Haiti Trip — Fall 2008
These photos were taken during the Fall 2008 delegation to our partner organizations in Haiti.
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Honey production is moving forward in spite of hurricane set backs.
Beekeepers formerly carved a tree log for a bee hive.
Now members improve efficiency and production with modern boxes provided by Lambi Fund.
and equipment purchased with Lambi Fund's support
Beekeepers talk about the benefits of honey and its by-products. They sell the honey and the bee pollen as fair trade entrepreneurs.
Strong organizations assume leadership in times of crisis! One peasant group made access to their village, Kasis, possible by fixing the road after it was damaged by hurricanes!
Eroded mountainside near Kasis
The peasant organization in Kasis is standing strong and ready to rebuild and replant after the storms. Thanks to Lambi Fund new nurseries of fruit and forest trees will reforest critical watershed sites.
Gender Equity in action. Elections will be held soon with 3 female candidates vying for the executive post!
Revenue from the sale of pigs supports the organization's micro-credit fund for farmers.
Self sustaining communities raise healthy and happy children!
Lambi Fund Field Monitor St Cyr calls the meeting to order by blowing on the lambi shell, a symbol of freedom and independence for Haitians.
Grand opening of the rice mill financed by Lambi Fund. "No more long and unsafe journeys to neighboring mills," the villagers rejoice. "We will not be robbed on the road, we and our neighbors can mill our rice in the safety."
"It's not a funeral," sing the women. "These are cries of joy, celebrating our new mill built in partnership with the Lambi Fund."
The brand new rice mill!
With the mill, members can earn revenues by offering services to local rice producers and merchants. Thanks to the Lambi Fund, they are well on their way to sustainability!
Adopting the name of Nicaragua's champion of the people, TKL Oscar Romero relies on its Ox Plow project to strive for greater sustainability
TKL Oscar Romero's president said, "My community asked me to lead and Lambi Fund taught me how."
Prior to the Ox Plow Project, lands were farmed by hand, leaving many fields uncultivated and production low. Now the farmers increase production with the ox plows.
Farmers who lost everything during the hurricanes are looking forward to a bountiful harvest thanks to the Ox Plow project supported by the Lambi Fund!
Delegation winding down in beautiful Port Salut.
