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Haiti Cheri

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A beautiful beach in Haiti	Women cooking in Haiti	The road to democracy "The road to real democracy is a long one, but we have set our feet on that road and we will not turn back!" —Josette Perard, Lambi Fund's country director
Port Salut	Mountains beyond mountains	Local fishermen at Port Salut
Beautiful Haiti Mountainside	Gazing out at the Hills of Haiti	Donkey transporting produce Donkeys are used to transport produce to the market to sell
Women cooking corn flour Women are cooking corn flour, processed in mill built with Lambi's support	Home with colorful door A home with a colorful door in Northwest Haiti	The children of Mapou Rollin The children of Mapou Rollin enjoying a concert of AWOZAM
Boys playing soccer Boys playing a lively round of soccer in the streets of Northwest Haiti	Beautiful Haiti Mountainside	AWOZAM drummers Dancing to the rhythms of the AWOZAM drummers
All women's group called AWOZAM A popular all women's musical group called AWOZAM singing and dancing	The dancing of AWOZAM is amazing! A popular all women's musical group called AWOZAM singing and dancing

Agriculture

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Women working on their crops	Irrigation canal fun! In addition to watering crops, the irrigation canal has many uses including a water slide! We nicknamed these boys the 'Haitian luge team'	Sprouting crops Sprouting crops thanks to a newly installed irrigation pump
Women sorting beans to sell Women sorting beans to sell in the market	Rice is a staple of the Haitian diet Rice is a staple of the Haitian diet. The rice grown locally, as shown in this paddy, must compete with cheap imported rice dumped on Haiti as food aid [Photo by: Maggie Steber]	Plantain crop
Garden watered with motorized pump Garden watered with a motorized pump in Northwest Haiti	Market Like parents everywhere, Haitians work hard to care for and educate their children, hoping that their children's lives will be easier than their own [Photo by: Paul Bick]	Discussion on irrigation project Haiti Director Josette Perard and Field Director Ferry Pierre-Charles listen intently while APMR leaders discuss the irrigation project funded by Lambi Fund
Irrigation Projects Lambi Fund irrigation projects like this one enable farmers to cultivate many more acres of land than they could have otherwise	Irrigation canal An irrigation canal in Mapou Rollin	Harvesting Spring Onions and Thyme Harvesting spring onions and thyme at a spice farm
Countryside family The majority of Haitians live in the countryside and rely on agriculture to feed their families [Photo by: Paul Bick]	APMR Leaders APMR leaders discuss how they solved community issues with the construction of an irrigation canal

Grain Mills

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A grain mill in action	Womens' Group Mill In this Lambi Fund project, a womens' group owns and operates its own mill, providing a much needed service to hundreds of local women at an affordable price.	Operating a motorized grain miller A woman operates the motorized grain miller
Winnowing Grain	Sweeping Grains Sweeping grains after they've dried out in the sun	Soaking Millet Millet, a popular grain in Haiti, must be soaked in water before being milled. Lambi Fund has begun building rainwater cisterns near mills to facilitate mill operations
Rice Mill Grand Opening This is a grand opening of a 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 safely."	On the road to sustainability 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!	Newly Built Grain Mill
Motorized Miller Milling grains with a motorized miller (versus by hand) greatly increases the quality of grains and resale values	Milling Grain The task of milling grain falls on women in Haiti. Often they have to walk long distances carrying their loads on their heads in order to access a grain mill	Local commerce The grain mills have become a source of local commerce. Women come to the mills to sell bread, dried fish, produce, and other goods
Grains to be milled A woman brings her grains to be milled at the grain mill run by APS members in Sel	Gathering the milled grains	Freshly baked bread This woman sells her freshly baked bread to grain mill customers
Cries of Joy "It's not a funeral," sing the women, "these are cries of joy, celebrating our new mill built in partnership with the Lambi Fund."	Bookkeeping and Management Skills These women were taught bookkeeping and management skills to effectively oversee grain mill operations	Access to Affordable Milling Thanks to Lambi Fund grain mills, thousands of women now have access to affordable milling services in their communities

Reforestation

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Arial View of Deforestation An aerial view of deforested Haiti at the border of a much greener Dominican Republic	Women Overseeing Care of Nurseries Women play an important role in overseeing the care of tree nurseries and teaching the importance of agro-forestry in their communities	Tree Seedlings Ready for Planting Tree seedlings in bags ready for planting
Tree Seedlings Tree seedlings at different levels of maturation	Tree Nursery in Southwest Haiti	Peasant Organization Standing Strong This peasant organization is standing strong and ready to rebuild and replant after 2008 hurricanes wiped out many plants. Thanks to Lambi Fund, new nurseries of fruit and forest trees will reforest critical watershed sites
OPB Member Tends to Seedlings An OPB member tends the seedlings in the tree nursery	Newly Replanted Area	Member's Plant Seedlings Members plant seedlings in plastic sacks. Later when they reach a height of two feet, they will transplant them to deforested areas
Members of ODEPERIB grow seedlings Members of ODEPERIB grow seedlings in tree nurseries and then transplant them to deforested areas	Members of ABKV	Man Points Proudly Man points proudly at his reforested mountainside
Flourishing Tree Nursery Flourishing community-managed tree nursery	Eroded Mountainside near Kasis Eroded mountainside near Kasis	Deforested Hillside A deforested hillside in Haiti—due to deforestation less than 1% of Haiti's trees remain

Clean Water

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Water Cistern This water cistern, built with Lambi Fund's support, is part of a local grassroots initiative to supply water to 45 families in rural areas	Retrieving Water These girls can go to school now that they no longer have to spend most of their day retrieving water	Potable Water Sources Lambi Fund helps communities tap potable water sources such as this one
Nearby Water Source Women are glad to have a nearby water source so they do not have to carry water long distances	Konbit Members Cistern Konbit 2004 members also wanted a solution for the lack of potable drinking water; This is one of five cisterns built; They plan to build five more next year	Clean Drinking Water This rainwater cistern provides an entire community with clean drinking water
Cistern Catching Rainfall This enclosed cistern catches rainfall from the roof and safely stores it ensuring the water stays clean and does not get contaminated	Carrying Water Photo by: Paul Bick

Ox-Plowing Service

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Bountiful Harvests Farmers who lost everything during the 2008 hurricanes achieved bountiful harvests thanks to the ox-plow project supported by the Lambi Fund!	Veterinary Care Lambi Fund provides veterinary care to ensure the oxen stay healthy	Training in Ox-Plow Use TKL — Oscar Romero members were trained in ox-plow use and management
Striving for Greater 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 President TKL —Oscar Romero's president said, "My community asked me to lead and Lambi Fund taught me how."	Local Farmers Rent Out Ox-Plow Ox-driven plows are a reliable and appropriate technology which greatly enhance food production and farmers' profits. In this Lambi Fund project, a local farmers organization rents out its cooperatively-owned ox-plow to members at reasonable rates
Increased Production 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

Animal Breeding

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Baby Piglets Little, baby piglets! Offspring from the pig breeding project	Sustainable Incomes Revenue from the sale of pigs provides sustainable incomes to families	Strong Demand for Goat Meat Goat meat is a popular food in Haiti, so there is a strong demand for it at the market
Pig Breeding Projects Lambi Fund supports several pig breeding projects which provide a hearty, well-adapted breed of pig. In Haiti, pigs are like money in a bank, only more reliable	New Opportunities Members of ADZK, like this woman, will be able to feed their children and send them to school thanks to the pig	Sustainable way out of poverty Goats provide a sustainable way out of poverty

Women's Equality

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Backbone of the Retail Economy Women are the backbone of the retail economy in Haiti. Most foodstuffs and household items are sold by women vendors in open air markets like this one	Women's Conference Josette teaching a women's conference	Women Members of ODEPERIB Women members of ODEPERIB listen and participate in a lively discussion on gender equity
Welcoming and Friendly Members Members of partner organizations throughout Haiti are welcoming and friendly	Rural Market Selling goods at a rural market. [Photo by: Paul Bick]	Proud Members Proud members at group's grain mill inauguration ceremony
President of Oscar Romero Benilia, President of Oscar Romero: Community Ox-Plow Service	President of Fruit Preserves Company President of successful fruit preserves companynow selling goods throughout Haiti!	Positions of Leadership ODTPG elected Livanie to be the organization's treasurer. As a direct result of Lambi Fund's leadership training for women, female members of peasant organizations are vying for positions of leadership
Numerous Women's Groups The Lambi Fund of Haiti partners with numerous women's groups in Haiti working for economic justice, democracy, sustainable development and gender equity	Jelly-Making Enterprise With Lambi Fund's support, a women's group began their own jelly-making enterprise. The women turned fruit that would otherwise have spoiled into jams, jellies, and fruit juices and sold them at local schools and in the market	Goods to Sell Woman heading to the market with goods to sell. [Photo by: Paul Bick]
Gender Equity in Action Gender equity in action. Elections were held for this group with three female candidates vying for the executive post!

Fishing

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Fish Farm in South Haiti A man handles fish netted at his organization's fish farm in South Haiti	Sifting Through The Nets Sifting through the nets to see how many fish were caught	Setting Up Nets Men working to get the nets set up to catch fish
Prior to New Boat Prior to AGPS's new motorboat, fishermen typically fished using boats like this. They're extremely dangerous and many lives were lost at sea	Preparing for Maiden Voyage Members proudly prepare for the maiden voyage aboard their newly purchased Lambi Fund fishing boat	Preparing and Selling Fish Fishing is the way of life in NW Haiti. Women prepare and sell the fish men catch at local markets…making fish an integral part of family incomes
New Motor Members of APGS carry the new motor to their fishing boat in preparations for launch	New Cage A new cage fishermen will use to catch fish more effectively while out at sea	Local Fishermen Local fishermen take the new boat out for a 'test drive'
Large Nets to Catch Fish Men using large nets to catch fish at a Lambi Fund fish farm	Further Into The Sea The new fishing boat will allow fishermen to go further into the sea—allowing them to catch more fish	Freshly Painted Boat APGS proudly displays their freshly painted Lambi Fund fishing boat
Fishing Community in NW Haiti Boats at a fishing community in NW Haiti

Plantain Propagation

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Center for Plantain Propagations Haitians are learning how to successfully raise plantains at this training center. Funds are needed to support the Center for Plantain Propagations next phase	Valuable Source of Increased Income The sale of delicious plantain chips provide CPP members with a valuable source of increased income	Transplanted in the Field The small plantain plants are transplanted in the field
Sprouts Placed in Plastic Bags After 40 days the sprouts are placed in plastic bags in a nursery	Planted for 40 Days Then planted for 40 days in wood chips	Plantain Germoir Another picture of a plantain germoir
Plantain Chips Members of the CPP have learned how to make plantain chips to sell in schools and at local markets	In a Germoir In a germoir (a small, warm greenhouse)	Demonstrating Method of Propagating AGPGM member demonstrates the method of propagating plantains. First plants are peeled and sliced into sections
Delegates Examine Larger Plantains Delegates examine the larger plantains

Honeybee Keeping

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Women Beekeepers Sample Honey Women beekeepers sample their delicious honey	Tools and Equipment These are some of the tools and equipment used to make honeybee farming more productive	Sustainable Incomes Thanks to these modernized honey-making techniques, SASH members are achieving sustainable incomes and teaching neighboring communities how to make honey
SASH member uses a 'smoker' This SASH member uses a 'smoker' to disorient bees and help expedite the process of honey-making	Modern Boxes Provided by Lambi Fund These modern boxes provided by Lambi Fund improve efficiency, productivity and the quality of honey produced	Honey Production is Moving Forward Honey production is moving forward in spite of hurricane setbacks
Hollowed Out Logs Formerly Used Beekeepers formerly used hollowed out logs like this one to cultivate beehives	Children Eagerly Watch Their Parents A group of children eagerly watch their parents conduct a meeting regarding their local beekeeping enterprises	Benefits of Honey Beekeepers talk about the benefits of honey and its by-products. They sell the honey and the bee pollen as fair trade entrepreneurs
Beekeeper Equipment Beekeeper equipment like this protect SASH members from the honeybees

Children

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These Children Go to School Now These children go to school now that their families are living sustainably thanks to Lambi Fund	Sitting with Mother Little cutie sitting with her mother at a local meeting	She Clearly Could Be a Model She clearly could be a model
Play Ball!	Our Friend Stanley This is our friend Stanely…he's a sweetheart	Malnourished and Protein Deprived You can tell malnourished, protein deprived children by their red-tinged hair
Healthy and Happy Children Self-sustaining communities raise healthy and happy children!	Hamming it Up for the Camera A little one hamming it up for the camera	Haiti's Next Generation Haiti's next generation
Children Going to School Thanks to clean water, parents now spend money to send children to school instead of taking sick children to the clinic	Better Chance for Survival This baby has a better chance for survival now that her parents own pigs

Grassroots Organizations

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Beniliea, TKLs First Women President Beniliea, TKLs first women president, has benefited from gender equity training and womens leadership training from the Lambi Fund	Women Sing a Welcome Song We felt welcomed everywhere we went. Here women sing a welcome song for us	Women are Active Members Women are active members of the grassroots movement through meeting together they gain new skills and new confidence in themselves
Strong Orgs Assume Leadership Strong organizations assume leadership in times of crisis. Members of Mapou Rollin made these makeshift repairs to a damaged canal after a storm	Songs Often Used to Encourage Songs are often used by grassroots groups to animate meetings and to encourage participants to reflect on how they can together change their country for the better	Solving Community Issues APMR members discuss how they solved community issues
Raising the Standard of Living Grassroots groups like this one organize themselves to administer economic development projects to increase local agricultural production and raise the standard of living of rural residents	Lambi Fund Staff Lambi Fund staff listen intently as grassroots leaders talk at a local meeting	Improved Economic Opportunities Members of the Center for Plantain Propagation discuss how the center has improved economic opportunities in their community
Community Empowerment and Training Women grassroots leaders at a Lambi Fund community empowerment and training session

2010 Earthquake

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Boarding a Bus to Seek Refuge Earthquake survivors pile onto a tap-tap bus in a mass exodus. Over 500,000 people left the city to seek refuge with family and friends in the rural provinces	Women of KOFAVIV Gather Women of KOFAVIV, a women's group against violence, gather at a meeting in a tent city. Their building and homes were destroyed in the quake. Photo by: Roberto (Bear) Guerra]	Village of Tents A village of tents in rural Haiti [Photo by: Roberto (Bear) Guerra]
Tent Villages Throughout Haiti Tent villages are scattered throughout Haiti	Streets Covered in Rubble One of the countless streets covered in rubble after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010	Shelter Made with Spare Scraps A shelter made in rural Haiti with spare scraps and materials
Seeking Medical Care Earthquake survivors anxiously board a truck and seek medical care	Mounds and Mounds of Rubble Mounds and mounds of rubble litter neighborhoods and streets	Members of KOFAVIV Members of the womens group KOFAVIV at an earthquake rebuilding meeting [Photo by: Roberto (Bear) Guerra]
Waiting for Truck to Countryside Earthquake survivors anxiously board a truck to flee Port-au-Prince for the countryside	Distributing Lambi Fund Grants Members of a grassroots organization distribute emergency Lambi Fund grants to purchase life essentials like food, water, and shelter	Completely Leveled Building A completely leveled building

Photos

A beautiful beach in Haiti

Women cooking in Haiti

The road to democracy

"The road to real democracy is a long one, but we have set our feet on that road and we will not turn back!" —Josette Perard, Lambi Fund's country director

Port Salut

Mountains beyond mountains

Local fishermen at Port Salut

Beautiful Haiti Mountainside

Gazing out at the Hills of Haiti

Donkey transporting produce

Donkeys are used to transport produce to the market to sell

Women cooking corn flour

Women are cooking corn flour, processed in mill built with Lambi's support

Home with colorful door

A home with a colorful door in Northwest Haiti

The children of Mapou Rollin

The children of Mapou Rollin enjoying a concert of AWOZAM

Boys playing soccer

Boys playing a lively round of soccer in the streets of Northwest Haiti

Beautiful Haiti Mountainside

AWOZAM drummers

Dancing to the rhythms of the AWOZAM drummers

All women's group called AWOZAM

A popular all women's musical group called AWOZAM singing and dancing

The dancing of AWOZAM is amazing!

A popular all women's musical group called AWOZAM singing and dancing

Women working on their crops

Irrigation canal fun!

In addition to watering crops, the irrigation canal has many uses including a water slide! We nicknamed these boys the 'Haitian luge team'

Sprouting crops

Sprouting crops thanks to a newly installed irrigation pump

Women sorting beans to sell

Women sorting beans to sell in the market

Rice is a staple of the Haitian diet

Rice is a staple of the Haitian diet. The rice grown locally, as shown in this paddy, must compete with cheap imported rice dumped on Haiti as food aid [Photo by: Maggie Steber]

Plantain crop

Garden watered with motorized pump

Garden watered with a motorized pump in Northwest Haiti

Market

Like parents everywhere, Haitians work hard to care for and educate their children, hoping that their children's lives will be easier than their own [Photo by: Paul Bick]

Discussion on irrigation project

Haiti Director Josette Perard and Field Director Ferry Pierre-Charles listen intently while APMR leaders discuss the irrigation project funded by Lambi Fund

Irrigation Projects

Lambi Fund irrigation projects like this one enable farmers to cultivate many more acres of land than they could have otherwise

Irrigation canal

An irrigation canal in Mapou Rollin

Harvesting Spring Onions and Thyme

Harvesting spring onions and thyme at a spice farm

Countryside family

The majority of Haitians live in the countryside and rely on agriculture to feed their families [Photo by: Paul Bick]

APMR Leaders

APMR leaders discuss how they solved community issues with the construction of an irrigation canal

A grain mill in action

Womens' Group Mill

In this Lambi Fund project, a womens' group owns and operates its own mill, providing a much needed service to hundreds of local women at an affordable price.

Operating a motorized grain miller

A woman operates the motorized grain miller

Winnowing Grain

Sweeping Grains

Sweeping grains after they've dried out in the sun

Soaking Millet

Millet, a popular grain in Haiti, must be soaked in water before being milled. Lambi Fund has begun building rainwater cisterns near mills to facilitate mill operations

Rice Mill Grand Opening

This is a grand opening of a 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 safely."

On the road to sustainability

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!

Newly Built Grain Mill

Motorized Miller

Milling grains with a motorized miller (versus by hand) greatly increases the quality of grains and resale values

Milling Grain

The task of milling grain falls on women in Haiti. Often they have to walk long distances carrying their loads on their heads in order to access a grain mill

Local commerce

The grain mills have become a source of local commerce. Women come to the mills to sell bread, dried fish, produce, and other goods

Grains to be milled

A woman brings her grains to be milled at the grain mill run by APS members in Sel

Gathering the milled grains

Freshly baked bread

This woman sells her freshly baked bread to grain mill customers

Cries of Joy

This enclosed cistern catches rainfall from the roof and safely stores it ensuring the water stays clean and does not get contaminated