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Haiti: 2 for 1 - Safe Drinking Water & Planting Trees Project Profile Total project need: $58,300 Local Project Leader: Josette Perard Project Sponsor: Lambi Fund of Haiti Theme: Health Donation Options: Project Needs and Beneficiaries Almost 1/3 of Haitians have no access to safe drinking water, resulting in disease and a high death rate for children. Haiti is described by the U.N. as one of the most degraded countries in the world. Without trees to protect the land, flooding from hurricanes destroys homes, lives, farmland and ecosystems. Our poorest neighbor in the Western Hemisphere needs an urgent plan to plant trees and provide safe water for 600 peasants in the village of Chato. Activities Peasants in Chato asked Lambi to help build a network of 10 water cisterns. They also want to reforest the area with 100,000 trees. They will provide the labor and, with your help, Lambi will provide construction materials, training and seedlings. Potential Long Term Impact Safe water means healthier children, less illness. Women and children can get an education instead of fetching water from a distant source. More trees mean flood control, improved land for farming due to less soil erosion and more food. Project Message Lambi helped us build "14 cisterns in our community. Our children are no longer sick from bad water. Instead of spending money on sending them to the doctor, we spend it on their education." - Guerline, Member of another peasant group funded by Lambi Organization - Lambi Fund of Haiti Mission The Lambi Fund's mission is to assist the popular, democratic movement in Haiti. Its goal is to help strengthen civil society as a necessary foundation of democracy and development. The fund channels financial and other resources to community based organizations that promote the social and economic empowerment of the Haitian people. Lambi Fund supports peasant led community organizations that promote: non-violence, gender equity, sustainability, and grassroots democracy. Programs Lambi Fund programs focus on: • Alternative sustainable development • Environment • Organizational and leadership training • Community micro-credit Team Bios Josette Perard - Haiti Director: As a founding staff member, Josette has directed Lambi Fund's programs for almost 12 years. She is one of the few Haitian women that heads a successful NGO in Haiti. Ferry Pierre-Charles - Field Director: Born and raised in Haiti, he is a trained agronomist and community organizer with over fifteen years of experience working with Haitian peasants. Paul Henry - Asst. Field Director: Born and raised in Haiti, he is an agronomist with a specialty in plant technologies, and also has experience in soil conservation. Statistics Karen Ashmore, Contact Josette Perard, |
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