Fall 2009 Newsletter — Contents
15 Years in Haiti … p. 1The Story of MOPDAD … p. 2
Goat Breeding Project … p. 3
New Projects … p. 4
New Projects
Your support can help bring projects like these to life
Fishing Community
The 400 members of the Organization for the Development of Peasants from Gwo Sab (ODPGS) living along Haiti's Northwestern coast depend on fishing for sustenance and commerce. A new motor boat for the organization will allow the fishermen to go deeper into the sea and catch more fish, rather than struggling with boat repairs.
After the men return with the day’s catch, the women sell the fish at the local market. It is a commercial activity where all members of the family are involved, and a better boat and equipment will increase livelihoods. They also want to plant 20,000 tree seedlings to reforest the area.
The Lambi Fund will provide funds for the purchase of the motor boat, nets, rope, fishing equipment and a tree nursery. The Lambi Fund will also offer training on project management, motor boat management, marketing, reforestation and organizational development.
Grain Mill
The 305 members of the St. Martin Youth Association for Community Development farm corn, millet and rice.
They want to build a grain mill in St. Martin, a large community without a local mill, to provide farmers with access to local milling services to increase food security and income.
The organization will also plant 20,000 tree seedlings to reforest the area.
The Lambi Fund will purchase the motorized mill, fund the construction of the mill building and tree nursery, and provide training on organization management, operation and maintenance of the mill, and nursery building and reforestation.
The organization will provide the land for the mill and the labor to build the mill and the tree nursery.
Goat Breeding
The Asosyasyon pou Pwoteksyon Anviwonnman Gwomòn (APEG) has 160 members that want to improve living conditions and income for their members through a goat breeding project.
The Lambi Fund will provide funds to purchase 132 goats, materials to build goat enclosures, and veterinary medicine.
APEG will also plant 20,000 tree seedlings. Lambi Fund will provide funds for seeds, and materials and equipment for the tree nursery. Members of APEG will build the pens and tree nurseries. The Lambi Fund will provide training in goat breeding, organizational and leadership capacity, and seedling production.
Sustainable Development
The 75 members of the Peasant's Association for the Development of Barye Batan (AGPDB) want to take an integrated approach to assist local farmers.
They want to establish a micro-credit fund for farmers to plant beans, corn, and millet, and they want to build a grain storage and seed bank facility. AGPDB will also plant 20,000 tree seedlings to reforest the area. AGPDB will provide the labor to build the storage facility and the tree nursery. Lambi Fund will provide financing for the micro-credit fund, and purchase seeds for the seed bank and the tree nursery.
Lambi Fund will provide funds for materials to build the tree nursery, the grain storage building, and the seed bank facility. Lambi Fund will also provide training in micro-credit management, grain/seed storage, organizational development, and reforestation.
