Lambi Fund Continuing Projects
Seed Bank: Association of Young Peasants (AJPB, 500 members) — This Belfonten group wants to improve the peas, corn, millet, and peanut crops with the establishment of a seed bank, which will provide farmers access to inexpensive seeds of good quality around the planting season. Lambi Fund will provide seeds, tools and training. AJPB will sell seeds at a cost that will be affordable to Belfonten's farmers.
Farming: Center for Plantain Propagation — This is a groundbreaking project not only in size but also in quality. The Center will be a training space for community organizations for plantain cultivation using the cutting edge PIF method, as well as a source where healthy plantain trees can be purchased by local community groups. Lambi Fund is supplying the plantains, seed germinator, tree nursery, training and meeting space.
Ox Plowing Service: Federation of Organizations of Young Technicians of Taivant (ROJETAT, 36 members) — raises corn, peas, millet, peppers, and spinach. They plan to operate an ox plowing service to cultivate the land better and to generate income by renting out the services to other members of the community. Lambi Fund will purchase three plows, six oxen, tools and veterinary care. Lambi Fund will provide training on projectmanagement techniques, ox plow use and maintenance, and sustainable agriculture. Non-members will rent the service at full price and ROJETAT members will be able to rent to service at a 20% discount.
Ox Plowing Service:Ti Komite Legliz, Oscar Romero (TKL/Oscar Romero, 75 members) — raises beans, corn, cabbage and tomatoes. This group operates an ox plowing service to cultivate the land more productively. Lambi Fund will purchase six oxen and plows, train the plow operators and train the members on project management and organizational development.
Goat Breeding: Association of Grassroots Microcredit Funds of Peasants of Veney (AGKPV, 220 members) — plans to improve socio-economic conditions with a goat raising project. They need funds to buy 64 goats, establish a veterinary pharmacy, supply food for the animals and training for the goat breeders, and plant 20,000 trees.
Goat and Sheep Breeding: Peasant Organization of Pereni (OPP) — is a community of 1,225 residents which plans to raise goats and sheep. Lambi Fund will purchase 22 goats and 11 sheep, provide food for the livestock and training for the members. The members will also plant 20,000 trees.
Reforestation: PEDISEG, a federation of 56 grassroots organizations with over 4,200 members — near Gwomon. They will plant 180,000 fruit and forest trees to reforest the badly eroded area. Lambi Fund plans to purchase the seeds and the materials to construct the tree nurseries, and provide reforestation and organizational development training. The members will construct the nurseries, plant the seedlings, and educate the residents about the needs for reforestation.
Irrigation: Peasants' Movement for Agricultural Development in Delann (MOPDAD 300 members) — Members live in a fertile area near a river but are only able to farm 25% of the land. If they had mobile irrigation pumps they would be able to farm more land and produce more harvests. They also want to continue their efforts of reforesting the land. Lambi Fund will supply two mobile water pumps, seeds, tools and training on organic farming techniques and project management.
Large Reforestation Project: AFKB in Bayoné, 155 members — wants to reforest the degraded land in their area so they decided to undertake a major reforestation project to plant 120,000 fruit and forest trees over two years. This will improve the land for farming and mitigate future disasters in the event of hurricane and tropical storm flooding. Lambi Fund will provide the seedlings, training on agro forestation techniques, tools and the equipment to build four tree nurseries.
Goat Breeding: Chabe Peasant Movement (MPC, 230 members) — wants to improve socio-economic conditions with a goat raising project. They need funds to buy 33 goats, establish a veterinary pharmacy, supply food for the animals and training for the goat breeders, as well as hire two vet technicians.
Honey Production: The Southern Haiti Apiary Society (SASH, 35 members) — are improving beekeeping practices to double the production and sale of honey. Funds are needed to acquire 60 beehives and tools and equipment for honey production. Lambi Fund also will provide training on organizational development and management techniques.
Pig Breeding: Association for the Development of Kasis (ADZK, 55 members) — In rural Haiti wealth is measured in pigs and goats. Members want to improve the breeding of pigs in their area by improving member's knowledge of better breeding techniques. This project will enable members to own their own breeding pig. Lambi Fund will provide funds to buy 27 pigs, establish a veterinary pharmacy, supply food for the animals and conduct training for the farmers, as well as hire two vet techs.
Micro-credit, Seeds and Tools: Manioc Planters' Association of Lakil (APMA) — wants to take economic control of their livelihood by increasing manioc production. They plan to start a micro credit fund for farmers, in order to encourage them to plant more, and create a tool bank. Lambi Fund will fund the micro-credit program for 50 farmers, purchase manioc seeds, tools and organic pesticides, buy 10,000 seedlings to build a tree nursery for agro forestation, and provide training on management and sustainable agriculture techniques.
Large Reforestation Project: Bige Peasant Organization (OPB, 500 members) — wants to reverse the badly eroded land on their mountain. They will save lives by planting 120,000 fruit and forest trees to stop mudslides and by training other peasants about reforestation to preserve the land to grow more crops and feed more families. They will also create an awareness raising campaign about the degradation of the environment due to the continual planting of peanuts and deforestation. Lambi Fund will provide the seedlings, training on agro forestation techniques, tools and the equipment to build six tree nurseries.
Women's Micro-credit: Women's Association of Lakos (AFDL, 37 members) — wants a micro-credit fund to enable them to start their own businesses and become self-sustaining. Lambi Fund will seed the micro-credit fund and provide micro-credit management and organizational development training to ensure project success.
Motorized Tillers: Small Farmers Association of Desdunes, 125 members — are rice farmers. They can increase production of rice with the use of motorized tillers, resulting in increased sustainability. Lambi Fund will purchase two motorized tillers and provide training on tiller operation and maintenance, project management and organizational development.
Potable Water: Women's Association of Tet Kole - Northwest (KTFK-NW) — is one of the largest and best organized women's groups in Haiti. They want community cisterns in five communities to increase the supply of potable water, thus decreasing water borne disease and improving the health for children. Lambi Fund will supply the materials for five large cisterns and provide training on hygiene, water management and project management skills. The members will provide the labor to build the cisterns.
Rice Mill: God is All Powerful Organization of Gilgo, 76 members — wants to increase their sustainability with a community-run rice mill. Lambi Fund will purchase the materials needed to build the mill and provide training on mill operation and business management. Members will provide the labor to build the mill.
Grain Storage: Tet Kole Peasant Organization — Located in Belade, they want increased control over their livelihood by establishing a community-run grain storage center. This will allow the farmers the ability to store their grain and get better prices at market. Lambi Fund will provide funds for the storage facility, two donkeys to transport the grain, seeds, and farming equipment. Lambi Fund will also provide training on project management and storage techniques.
Potable Water: Peasant Organization of the Blanch River (ODEPERIB, 900 members) — want 10 community cisterns to increase the supply of potable water in order to reduce infant mortality in the area. Lambi Fund will supply the materials for ten cisterns and provide training on hygiene, water management and organizational development. The members will provide the labor to build the cisterns.
