Built for how life actually works in Haiti.
MON COLIS came out of a simple idea: finding what you need shouldn't take that much time, that much travelling and that much money. We connect you to the pharmacies, restaurants, supermarkets and other shops near you — so you can find, order and receive what you need more easily.
Why I built MON COLIS
MON COLIS wasn't born because I simply wanted to start a delivery company.
The idea came out of situations I lived through regularly — and that plenty of Haitians know very well.
When you're after medicine, something at the supermarket or even a meal, the problem isn't always the price.
The problem is often everything you have to do before you can even buy it.
- Call several places.
- Travel there.
- Pay for a motorbike.
- Find out the product is no longer in stock.
- Then start again somewhere else.
You can end up spending almost as much looking for a product as buying it.
Three situations stayed with me.
A relative was in hospital and we needed medicine quickly. The hardest part wasn't gathering the 24,000 gourdes to buy it: it was knowing where to find it. After several calls and several motorbikes sent pharmacy after pharmacy between Delmas and Pétion-Ville, it was found at Delmas 52. Every trip cost money, with no guarantee at all.
The product was out of stock at the first supermarket. Checking anywhere else meant taking another motorbike: the transport already cost more than twice the price of the pack. The problem wasn't buying the macaroni — it was not knowing where it was in stock before setting off.
You live in Delmas 33 and you want six wings in Pétion-Ville. The trip alone can cost you nearly as much as the meal. And before you even go, you sometimes have to call to check the price, the opening hours and whether they have it.
That's where the idea for MON COLIS came from.
An app that lets you see what's available, order it, and have the product come to you.
« Nobody should have to comb the city just to find out where to get what they need. »
— Kenny Barns, founder of MON COLIS, Port-au-Prince
An app designed for Haiti.
MON COLIS isn't simply a delivery app retrofitted to the Haitian market.
We're building it from the ground up around the realities here.
Designed for Haiti
Our services are built around the neighbourhoods, the buying habits, the shops and the daily realities of life in Haiti.
Payment people can actually use
You can pay cash on delivery, or use your MON COLIS wallet. The point: payment should never be an obstacle to using the service.
A delivery you can follow
You can follow your order and know where it is until it arrives. Our drivers and partner shops belong to a network MON COLIS has verified.
A service that puts the local economy to work
Every order connects three people: a customer, a shop and a driver. By using MON COLIS you make your own day easier while supporting shops and workers near you.
Everything you need, in one app.
Our vision is simple:
That tomorrow, when you open MON COLIS, you can find the shops and services around you and order what you need without stacking up trips.
- Pharmacies
- Restaurants
- Supermarkets
- Markets
- Shops
- Services
- Package deliveries
Less time lost. Fewer pointless trips. Less stress. And above all: a simpler way to shop day to day.
— The founder of MON COLIS
We start in Port-au-Prince.
And we want to grow gradually, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, city by city.
Our goal isn't only to deliver products. It's to make getting hold of what Haitians need every day simpler.
Be part of MON COLIS.
Whether you want to order, sell your products or make deliveries, there's a place for you. You order. You sell. You deliver. We move forward together.