Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 20:03
A cooperative that brings over 27 artisans workshops from across Jacmel together to share overhead, increase visibility, promote Jacmel's rich culture, and teach youth how to be artisans
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 19:59
A cooperative that has been bringing together female artisans in Jacmel since 2003, to share resources and skills.
Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 19:53
Manithe Laguerre is running a recycling center in Cite Soleil that has created a market for plastic bottles that previously were clogging the canals of the Cite, using a market approach to make Cite Soleil's streets cleaner
Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 22:06
S
t Michel is known as the klerin capital of Haiti, but it is also a place rich in mangos. UCOODEPSA has embarked on an initiative to transform mangos (and other local fruits) to provide sustainable livelihoods and protect the environment.
Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 21:57
Marmelade is the bamboo hub of Haiti, and has been since an initiative with the Governments of Haiti and Taiwan in 2000. But now the community of Marmelade has taken on a bamboo transformation center (and more) and is sustaining it themselves.
Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/20/2012 - 14:12
Ravine des Roches is home to a women's group which has mobilised to help each other with commercial activities, and recently has begun a community school to meet a gap they saw in their children's access to education.
Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/13/2012 - 23:34
A community dairy unit started with the network of Lèt Agogo, which was actually started as a strategy to combat deforestation in Foret de Pins (a national protected forest) by providing alternative livelihood solutions.
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/08/2012 - 22:18
Accacia is home to an organization called ASCOPCA, which has revitilized sugarcane farming in their community and brought life and commerce back to their area.
Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 21:01
OPADEL is a dynamic community organisation which involves itself in everything from tree nursery production to running a nursery school, all to try to give its youth a sense of purpose in staying in the community.
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