Levoila hires locally first. If you are based in the Nord or Nord-Est departments of Haiti and have experience in stonework, carpentry, security, hospitality, maintenance, or restoration — we want to meet you.

We also hire for leadership roles directly from the diaspora — Haitian-Americans, Haitian-Canadians, and members of the Haitian communities in France and Brazil with credentials in heritage architecture, museum operations, or hospitality management.

Send your application to jobs@levoila.org →

ADVISORY BOARD

The wisdom that keeps us honest.

Levoila is advised by a global board of practitioners — heritage architects, historians, diaspora leaders, legal counsel, and financial auditors. Advisory seats include Heritage Patron Global Council members.

HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE ADVISOR

[To Be Named]

A UNESCO-credentialed heritage architect with experience restoring stone fortifications in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and West Africa. Advises on restoration methodology and authenticity standards.

HAITI COUNTRY ADVISOR

[To Be Named]

A senior Haitian cultural or political figure with credibility across Cap-Haïtien, Port-au-Prince, and the diaspora. Advises on government relations, community engagement, and cultural sensitivity.

FINANCIAL AUDIT ADVISOR

[To Be Named]

Independent auditor or financial governance expert — Big Four or institutional grant-management background. Reviews the Quarterly Operational & Financial Report and the public ledger.

LEGAL COUNSEL ADVISOR

[To Be Named]

International public-private partnerships and cultural property law. Advises on Sovereignty Compact negotiations with host nations and cross-border compliance.

DIASPORA & CULTURE ADVISOR

[To Be Named]

A leading voice in the African and Haitian diaspora — a writer, scholar, artist, or institutional leader. Advises on storytelling, narrative authenticity, and community recognition.

TOURISM & HOSPITALITY ADVISOR

[To Be Named]

Senior executive from premium heritage tourism — Aman, Rosewood, or comparable. Advises on the operating model that turns restored sites into self-sustaining enterprises.

SECURITY & SAFETY ADVISOR

[To Be Named]

Former senior officer in crowd management, event security, or peacekeeping. Owns the Zero-Tragedy Clause standards and crisis protocols.

TECHNOLOGY & TRANSPARENCY ADVISOR

[To Be Named]

Cryptography, public ledger systems, identity verification. Reviews the transparency architecture — escrow, dual-signature releases, and the live financial dashboard.

"An advisory board is not a list of names. It is the people who tell you when you are wrong."

— Jacques M. Jean

COUNTRY HEADS

Our people in every country we serve.

Every country with active operations has a dedicated Country Director who owns local execution, supported by a Country Liaison Director on the global Board. Together they hold the trust between Levoila, the host nation, and the communities at every site.

Founder Team Advisory Board Country Heads

Haiti

PHASE ONE · ACTIVE

ACTIVE SITES

Milot Complex
(Citadelle Henri Christophe
+ Palais Sans-Souci)
Fort Liberté

HEADQUARTERS

Cap-Haïtien (operational)
Site offices in Milot and Fort-Liberté

GOVERNMENT PARTNER

Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
ISPAN — Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National

See Haiti's live portal — progress, ledger & dispatches →

TBD

COUNTRY DIRECTOR · HAITI

[To Be Named]

Operational head of Levoila Haiti. Owns site programs, local staff, vendor relationships, and the relationship with the Ministry. Reports to the Global Head of Field Ops and to the Board.

TBD

COUNTRY LIAISON DIRECTOR · HAITI

[To Be Named]

Haitian citizen with cultural and political credibility across Cap-Haïtien, Port-au-Prince, and the diaspora. Holds Haiti's seat on the global Board.

TBD

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS LEAD · HAITI

[To Be Named]

Day-to-day liaison with the Ministry of Culture, ISPAN, the regional governments of Nord and Nord-Est, and the elected mayors of Milot and Fort-Liberté.

TBD

COUNTRY FINANCE OFFICER · HAITI

[To Be Named]

Local treasury (HTG and USD accounts), local payroll, statutory tax filings (DGI), and Haiti-side dual-signature release administration.

TBD

COMMUNICATIONS LEAD · HAITI

[To Be Named]

Multilingual storytelling in Kreyòl, French, and English. Local press, diaspora media, site documentation, and the bridge to the families of April 11, 2026.

TBD

EDUCATION & DIASPORA LEAD · HAITI

[To Be Named]

Partnership with the three Universal Learning Centre libraries (Pilate, Ferrier, Ouanaminthe), school programs at every site, and Haitian-diaspora engagement worldwide.

FUTURE PHASE COUNTRIES

Eight countries in the quarterly vote.

Sites in eight additional countries are currently nominated and under quarterly Steward consideration. The top vote-getters in each cycle enter Sovereignty Compact negotiation, opening a new Country Operating Unit.

Dominican Republic

Fortaleza Ozama

Jamaica

Port Royal · Fort Charles

Ghana

São Jorge da Mina

Gabon

Lopé-Okanda Cultural Landscape

Egypt

Old Cairo Aqueduct

Ethiopia

Bet Maryam, Lalibela

Mexico

Tlatelolco Platforms

Jordan

Petra Side Tombs

Country Heads are recruited only after a Sovereignty Compact is signed with the host nation. Today, Haiti is the only active country.

"A country is not a market. It is a people. We arrive only when we are invited, and we build only with the citizens who will inherit what we make."

— Jacques M. Jean

PHASE ONE — HAITI

Three sites. One country. The proof point.

Phase One opens in northern Haiti at three UNESCO-recognized sites. Two of them — the Citadelle Henri Christophe and the Palais Sans-Souci — sit three miles apart in the Milot complex, both built by King Henri Christophe in the first years of free Haiti. The third, Fort Liberté, guards the Atlantic coast. If Levoila can work in Haiti — a country routinely written off by capital and institutions — it can work anywhere.

THE MILOT COMPLEX

The Citadelle Henri Christophe and the Palais Sans-Souci together form the National History Park — Citadel, Sans-Souci, Ramiers — Haiti's first UNESCO World Heritage Site (1982). They sit three miles apart in the town of Milot, sharing a single local team and a single visitor experience. Sites 1 and 2 are operated as one Milot program.

SITE 1 · MILOT, NORD

Citadelle Henri Christophe

The largest fortress in the Western Hemisphere. Built between 1805 and 1820 by formerly enslaved people who had just defeated Napoleon's army and declared themselves free. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982.

On April 11, 2026, a crowd crush at an unauthorized event killed Haitian children at the site. Levoila's first act on the Citadelle will be a permanent memorial to the lives lost — designed in consultation with the families — followed by structural restoration, professional security, certified tour operations, and a museum in the lower compound.

PHASE ONE SCOPE

· Memorial to the victims of April 11, 2026
· Structural stabilization & restoration
· 24/7 professional security
· Certified tour operations with capacity controls
· Lower-compound museum
· Maritime view-point pavilion at the summit

FUNDRAISING PROGRESS

14% of target · 24-month window

SITE 2 · MILOT, NORD

Palais Sans-Souci

The royal palace of King Henri Christophe, built between 1810 and 1813 to rival Versailles. The architectural statement of a newly free Black nation: a king's house worthy of any in Europe, set against the mountains of northern Haiti.

Destroyed by the earthquake of May 7, 1842, it stands today as one of the most poetic ruins in the hemisphere — colonnades open to the sky, gardens reclaimed by the land. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982. Operated together with the Citadelle as one Milot heritage experience.

PHASE ONE SCOPE

· Stabilization of remaining walls and arches
· Heritage Interpretation Centre at the entrance
· Restored gardens and visitor pathways
· Single-ticket Milot experience (Citadelle + Sans-Souci)
· Open-air programming under the colonnades
· Lighting, sanitation, eco-infrastructure

FUNDRAISING PROGRESS

3% of target · 24-month window

SITE 3 · NORD-EST

Fort Liberté

A 17th-century Atlantic bay fortress on Haiti's northern coast. Once a French naval stronghold, later a redoubt in the Haitian war of independence. Today the walls are quietly returning to the sea, with no permanent management and no security.

Levoila will restore the ramparts, install an interactive maritime history exhibit, open an open-air amphitheater for cultural performances, and run an artisan marketplace where local craftspeople sell directly to international visitors. Eco-infrastructure (solar power, sanitation, sustainable water) will be installed first.

PHASE ONE SCOPE

· Rampart restoration
· Maritime history exhibit
· Open-air amphitheater
· Artisan marketplace
· Solar + water infrastructure
· 24/7 professional security

FUNDRAISING PROGRESS

6% of target · 24-month window

Fund Phase One — Become a Steward

THE PATH

From a vote to an open gate.

When the world chooses a site, we promise the country, the community, and the Stewards we will open the doors in twenty-four months. Seven phases. Seven gates. No money leaves escrow until the gate before it closes. This is how we keep that promise.

Months 1 to 3 · Phase One

We arrive. We listen. We shake hands with the country.

In the first ninety days we sign the agreement with the host nation — the Sovereignty Compact — and open our local office in the city closest to the site. We hire the first three people on the ground: the Country Director, the Liaison Director, and the Government Affairs lead.

Then we walk the site with an architect. We meet the families, the mayor, the teachers, the elders. We do not draw a single line until they have spoken.

By the end of Phase One

The compact is signed. The royalty terms are set.
A full structural survey is in hand.
The community has been heard, and where there is grief, the memorial is taking shape.

Months 4 to 6 · Phase Two

We draw the plan. We open the window.

The lead Heritage Architect comes on. The restoration plan is drawn to UNESCO standards. We design the things people never notice when they work — solar power, clean water, sanitation, and a security plan that means no child ever dies on our watch.

Then we open the fundraising window to the world. Twenty-four months on the clock. If we do not raise it, every Steward gets their money back. That is the deal.

By the end of Phase Two

The full design is approved by the Board and the host nation.
Three out of four people working on the site will be hired locally.
The world can pledge.

Months 7 to 12 · Phase Three

We stop the loss. We honor what was lost.

By month seven the bleeding stops. Walls are stabilized. Roofs are made safe. Solar panels go up, water comes in, the perimeter goes around, and a real security team is on the site twenty-four hours a day.

Where the site requires a memorial, we dedicate it before we lift another stone. Memory is built first. Everything else is built around it.

By the end of Phase Three

Local masons, carpenters, ironworkers, and guards are at work.
The site is safe to enter.
We announce to the world that half of the money has been raised.

Months 13 to 18 · Phase Four

We rebuild. We build the welcome.

This is the loudest half of the project. Stone returns to stone. The museum or interpretation center goes up. Pathways, signage, lighting, capacity controls — everything a visitor will touch is built and tested.

Our tour guides are trained in four or five languages. Our hospitality team starts welcoming the first quiet visitors — Stewards, families, government officials — long before the world is invited.

By the end of Phase Four

Construction is done.
The visitor experience has been rehearsed by people who care about it.
The first photographs are taken.

Months 19 to 21 · Phase Five

We rehearse. We open the books.

The site is operating. We run the drills. We check the locks. An independent auditor walks every line of the ledger and publishes what they find — clean, or otherwise.

At the entrance, a local craftsperson begins engraving the first ten thousand Steward names into the Wall of Founders. The invitations to the Grand Opening are sent.

By the end of Phase Five

The first public audit is on the website.
Every team is in place and certified.
Names are being cut into stone.

Month 22 · The Grand Opening

We open the doors.

A ceremony with the host nation. The families. The diaspora. The Stewards who flew in to see their name in the stone. Press in five languages.

If the site asked for a memorial, it is dedicated that day. Then the gate opens, and the public walks in.

On that day

The site is open to the world.
The Heritage Patron Council meets on site for the first time.
The story is everywhere.

Months 23 to 24 · Phase Seven

It runs. We pay the country.

The first two months after opening are quiet on purpose. Tickets sell. Schools visit. The marketplace works. The amphitheater is used. Every dollar appears on the live ledger, the way it always has.

Then we write the host nation its first Heritage Royalty check. We publish the first Quarterly Report after opening. And we hand the full playbook to whichever country is next.

By month twenty-four

The site pays for itself.
The host nation has been paid.
The next country has a head start.

Le voilà.

There it is — twenty-four months from a vote to an open gate.

Become a Steward See the Live Ledger

FOR GOVERNMENTS & SITE OWNERS

Your heritage, restored, run, and returned.

If your nation wants Levoila to restore and operate one of its heritage sites, here are our terms — in full, in plain language, before a single conversation begins. We publish them because trust is the whole point.

THE DEAL, IN ONE BREATH

We do not buy your heritage. We carry it for a while, then give it back better.

You sign one agreement — the Sovereignty Compact — for 25, 50, or 100 years.
Levoila takes full management and operation of the site for that term.
We pay every tax your law requires, like any operator on your soil.
A share of the revenue is paid to your nation, by contract, every year of the term.
At the end of the term, the site returns to you — as a working, earning asset, not a ruin.
The term renews only by mutual agreement. Your nation always holds the reversion. Sovereignty never leaves home.

WHY THE TERM IS LONG

Restoring a fortress is not painting a fence.

A site like the Citadelle takes years of work and tens of millions of dollars to bring back. That money has to be raised, the work has to be done to UNESCO standards, and the cost has to be earned back through careful operation.

A short deal funds nothing. No serious donor commits to a rescue that ends before the doors open. So the term is long enough to do the work right and make the site pay for itself — then hand it back to you.

THE TERM MATCHES THE SCALE

25 yrs

Smaller sites — a historic church, a fort, a town quarter. Lower restoration cost, faster to recover.

50 yrs

Major sites needing deep structural work and new public infrastructure — water, power, security, access.

100 yrs

Fortress-scale restorations like the Citadelle — the largest, costliest, and slowest to earn back.

The bigger the rescue, the longer we need to make it work. The term is set when we sign, by the scale of the restoration.

WHAT FULL MANAGEMENT MEANS

We run it. You set the rules that matter to you.

What we manage

For the life of the term, Levoila runs day-to-day operations: restoration, conservation, staffing, ticketing, security, and the full visitor experience. We hold the site under the Compact, and we answer for it.

What you control

Your nation defines scope, public access, cultural and religious protocols, naming, and any line you will not cross. We write those rules into the Compact, and we are bound by them.

WHAT YOUR NATION KEEPS

A long-term deal that leaves you ahead.

8–15%

of operating revenue paid to your nation by contract, every year of the term.

$0

from your treasury. The world funds the restoration. Your budget is never touched.

3 of 4

jobs on the site are hired locally — masons, guides, guards, conservators.

·Ownership of your heritage is never sold. Sovereignty stays home, start to finish.
·Every dollar of revenue and cost appears on a public, independently audited ledger.
·All taxes your law requires are paid in full, on your soil.
·At the end of the term, you receive a working, revenue-generating site — not a cost.

WHAT WE ASK OF YOU

A signed Sovereignty Compact for the agreed term.
The legal authority to restore and operate the site.
The rules and protocols you want protected, in writing.

WHAT WE COMMIT TO YOU

Full transparency, with a public audited ledger.
All required taxes paid, and local hiring at three of four jobs.
A revenue share paid every year, and the site returned at the end.

Start the conversation.

If your nation has a site worth saving, we will walk you through the full Compact — line by line — before anyone signs anything.

Request the Compact terms See the full lifecycle

FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE

It's your heritage. You should be the first to gain from it.

When Levoila restores a site, the people who live beside it come first — for the work, the income, the respect, and the say in what happens next. Here is what that means, in plain terms.

WHAT YOU GAIN, IN ONE BREATH

We don't arrive to take. We arrive to build — with you, and for you.

The work is yours — three of every four jobs on the site are hired locally.
The money stays here. Tourism spending circulates through local guides, vendors, and guesthouses.
Your culture leads. The story is told your way, in Kreyòl first, by your own people.
Your heritage is restored, never sold. It stays in your community's care.
A safe site, with real security — so what happened on April 11 never happens again.
Nothing is built until you are heard. You have a seat at the table from day one.

THE WORK IS LOCAL

Real jobs. Real skills. A career, not a day's pay.

We hire and train people from the community: masons, carpenters, ironworkers, guides, guards, conservators, and hospitality staff. The skills are taught to a real standard and certified — skills that travel and last.

A young person who starts as a trainee can grow into a lead role. We build for the long term, and that means building people, not just walls.

WHO WE HIRE AND TRAIN

Builders and craftspeople — masons, carpenters, ironworkers — to do the restoration itself.

Guides and storytellers, trained in several languages, to welcome the world.

Guards and conservators to keep the site safe and standing for generations.

Cooks, vendors, and hospitality teams to run the marketplace and the welcome.

YOUR CULTURE, AT THE CENTER

The site tells your story — in your words.

Told your way

Tours are given in Kreyòl first, then French, English, and Spanish. The history visitors hear is the history you live — not a version written somewhere else.

Made by your hands

Local artisans, cooks, musicians, and storytellers are part of the experience — and earn from it. Community days and festivals are written into the calendar, not treated as an afterthought.

THE MONEY STAYS AND GROWS

A working site feeds the town around it.

3 of 4

jobs on the site are filled by people from the community.

Local

visitor spending — tickets, food, crafts, lodging, transport — lands in local hands first.

Public

good: as the site earns, the nation receives a royalty that funds schools, roads, and services.

We build the marketplace and the welcome on purpose, so that when visitors come, the income reaches the families who live closest to the site — not just an account far away.

RESPECT AND MEMORY

Heritage is dignity. We treat your site, and your dead, with care.

A site is not just stone. It is where your ancestors stood, and where your children play. We restore it as something sacred, not as a product.

On the Citadelle, our very first act will be a permanent memorial to the children lost on April 11, 2026 — designed together with their families. Memory comes before construction. Always.

The community remains the custodian of its own heritage. We are stewards for a time. You are home forever.

WHAT WE ASK OF YOU

Your voice in the plan — come to the meetings, tell us what matters.
Your hands in the work — apply, train, and build with us.
Your stories and your culture, shared on your own terms.

WHAT WE COMMIT TO YOU

Local hiring at three of four jobs, with real training behind it.
Your culture and language at the center of the experience.
A safe site, a public ledger, and your heritage kept in your community's care.

Be part of bringing it back.

If you live near a site that deserves to live again, there is a place for you in the work — and a seat at the table.

Nominate a site near you Talk to our team

GET INVOLVED

There's more than one way to build this.

Sponsor a project, give your time, lend your expertise, or come work on a site. Wherever you are in the world, and whatever you bring, there is a place for you in this work.

BECOME A PARTNER

Sponsor a site. Put your name behind a rescue.

Stewards build this movement one seat at a time. Partners move it in leaps. If you are a major donor, a family office, a foundation, or a company that wants to sponsor a project, you can fund an entire phase — or an entire site — and carry it to its grand opening.

Partnership is direct and personal. You get a clear line to the work, named recognition at the site and in the record, and honest reporting against the same public ledger everyone else sees.

WHAT A PARTNER GETS

A project or site to call your own, from first stone to open gate.
Named recognition at the site and on the Wall of Founders.
Direct reporting against the public, audited ledger.
A seat in the room as the work is planned and delivered.

Start a partnership conversation

VOLUNTEER WITH US

Give your time to something that lasts.

We welcome volunteers — on the ground in Haiti and remotely from anywhere. Help with events, research, translation, outreach, the diaspora network, and more. Tell us how you'd like to help and how much time you have.

Volunteer with us →

LEND YOUR EXPERTISE

Have a skill that can move the mission?

Architects, conservators, engineers, lawyers, fundraisers, technologists, educators — if you have expertise that can advance our work, we want to know you. Connect with us and send your resume, and tell us where you think you can help.

Send us your resume →

Certified — and experienced on heritage sites?

Architects, conservators, master masons, and site managers — this is the work. Come build it with us.

Send your resume

LOOKING FOR A LOCAL JOB

The roles we'll be hiring for first.

Three of every four jobs on a site are hired locally. These are the priority roles we expect to open as Phase One gets underway in northern Haiti. Don't see your exact role? Send your resume anyway — we are building whole teams.

LEADERSHIP & IN-COUNTRY

Country Director — Haiti. Leads all of Levoila's work in country, and the senior relationship with government and partners.
Site Director — Citadelle Henri Christophe (Milot). Runs the flagship site end to end: memorial, restoration, security, visitors.
Site Director — Palais Sans-Souci (Milot). Leads Sans-Souci, operated with the Citadelle as one Milot experience.
Site Director — Fort-Liberté (Nord-Est). Leads the coastal fortress restoration and its opening to the public.
Government Affairs & Compact Lead. Manages the Sovereignty Compact, permits, and authorities.
Community Liaison Director. The bridge to families and local leaders, including the April 11 memorial.

RESTORATION & CONSERVATION

Lead Heritage Architect. Designs and directs the restoration to UNESCO standards.
Conservation Manager. Protects original stone, masonry, and finishes through every phase.
Site Engineer — Structural Stabilization. Makes walls and roofs safe first; the bleeding stops here.
Master Mason & Trades Foreman. Leads the local masons, carpenters, and ironworkers doing the hands-on work.

OPERATIONS, SAFETY & VISITORS

Head of Site Security & Safety. 24/7 security and crowd-and-capacity control — so April 11 never repeats.
Visitor Experience & Tours Manager. Builds certified, multilingual tour operations and the welcome.
Hospitality & Marketplace Manager. Runs the marketplace, food, and lodging that keep money local.

FINANCE, PEOPLE & STORY

Finance & Live Ledger Manager. Keeps every dollar on the public, audited ledger.
Local Hiring & Training Lead. Builds the local workforce — three of every four jobs hired nearby.
Communications & Dispatches Lead. Tells the story in five languages, on site and to the world.

See open roles & apply

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The Citadelle at Dawn

PHOTOGRAPHY · TO BE COMMISSIONED

FEATURED · FOUNDER

From the library at 18 to the Citadelle at 50.

The first library I walked into changed me. The last fortress I will walk into will be the one we leave standing. Between those two doors is the life I was given. This is what I did with it.

By Jacques Medina Jean · May 10, 2026 · 6 min read

Read the dispatch →

HISTORY · MAY 9

The Day the Citadelle Became a Place of Grief.

On April 11, 2026, the largest fortress in the Western Hemisphere became the place where Haitian children died. This is what we owe them, and how we honor them now.

By the Editors · 4 min read

HISTORY · MAY 5

What Henri Christophe Was Building.

A king. A palace to rival Versailles. A statement, in stone, that a newly free Black nation could build whatever any European court could build. Two centuries later, we are answering him.

By the Editors · 7 min read

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THE PEOPLE · MAY 8

Meet the Master Mason of Milot.

The hands that will rebuild the Citadelle have to know stone the way a violinist knows wood. We're profiling the woman who will lead that crew — and her apprentices from three nearby villages.

By the Editors · 5 min read

$494K · 1,847 STEWARDS · 39 COUNTRIES

STEWARDS · MAY 3

Phase One by the Numbers.

Where the money is. Where it goes next. Which countries are joining fastest. Why 82% of every dollar leaves through a Haitian bank account.

By the Editors · 3 min read

"Le voilà."

THE TRUST · APR 28

What "Le Voilà" Means in Five Languages.

Why our name is the phrase a parent says when they show a child something for the first time. And what each of our five operating languages adds to it.

By the Editors · 4 min read

Pilate · Ferrier · Ouanaminthe

FOUNDER · APR 22

The Three Libraries That Started All This.

Before Levoila, there was the Universal Learning Centre. Before that, a boy in Ferrier who had never seen a library until he was eighteen. The full story of how 500,000 readers came to be.

By Jacques Medina Jean · 8 min read

THE TRUST · APR 18

The Sovereignty Compact, in 800 Words.

How a 501(c)(3) charity in Texas writes a long-term lease with a sovereign nation, without owning anything, and pays the nation a royalty for the privilege. The whole legal architecture, explained plainly.

By the Editors · 6 min read

10,000 NAMES

STEWARDS · APR 14

Behind the Wall of Founders.

The first 10,000 Stewards will be engraved into the entrance of the Citadelle. Here is how the engraving works, what stone we'll use, and the local craftsperson who will cut your name with her hands.

By the Editors · 5 min read

Lopé-Okanda

GABON

THE SITES · APR 9

Why We Look to Gabon.

Lopé-Okanda holds rock engravings tens of thousands of years old — among the longest continuous records of human presence on Earth. Here's the case for Gabon as Levoila's second country.

By the Editors · 7 min read

"The wall remembers."

THE SITES · APR 3

Fort Liberté, in Three Walls.

A French naval stronghold. A redoubt of the war of independence. A bay fortress quietly returning to the sea. What we know about Fort Liberté, and what its three walls remember.

By the Editors · 6 min read

+ Mexico · Ghana · Egypt

Q3 2026 SLATE

THE TRUST · MAR 29

Six Sites Enter the Quarterly Vote.

São Jorge da Mina in Ghana. Bet Maryam in Lalibela. The Old Cairo Aqueduct. Tlatelolco. Bagamoyo. Petra. Six places. Six communities. The Stewards decide which two enter Sovereignty Compact next.

By the Editors · 5 min read

"Si yo bliye, nou pa bliye."

THE PEOPLE · MAR 22

The Word in Kreyòl.

"Si yo bliye, nou pa bliye." If they forget, we do not. A Haitian saying that became the first sentence Levoila ever wrote in Kreyòl. The story of how the brand voice in each of our five languages was forged.

By the Editors · 4 min read

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DON'T MISS THE NEXT ONE

Two dispatches a month. Five languages.

Founder essays, on-site reporting, history pieces, Steward stories. Honest accounting of what we are doing and what is hard. No filler.

NOMINATE A SITE

If your government has forgotten — tell us.

Any citizen of the world may nominate a historic site at risk. You do not need to live in that country. You only need to care. Every nomination is published. Nothing is hidden behind committee doors.

SITES ALREADY ON OUR RADAR

Examples of the kind of place a nomination can save — real, verified at-risk sites around the world. Yours could be next.

Chan Chan, Peru Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire Falmouth, Jamaica Musi River structures, Hyderabad, India Moçâmedes Cinema, Angola

See all the sites under watch →

Site Name

Country

Region or City

Coordinates (Optional)

Historical Significance

Evidence of Neglect

Photographs or Documentation

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Your Name

Email

Country of Residence

By submitting, you confirm the information is accurate. Nominations are published and reviewed by the Stewardship community.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

1.Your nomination is published within 7 days.
2.Stewards review and discuss in the global forum.
3.At the next quarterly assembly, Stewards vote on which sites to take on.
4.Selected sites enter Sovereignty Compact negotiation.
5.You will be credited as the nominator and invited to the Grand Opening.

QUARTERLY ASSEMBLY · Q3 2026

The world chooses what to save next.

Six sites are up for vote this quarter. Stewards may distribute their voting weight across multiple sites. The top two enter the Sovereignty Compact negotiation cycle.

VOTING WINDOW CLOSES

14 days · 6 hours · 23 minutes

YOUR VOTING WEIGHT

100 votes (Gold Steward)

Old Cairo Aqueduct

EGYPT · NOMINATED BY A. ELDESSOUKY

Old Cairo Aqueduct

A 14th-century Mamluk aqueduct. Sections collapsed in 2025 with no government response. Encroached by informal settlements.

CURRENT VOTES

12,488 from 1,203 Stewards

São Jorge da Mina

GHANA · NOMINATED BY K. ASANTE

São Jorge da Mina (Elmina Castle)

A 15th-century Portuguese fortress on the Gulf of Guinea. UNESCO site. A sacred and difficult landmark of the Atlantic slave trade.

CURRENT VOTES

10,221 from 987 Stewards

Lalibela Rock Churches

ETHIOPIA · NOMINATED BY S. GIRMA

Bet Maryam Roof Stabilization

One of the eleven monolithic rock-cut churches of Lalibela. Existing UNESCO covers have failed; the roof requires immediate intervention.

CURRENT VOTES

9,114 from 902 Stewards

Tlatelolco Ruins

MEXICO · NOMINATED BY R. VARGAS

Tlatelolco Outer Platforms

Aztec twin city to Tenochtitlan. The outer platforms are unguarded and used at night for unauthorized gatherings.

CURRENT VOTES

6,830 from 712 Stewards

Bagamoyo Old Town

TANZANIA · NOMINATED BY A. MWANGI

Bagamoyo Old Town Caravan Stations

East African slave-trade and caravan port. Coral-stone structures collapsing into the sea.

CURRENT VOTES

4,902 from 530 Stewards

Petra Side Tombs

JORDAN · NOMINATED BY L. SAID

Petra Side Tombs Conservation

The side-canyon tombs at Petra are eroding due to flash flooding and tourist foot traffic without managed paths.

CURRENT VOTES

3,716 from 401 Stewards

BECOME A STEWARD

Claim your place.

The first 10,000 Stewards will have their names laser-engraved on the Wall of Founders at the entrance of the Citadelle Henri Christophe. When you visit, your name will already be there.

BRONZE

$150

to $999 · 1× voting weight

✓ Digital Passport
✓ Lifetime entry to every Levoila site
✓ Vote in every quarterly assembly
✓ Quarterly impact reports
✓ Name engraved on Wall of Founders (first 10K)

SILVER

$1,000

to $4,999 · 10× voting weight

✓ All Bronze honors
✓ Featured name on the global Wall of Founders
✓ Silver-tier Steward forum access
✓ Early access to event tickets

GOLD · MOST POPULAR

$5,000

to $24,999 · 100× voting weight

✓ All Silver honors
✓ Physical Founder's Key
✓ VIP seating at every Grand Opening
✓ Private restoration tour with the architect

HERITAGE PATRON

$25,000+

Direct advisory · By Application

✓ All Gold honors
✓ Private architect sessions
✓ Invitation to the Global Council
✓ Name engraved first on every site

Begin your stewardship

Your contribution sits in escrow with dual-signature releases. If a project's target is not met within its 24-month window, your contribution is returned in full.

Tier

Contribution Amount (USD)

First Name

Last Name

Name as you want it engraved (Wall of Founders)

Email

Country of Residence

Payment Method

Credit Card ACH / Bank Transfer Wire / International Cryptocurrency Donor-Advised Fund

Levoila is establishing 501(c)(3) public charity status. Until IRS determination is granted, contributions are accepted through our fiscal sponsor, a registered 501(c)(3), and held in restricted escrow on Levoila's behalf. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Funds are released only after the Sovereignty Compact is signed by the host nation.

DIGITAL ASSET STEWARDSHIP

Donate in crypto. Steward in stablecoin.

Levoila is establishing 501(c)(3) public charity status. Until IRS determination is granted, crypto donations are processed through our fiscal sponsor, a registered 501(c)(3) — tax-deductible at fair market value, no capital gains tax for the donor. Auto-converted to USD on receipt for stability. Reported on the same public ledger as every other dollar.

Accepted Digital Assets

Seven assets cover 95% of charitable crypto giving. Processed via The Giving Block — IRS-compliant tax receipts within 24 hours.

BTC

Bitcoin

ETH

Ethereum

USDC

RECOMMENDED

USDT

Tether

SOL

Solana

MATIC

Polygon

DOGE

Dogecoin

DAF

Donor-Advised

DONATION WIDGET

In production this section embeds The Giving Block donation widget. Donor selects asset, enters amount in crypto or USD, completes wallet transaction, receives tax receipt within hours.

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Embedded donation flow · brand-styled · accepts the seven assets above

Heritage Patrons — HOLD Option

For Patron-tier gifts of $25,000+, you may direct Levoila to HOLD your gift in its original crypto form (rather than auto-converting to USD). HOLD positions are managed under multi-signature controls in a cold vault and reviewed quarterly by the Board.

Request a HOLD Patron consultation →

HOW IT WORKS

1.Choose your asset above (BTC, ETH, USDC, etc.) or use a Donor-Advised Fund.
2.Complete the transaction in your wallet of choice. Network gas fees are your responsibility.
3.Your donation auto-converts to USD at the market rate. The USD amount is what enters the per-site escrow.
4.Within 24 hours, you receive an IRS-compliant tax receipt by email.
5.Your contribution appears on the public ledger and counts toward your Steward tier — same as any other gift.

THE TAX ADVANTAGE

Donating appreciated crypto directly avoids capital gains tax on the appreciation. Most US donors deduct the full fair-market value. Consult your tax advisor for your specific jurisdiction.

DAF GIVING

Once 501(c)(3) determination is granted, Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Endaoment, and most other DAF sponsors will be able to grant to Levoila. Until then, DAF grants can be routed through our fiscal sponsor.

EIN: pending IRS determination
Org: Levoila Inc. (Texas nonprofit corporation)
Mailing: Frisco, TX
Fiscal sponsor: to be confirmed

A NOTE ON LANGUAGE

Levoila Inc. is incorporating as a Texas nonprofit corporation with 501(c)(3) determination pending before the IRS. Crypto contributions are donations — not investments. There is no expectation of financial return, no equity, no yield. The Heritage Royalty paid to host nations is a contractual obligation under the Sovereignty Compact, not a return on donor capital. This is what makes the structure legal, simple, and durable.

WELCOME BACK

Jacques Medina Jean

Heritage Patron · Steward #00001 · Joined May 2026

DIGITAL PASSPORT

LV-00001-2026

YOUR CONTRIBUTION

$25,000

Heritage Patron

VOTING WEIGHT

Advisory

Direct Council seat

SITES SUPPORTED

3

Citadelle · Sans-Souci · Fort Liberté

NEXT ASSEMBLY

14d

Q3 2026 vote closes

Phase One Restoration Progress

View live ledger →

Citadelle Henri Christophe14% · $350,000 raised of $2.5M

Palais Sans-Souci3% · $54,000 raised of $1.8M

Fort Liberté6% · $90,000 raised of $1.5M

Upcoming

Q3 2026 Voting Closes14 days
Quarterly Impact Report21 days
Sans-Souci Stabilization Assessment45 days
Citadelle Memorial DedicationApril 11, 2027
Global Council Annual MeetingSept 2026

YOUR DIGITAL PASSPORT

LEVOILA · STEWARD CREDENTIAL

Jacques M. Jean

Heritage Patron · Founding

LV-00001-2026

✓ Lifetime entry to every Levoila site
✓ Voting in every quarterly assembly
✓ Heritage Patron Council seat
✓ Name on Wall of Founders

LIVE LEDGER · UPDATED MINUTES AGO

Every dollar is traceable.

Public dashboard. Read-only. Open to anyone. Independent audit every 90 days.

TOTAL RAISED

$494,000

Phase One · across 3 sites

STEWARDS

1,847

Across 39 countries

LOCAL LABOR %

82%

Target: 75–85%

DAYS TO Q3 CLOSE

14

Voting deadline

USE OF FUNDS — PHASE ONE

Construction & Restoration62%

Local Salaries18%

Security10%

Operations & Audit7%

Community Reinvestment3%

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

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Date	Type	Site	Amount	Status
2026-05-10	Contribution	Citadelle	+ $5,000	Escrow
2026-05-10	Local salary release	Citadelle	− $2,400	Paid (dual-sig)
2026-05-10	Contribution	Sans-Souci	+ $500	Escrow
2026-05-09	Contribution	Fort Liberté	+ $150	Escrow
2026-05-09	Contribution	Citadelle	+ $25,000	Escrow
2026-05-09	Stabilization survey fee	Sans-Souci	− $3,800	Paid (dual-sig)
2026-05-08	Heritage architect fee	Citadelle	− $8,500	Paid (dual-sig)
2026-05-08	Contribution	Milot Complex	+ $1,000	Escrow
2026-05-07	Q1 audit fee	Operations	− $4,200	Paid (dual-sig)

"No funds move from the restoration account without a digital signature from the Project Architect and an independent Third-Party Auditor."

SOVEREIGNTY COMPACT · ARTICLE V — FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

THE SOVEREIGNTY COMPACT

A promise we make in public, before we ask anyone to trust us.

The Sovereignty Compact is the agreement a nation signs when it asks Levoila to restore and operate one of its heritage sites. Below is what we promise, and the shape of the deal — published in full, in plain language, so there are no surprises at the table.

PART ONE · WHAT WE PROMISE

Ten promises. Every nation. Every site. No exceptions.

1Ownership is never sold. The site stays the property of your nation and its people, start to finish. We manage it. We never own it.
2Sovereignty stays home. Your nation always holds the reversion. The site returns to you at the end of the term, by contract, with no further claim from us.
3The world funds the restoration. Not your treasury. We raise the money to bring the site back. Your budget is never touched.
4We restore to international standard. The work meets UNESCO conservation practice, supervised by qualified heritage professionals.
5The books are open. Every dollar of revenue and cost appears on a public, independently audited ledger. Anyone can read it.
6The work is local. The majority of jobs on the site — masons, guides, guards, conservators — are hired from the community around it.
7Memory comes first. The story and dignity of the place lead. Revenue serves the site; the site never serves revenue alone.
8We pay our taxes. Every tax your law requires, like any operator on your soil. We ask for no special exemption.
9Your nation shares the revenue. A defined share is paid to your treasury, by contract, every year of the term.
10You get it back better. At the end of the term, the site returns to you as a working, earning asset — not a ruin, not a debt.

PART TWO · THE SHAPE OF THE DEAL

What a government reviews before we ever sit down.

This is the structure of the Compact — the articles a binding agreement covers. It is a framework, not the signed instrument. The final Compact is negotiated and executed with legal counsel, under the law of the country where the site sits.

ARTICLE I · THE PARTIES AND THE SITE

Names the nation, names Levoila, and defines exactly which site, boundaries, and structures the agreement covers.

ARTICLE II · THE TERM

Sets the length — 25, 50, or 100 years — chosen by the scale of the restoration. The term is fixed at signing and renews only by mutual agreement.

ARTICLE III · MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION

Grants Levoila full management and operation of the site for the term, with the duties, standards, and limits that come with it.

ARTICLE IV · RESTORATION AND FUNDING

Commits Levoila to restore the site to international conservation standard, with the cost raised from donors and operations — never from the host treasury.

ARTICLE V · FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Requires a public, independently audited ledger. No funds move from the restoration account without a digital signature from the Project Architect and an independent third-party auditor.

ARTICLE VI · REVENUE SHARE AND TAXES

Sets the annual share paid to the nation and confirms Levoila pays every tax the host country's law requires.

ARTICLE VII · LOCAL HANDS

Guarantees that the majority of site jobs are hired locally, with training and fair wages, so the restoration lifts the community around it.

ARTICLE VIII · CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY SAFEGUARDS

Protects the meaning of the place — religious, cultural, and historical — and gives the surrounding community a standing voice in how the site is run.

ARTICLE IX · REVERSION — THE RETURN HOME

Defines the condition the site must be in when it returns to the nation, and confirms the nation holds the reversion throughout — sovereignty never leaves home.

ARTICLE X · RENEWAL, DISPUTES, AND GOVERNING LAW

Covers how the term may renew, how disagreements are resolved, and confirms the agreement is governed by the law of the country where the site is located.

If your nation is ready to talk, so are we.

Every Compact begins with a conversation, not a contract. Reach the team that handles government partnerships directly.

Contact our government team

This page describes the Compact in plain language for the public. It is not the binding agreement and not legal advice. The signed Sovereignty Compact is negotiated and executed with legal counsel under the host country's law.

PRIVACY

Your privacy, plainly.

Levoila collects as little about you as possible, uses it only to do the work you came here for, and never sells it. This page explains what we collect and why.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 2026

What we collect

We collect two kinds of information:

·What you give us. When you email us, nominate a site, register as a Steward, or make a donation, we receive what you send — your name, email, message, and similar details.
·What your visit tells us. Basic, standard web analytics — pages viewed, language chosen, device type, and approximate region. We use this to understand what is useful and fix what is not.

Steward accounts and donations

Steward sign-in is handled by a trusted third-party authentication provider, which manages your email, name, and sign-in details on our behalf. Donations are processed by third-party payment and digital-asset processors. We do not store your card numbers, bank details, or wallet keys — those stay with the processor.

Cookies and local storage

We keep this light. Your site uses local storage to remember your chosen language, and standard analytics cookies to count visits. We do not run advertising trackers and we do not build profiles to sell.

How we use what we collect

To answer you, run the Steward program, process and acknowledge donations, improve the site, keep it secure, and meet our legal obligations. Nothing more.

Who we share it with

Only the service providers who help us operate — our hosting, authentication, payment, and analytics partners — under agreements that limit them to our instructions. We never sell your information. We disclose it only if the law genuinely requires it.

Where your information is handled

Levoila is a global organization. Your information may be processed in the United States and in other countries where we or our providers operate. Wherever it goes, this policy travels with it.

Your choices

You can ask us what we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email heritage@levoila.org and we will respond. You can also stop sharing analytics by using your browser's privacy settings.

Children

This site is meant for adults and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has sent us information, write to us and we will remove it.

Changes to this policy

As Levoila grows and our programs become active, we will update this page and change the date at the top. Please check back.

Contact

Questions about your privacy? Write to heritage@levoila.org.

Levoila is a pre-incorporation organization and this site is an early preview. This notice is provided in good faith and is not legal advice; it will be finalized with counsel before our programs go live.

TERMS OF USE

The rules of the road.

By using levoila.com you agree to these terms. They are short and written in plain language on purpose.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 2026

This site is an early preview

Levoila is in formation. This site shows our plans and our work in progress. Some forms and payment features may not yet be active. Nothing here is a binding offer, and figures shown for illustration are not guarantees.

Information, not advice

Everything on this site is for general information. It is not legal, financial, tax, or investment advice, and you should not treat it as such. For decisions that matter, talk to a qualified professional.

Donations and digital assets

Levoila's 501(c)(3) determination is pending. Until it is granted, we cannot promise that a gift is tax-deductible. Donations are voluntary and support our mission. Digital-asset gifts carry their own risks and price swings; give only what you can afford to give.

The Sovereignty Compact described here is a summary

Our descriptions of the Sovereignty Compact and its terms are plain-language summaries for the public. They are not the binding agreement. A Compact takes effect only when it is negotiated and signed by the parties, with counsel, under the relevant law.

Our name and our work

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Using the site fairly

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As-is, and limits on liability

The site is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent the law allows, Levoila is not liable for indirect or consequential losses arising from your use of the site.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. This does not change the law that governs any individual Sovereignty Compact, which sits with the host country.

Changes

We may update these terms as Levoila grows. We will change the date at the top when we do. Continuing to use the site means you accept the current version.

Contact

Questions about these terms? Write to heritage@levoila.org.

Levoila is a pre-incorporation organization and this site is an early preview. These terms are provided in good faith and are not legal advice; they will be finalized with counsel before our programs go live.

JOIN THE WORK

Help bring forgotten places back to life.

Levoila is built by people, not committees. Volunteers, builders, in-country stewards, and board members — every role here serves a real site and a real community. Find yours below, read what it asks of you, and apply in minutes.

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LEVOILA HR ASSISTANT

I'm an AI assistant here to help you find the right role and apply. A real member of our team is always reachable too. Tap a question to start.

Prefer a person? Write to careers@levoila.org.

VOLUNTEER Pilate · Ferrier · Ouanaminthe, Haiti · A few days to a few weeks

Site Restoration Volunteer

Work shoulder to shoulder with local masons to clear, clean, and help conserve a historic site. No experience needed — just care and willing hands.

VOLUNTEER Remote · 2–4 hrs/week

Archive & Memory Volunteer

Help digitize the photos, documents, and oral histories that tie a site to the people who remember it.

VOLUNTEER Remote · Flexible

Translation Volunteer

Keep Levoila's words true across five languages, so no community is spoken about in a language it can't read.

STAFF On-site, Haiti · Per project

Lead Heritage Architect

Design and direct the restoration of a national monument to the standard history deserves.

STAFF Frisco, TX or Remote · Full-time

Operations Manager

Run the day-to-day across countries — vendors, logistics, the calendar, and the public ledger — so the work never stalls.

CONTRACTOR Remote · Part-time

Grants & Partnerships Writer

Win the funding that turns plans into scaffolding. Tell Levoila's story to the foundations and institutions that can back it.

STAFF Remote · Part-time

People & HR Coordinator

Be the human heart of how Levoila welcomes people — working alongside our HR assistant to make every arrival feel like a homecoming.

STEWARD In-country, Haiti · Ongoing appointment

Country Steward — Haiti

Carry Levoila's name in your community. Hold the relationships, oversee the sites, and answer for every dollar on the public ledger.

FELLOW In-country · Fixed term

Heritage Fellow

For an emerging local leader: a term to run a real project under a steward's mentorship, and a path into stewardship itself.

BOARD Remote · Quarterly + committee

Board Member

Govern the trust. Bring expertise — heritage, law, finance, or the countries we serve — and the judgment to hold us to our word.

ADVISORY Remote · Light commitment

Advisory Council Member

Lend your voice and expertise without fiduciary duty — a way for respected people to help steer the work.

Don't see your exact role — or just want to be part of the work?

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

1.A real person reviews your application — usually within a week.
2.For paid and steward roles, we set up a conversation. For most volunteer roles, we move straight to scheduling.
3.If it's a fit, our HR guide walks you through onboarding step by step, in your language.
4.You start — and you become part of the story of these places.

Questions before you apply? Our HR assistant at the top of this page can help, or write to careers@levoila.org.

WHERE WE WORK

Every country has its own home.

levoila.org tells the global story. Each country we work in gets its own local portal — the sites, the money, the team, and the progress on the ground. Choose a country to see how the work is moving.

Haiti

PHASE ONE · ACTIVE

Three UNESCO-recognized sites in the north — the Citadelle Henri Christophe, Palais Sans-Souci, and Fort Liberté. See site progress, the Haiti ledger, dispatches, and the local team.

Open Haiti's portal · levoila.org/haiti →

NEXT, AS THE WORLD VOTES

New countries open only after a Sovereignty Compact is signed with the host nation. Eight sites are in the quarterly vote now.

Dominican Republic Jamaica Ghana Gabon Egypt Ethiopia Mexico Jordan

See the quarterly vote →

SITES UNDER WATCH

The world is full of forgotten places.

A few of the at-risk sites we're watching, by region. None is a Levoila commitment — they show the kind of place the world can still choose to save. Anyone can nominate one.

Status verified May 2026 from UNESCO and the World Monuments Fund. Conditions change — every candidate gets a fresh condition report before it ever reaches a vote.

AFRICA

Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire

Neglected

The former colonial capital — many buildings dilapidated, squatted, and flood-damaged. UNESCO-listed, but restoration is beyond what owners can afford.

Moçâmedes Cinema, Angola

Abandoned

A never-completed modernist cinema, abandoned for decades. Named to the 2025 World Monuments Watch.

Medina of Tunis, Tunisia

At risk

The historic city's centuries-old water infrastructure is failing. On the 2025 World Monuments Watch.

LATIN AMERICA

Chan Chan, Peru

On danger list

The largest adobe city on earth, eroding. On UNESCO's Danger list since 1986; El Niño storms accelerate the loss.

León Viejo, Nicaragua

At risk

Ruins of one of the oldest colonial cities in the Americas, battered by storms and a neighboring volcano.

Humberstone, Chile

Abandoned

An abandoned saltpeter works — a whole ghost town in the Atacama desert.

EASTERN EUROPE

Tskaltubo, Georgia

Rescue stalling

A Soviet spa town of grand abandoned sanatoriums. A state revival began in 2022 but has stalled — only a few of fourteen buildings sold.

Buzludzha, Bulgaria

Rescue underway

The abandoned mountaintop monument — now under a €35M citizen-backed rescue. Proof that a derelict landmark can be reclaimed.

Saxon churches, Transylvania, Romania

At risk

Dozens of fortified medieval churches emptied as their communities left, slowly crumbling across the countryside.

ASIA

Musi River structures, Hyderabad, India

At risk

Historic riverfront buildings threatened by neglect and flooding. On the 2025 World Monuments Watch.

Ross Island, Andamans, India

Abandoned

An abandoned British colonial settlement, its ruins slowly reclaimed by the jungle.

Taxila, Pakistan

At risk

A major Gandhara-era archaeological complex, underfunded and pressed in by encroaching development.

CARIBBEAN

Falmouth, Jamaica

Disaster-hit

One of the Caribbean's finest Georgian towns, long decaying — then gutted by Hurricane Melissa in 2025. Rebuild plans are only now forming.

Saint-Pierre, Martinique

Ruins

The "Pompeii of the Caribbean" — ruins of the town destroyed by the 1902 eruption of Mont Pelée.

Sugar-estate ruins, Antigua & St. Kitts

Neglected

Abandoned plantation works — mills, boiling houses, and great houses standing open across the islands.

Nominate a site like these

THE PODCAST

Le Voilà

Stories from the sites the world refuses to forget.

A monthly podcast from Levoila — The Global Heritage Trust. Conversations with the architects, historians, community leaders, and government officials shaping the restoration of the world's abandoned heritage sites. Hosted by founder Jacques M. Jean.

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Le Voilà · A Levoila Podcast

NEW EPISODES IN YOUR INBOX

Get every new episode the day it drops.

SEASON ONE

The Restoration of Haiti

Ten episodes following Phase One as it unfolds. The Citadelle Henri Christophe, the Palais Sans-Souci, Fort Liberté — and the people building them back.

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Founder · Origin Story

COMING SOON ~32 min

I was eighteen the first time I walked into a library.

Jacques M. Jean tells the story of growing up in Haiti, crossing thirty-five countries building technology, and the decision to come home and build the trust the world's heritage sites needed.

Launches with Season 1

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Citadelle · Architecture

EPISODE 2 ~38 min

The Citadelle's first stones.

A walk-through with an architectural historian: how Henri Christophe built a fortress at 3,000 feet, why the walls still stand, and what restoration actually means for a structure this old.

Coming soon

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Sovereignty Compact

EPISODE 3 ~42 min

What a Sovereignty Compact actually is.

The legal architecture behind every Levoila restoration — how a host nation keeps its sovereignty, how the Heritage Royalty works, and why this model is different from every foundation that came before.

Coming soon

ABOUT THE SHOW

Why a podcast for a heritage trust.

Restoration is slow. Buildings take years. Sovereignty Compacts take seasons. Steward votes happen quarterly. The work doesn't fit a press release.

Le Voilà is how we tell it as it happens. Field recordings from the sites. Long conversations with the people doing the work. Voices in five languages — English, French, Kreyòl, Spanish, Portuguese — because Levoila operates everywhere our sites do.

If you're a Steward, this is your front-row seat. If you're not yet, this is the invitation.

HOST

Jacques M. Jean

Founder of Levoila. Haitian-born, 25 years across 35 countries building enterprise technology, founder of the Universal Learning Centre, CEO of TechFides.

PRODUCTION

The Founder's Office

Produced by Levoila's Chief of Staff, Molina Jean-Louis, with field recording from each Phase One site.

A seat at the table costs $150.

Every Steward gets the podcast, the quarterly vote, the Digital Passport, and a name engraved on the Wall of Founders at the Citadelle.

Become a Steward Nominate a Site

LEVOILA HAITI · local portal

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Haiti

PHASE ONE · ACTIVE

Phase One opens in northern Haiti at three UNESCO-recognized sites. This is the local portal: where the work stands, where the money goes, who's leading it, and what's next on the ground.

ACTIVE SITES

Milot Complex
(Citadelle Henri Christophe + Palais Sans-Souci)
Fort Liberté

HEADQUARTERS

Cap-Haïtien (operational)
Site offices in Milot and Fort-Liberté

GOVERNMENT PARTNER

Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
ISPAN

Site progress

Each site funds on its own 24-month window. Restoration begins as a site reaches its stabilization threshold.

SITE 1 · MILOT, NORD

Citadelle Henri Christophe

The largest fortress in the Americas. First act: a permanent memorial to the lives lost on April 11, 2026, designed with the families — then stabilization, security, and a museum.

14% of target · stabilization stage

SITE 2 · MILOT, NORD

Palais Sans-Souci

King Henri Christophe's royal palace, a poetic ruin since the 1842 earthquake. First act: stabilizing the remaining walls and arches, with a heritage interpretation centre to follow.

3% of target · survey underway

SITE 3 · NORD-EST

Fort Liberté

A 17th-century Atlantic bay fortress returning to the sea. First act: solar and water infrastructure, then rampart restoration, an amphitheater, and an artisan marketplace.

6% of target · infrastructure first

See the full Phase One plan →

The Haiti ledger

Every dollar raised and spent in Haiti, traceable and independently audited every 90 days.

RAISED FOR HAITI

$494,000

Across 3 sites

LOCAL LABOR

82%

Hired in Haiti · target 75–85%

RELEASE CONTROL

Dual-signature

Architect + independent auditor

RECENT HAITI TRANSACTIONS

Date	Type	Site	Amount
2026-05-09	Contribution	Citadelle	+ $25,000
2026-05-09	Stabilization survey	Sans-Souci	− $3,800
2026-05-08	Heritage architect fee	Citadelle	− $8,500
2026-05-10	Local salary release	Citadelle	− $2,400

Open the full Live Ledger →

From the ground

The latest from the Haiti team.

2026-05-08

Heritage architect engaged at the Citadelle

Restoration planning to UNESCO standards has begun, starting with a full condition assessment of the fortress.

2026-05-09

Stabilization survey at Sans-Souci

Engineers surveyed the standing walls and arches to set the order of stabilization work.

2026-05-01

Memorial consultation with families begins

Our first act on the Citadelle is a permanent memorial to the children lost on April 11, 2026, designed with their families.

All dispatches →

Activities & programs

What each site will offer the public and the community as it opens. Tagged by site.

ALL SITES Coming soon

Events & performances

Concerts, ceremonies, and open-air shows — anchored by the amphitheater at Fort Liberté and programming under the Sans-Souci colonnades.

EACH SITE Coming soon

Site store & marketplace

Books, crafts, and local goods sold directly by Haitian artisans — keeping the money from every visit in the community.

ALL SITES Coming soon

School site visits

Free guided visits for Haitian schools, built with the Universal Learning Centre libraries — so the next generation knows what their ancestors built.

ALL SITES Coming soon

Community days

Open days, family events, and volunteer cleanups that keep the sites belonging to the people who live beside them.

ALL SITES Coming soon

Holiday & memorial programs

Programming around Independence Day, national holidays, and the April 11 memorial — the dates that hold Haiti's memory.

MILOT · FORT LIBERTÉ Coming soon

Printing & craft workshops

A heritage print shop and artisan workshops — training local makers and producing the books, prints, and goods sold at the sites.

Partnerships & sponsorship

Levoila works with the people and institutions who hold Haiti's heritage — and invites those who want to back it.

ON THE GROUND IN HAITI

Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
ISPAN — Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National
The municipalities of Milot and Fort-Liberté
Universal Learning Centre libraries (Pilate, Ferrier, Ouanaminthe)

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

The sites sit within the UNESCO World Heritage framework. We are building partnerships with the Haitian diaspora, conservation institutions, and cultural foundations worldwide to bring expertise and funding to the work.

SPONSORSHIP

Back a site, a program, or the whole Haiti effort. Every sponsor is recognized on the public ledger and at the site itself.

Become a sponsor

The Haiti team

Levoila Haiti is led by Haitians. These are the roles we're building now — most are open, and three of every four jobs on a site are hired locally.

COUNTRY LEADERSHIP

REPORTS TO THE GLOBAL BOARD

Country Director — Haiti

Leads all of Levoila's work in Haiti — the three site teams, the government relationships, the local budget, and the people. Reports to the global Board.

Government Affairs LeadOpen

Country Finance OfficerOpen

Communications LeadOpen

Education & Diaspora LeadOpen

People & Hiring LeadOpen

Community Liaison DirectorOpen

SITE TEAMS · EACH SITE HAS ITS OWN DIRECTOR

MILOT · SITE 1

Citadelle Henri Christophe

Citadelle DirectorOpen

Security ManagerOpen

Conservation LeadOpen

Visitor Experience & Tours ManagerOpen

Hospitality & Marketplace ManagerOpen

MILOT · SITE 2

Palais Sans-Souci

Sans-Souci DirectorOpen

Security ManagerOpen

Conservation LeadOpen

Visitor Experience LeadOpen

Grounds & Gardens LeadOpen

NORD-EST · SITE 3

Fort Liberté

Fort Liberté DirectorOpen

Security ManagerOpen

Restoration EngineerOpen

Marketplace & Amphitheater LeadOpen

Eco-Infrastructure LeadOpen

RESTORATION & TRADES · SHARED ACROSS SITES

Lead Heritage ArchitectOpen

Conservation ManagerOpen

Site Engineer — StructuralOpen

Master Mason & Trades ForemanOpen

See open roles & apply

Levoila Haiti on social

Haiti has its own accounts, telling the local story in Kreyòl, French, and English.

LinkedIn@levoilahaiti Facebook@levoilahaiti Instagram@levoilahaiti YouTube@levoilahaiti TikTok@levoilahaiti X@levoilahaiti

These handles launch with the portal. Each country runs its own accounts under the Levoila name.

Stand with Haiti.

Fund a site, join the team, or follow the work. Every steward sees exactly where their money goes.

Become a steward See the live ledger