Rebuild Community-Run Enterprises in Rural Haiti

Summary

Rebuild damage to rural grain mills, sugar cane mills, irrigation canals, and other vital components of the community. This can help whole communities move toward self-sufficiency after the earthquake

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Rebuilding sustainable projects like grain and sugar cane mills will be essential for jumpstarting communities’ economies. These local enterprises play a critical role in sources of income for peasants. Damaged grain mills and irrigation canals need to be rebuilt in order for locals to earn incomes.

Activities

Help communities rebuild their community run enterprises which will allow members to harvest, mill, store, and sell their crops at the market.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $25
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $79,975
Total Funding Goal: $80,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Strengthen rural communities’ capacities for local enterprises and increase self-sufficiency.

Project Message

"Rebuilding sustainable projects like damaged mills are an immediate concern vital to rural economies.”
- Member of organization, Resident of St. Jean

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in HaitiHaiti and can also be found under Disaster RecoveryDisaster Recovery.

For more information about Haiti, read the Human Development Report on Haiti or the Wikipedia entry for Haiti.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 27, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 26, 2010

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