Fall 2007 Newsletter — Contents
GBM visits Haiti … p. 1Organization profile … p. 2
Carbon offset—Plant a Tree … p. 3
Member Profile … p. 4
Why We Give
by Yanick and Patrick Bayard
We give to The Lambi Fund of Haiti because of our strong belief in Lambi Fund's ability to reach people directly and enable them to become self sufficient. Lambi Fund does not give handouts, instead they provide tools to get the job done. Over the years we have observed documented results of Lambi Fund's projects which have created improved economic conditions, reduced erosion and most importantly an increase in collaboration between grassroots organizations run by Haitians themselves. We are also impressed by Lambi Fund's efforts to reach out to women and empower them to support themselves with their own micro businesses, leading to more equality between men and women.
Haiti needs us to invest in its people to re-build their country from the ground up; this very fragile and young democracy cannot succeed if the peasant communities of Haiti are not an integral part of this movement towards a cleaner, stronger, better self-sustaining economy. Lambi Fund has shown its commitment and produced clear results. We will continue to support Lambi Fund projects. As Haitians, it is an investment in Haiti's future.
(Editors Note: As a youth, Patrick Bayard attended St Louis School in Haiti with Lambi Fund Board member Max Blanchet. Originally from Haiti, Yanick's parents Lionel and Liliane Fombrun are the ones that first told the Bayards about Lambi Fund. The Bayard, friends and family have since donated annually to the Lambi Fund in memory of the Fombruns.)
