Contribute to Long-Term Rebuilding in Haiti

We are mid-way through 2018 and so far, the goal to complete 38 projects by the end of the year is well underway. The current work of the Lambi Fund is entrenched in maximizing the production of food and increase the level of revenue producing activities to decrease the level of poverty and improve food security in Haiti. These are long-term building goals for partners in Haiti and as previously stated, this path begins by providing its citizens with the proper tools to determine their future. We take pride in knowing that all of our partners are being given those tools to have that opportunity for themselves, their families, and community.

The 2018 Lambi Fund portfolio contains the following projects:

1) Animal husbandry- 7 Goat breeding

2) Sustainable agriculture- 5 Ox-plowing; 3 mills; 1 mango production; 1 coffee production; and 1 CPP legumes production

3) Environment- 4 production totaling 240,000 trees

4) Alternative Economy- 8 micro-loans for women and 8 credits for planters.

Each project improves partners’ livelihoods and income. Below is a breakdown of how the projects promote long-term building and the number of lives that benefit from those projects

• Animal Husbandry- goat breeding projects allows partners to gain income and economic versatility. Owning a goat is an asset in Haiti. The goat can be used as a food source such as milk, cheese, and meat for personal use or sold. When the goats begin to have offspring, those can be sold or used to grow the partners’ food source enterprise.
• Sustainable agriculture are projects that encompass ox-plowing, mills and fruit and vegetable production. Using an ox-plow allows faster preparation of land for planting resulting in crop yields to increase and overall improve food security. Mills allow partners to transform their cereal to edible grain that is eventually sold at local markets providing food to the local population at a cheaper price then imports. Fruit and vegetable production is another means to provide goods to the local population at a cheaper price and increasing food security.
• Environment project specifically planting trees helps recover the depleted Haitian terrain for current and future generations. Haiti is still considered the most deforested country in the western hemisphere. Planting trees not only improves the land and soil to assist farmers with planting, but it also prevents natural disaster like land/mud-slides from occurring. Trees are a needed natural resource that allows life to flourish.
• Alternative economy in terms of micro-loans for women, it allows partners to establish other sources of income increasing their revenue stream. Small enterprises help stabilize families and brings in much needed income to reduce poverty. The credit loan programs for planters provides partners to borrow money at a fair interest rate so that they can buy the seeds, tools, or other items needed for successful crops. The added money to increase crop production improves partners’ ability to sell more goods and increases food security.

Please see attachment (pdf):  2018 List of Direct Beneficiaries of Projects 

As you can see, thousands of lives are touched by each project and the long-term benefits of such programs allows families and communities to thrive. We are so grateful for your continued support and ask you to share our projects and share our continued vision for 2018.

Links:

• Lambi Fund Website

• 2018 List of Direct Beneficiaries of Projects (PDF)