Communities and Collaborations
Connecting With Communities
Starting in December 2019, to best understand community challenges, we’ve actively engaged with various community-based groups, officials, and various stakeholders across Haiti. As a grassroots organization, these travels enabled us to see and understand firsthand the success and failures of past interventions. While we chose to focus our rural program in Sodo (Saut-d’Eau), all these travels were critical in shaping our cuurent approach.
Our initial journey took us on a 7-hour drive to Jean Rabel, where we met with the Organisation des Planteurs du bas Nord-Ouest (OPBNO), a group of farmers in the Northwest part of Haiti. The dire need for improved equipment, transportation, roads, and essential services became evident. The local public schools’ deplorable condition further highlighted the pressing need for change.
Our next visit brought us to Belle Fontaine, an approximately 2-hour journey that turned into 4 hours due to challenging roads. We engaged with peasant organizations, Federation Groupman Plante Bel Fonten (FGPB), and Konbit Organizasyon Peyizan Devlopman Belfonten (KOPDEB). Residents emphasized the immediate need to address road conditions, with some students enduring a 3-hour walk for school. Agriculture and health services ranked as subsequent priorities. These organizations had previously attempted to collaborate with the city hall to improve the area, but these efforts proved fruitless.
In Les Cayes, a commune and seaport in the South Department of Haiti, we initiated our involvement after the 2021 earthquake. We joined forces with other organizations to deliver supplies and have since established valuable connections in the area.
In Sodo (Saut-d’Eau), a commune in the Center Department of Haiti, we work closely with churches, pastors, schools, women’s and farmer organizations. We decided to concentrate our work in Sodo for impact.
These interactions and connections are pivotal in our commitment to drive positive change, empower communities, and long-term vision to alleviate poverty across Haiti.
Our Supporters
JustPax Fund, Ansara Family Fund, Peace Development Fund, Tawingo Fund, CPPS Heritage Mission Fund, April Fund
Our Collaborators
ODENOH, Gratitude Network, Street Business School, Nonprofit Works, Enterprising Ventures of Color, Business for a Better Society, Little Big Fund