Creating sustainable jobs & clean burning biochar

BonZeb has been busy pursuing the purchase of a parcel of land to build our factory. Purchasing land is a complicated process in Haiti. It is not as easy as logging onto Zillow or going to a real estate office.

The process entails putting out rumors that someone is interested in buying land in a local and then waiting to hear if anyone is open to selling their land. Once you have a name you need to set up an appointment to visit the site and decide on its feasiblity for meet its desired use. We have visit 5 properties in the last year and narrowed the selections down to two potential sites. This is where the fun begins. First, we needed to decide between the two sites. We negotiated a sales price with each seller. Second, we determined that the sellers where the only family members involved with the land. This means we needed only negotiate with one owner and not 5 brothers or cousins. Third, we needed to obtain proof of ownership. This is a complicated process since there are no real estate offices, tile search companies or county, state or national records offices. So we obtained a parchment that listed all the owners of the land back to the Haitian Revolution, 1802. Handwritten. Forth, with parchment in hand we are now in the process of authentification. Once this is completed we will be able to actually pay for the land, thanks to a grant, and take possession.

Once we have the land we will be able to take the next step in our mission, building a factory, formation center (for education and interns), and guest house. (Note: You never build on land you do not own.) 

This step will create more jobs in construction and factory labor and office and marketing.

Your continued support for the mission of BonZeb and your generous donations will enable and encouraged us as we continue to move forward to serve the people of Haiti.