Rebuild Community-Run Enterprises in Rural Haiti

Staff from the Lambi Fund of Haiti met with representatives from 14 grassroots organizations on February 25, 2013 in Les Cayes, Haiti to receive an update on Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.  Following the immense flooding that led to widespread loss of crops and livestock, Lambi Fund mobilized to provide emergency...

In this line of work, you are bound to encounter setbacks from time to time.  Now is one of those occasions.  As you may very well be aware, Hurricane Sandy swept through the Caribbean and Eastern Coast of the United States in late October.  Severe damage was wrought.  While the brunt of the storm...

    Grassroots organizations throughout rural Haiti are making significant strides as they work together to build community-led enterprises in their towns.  One such organization that is lighting a spark in their region is The Youth Association of Sel (AJS).  The 255 youth members are working in...

Lambi Fund recently approved the launch of eight new projects that are helping move rural communities in Haiti along the long path towards recovery.   One exciting project is the creation of a community credit fund for the women's organization AFAGM.  Lambi Fund is providing training and the capital needed to...

In order to facilitate long-term rebuilding and growth, Lambi Fund has been working with community organizations throughout Haiti on a variety of projects.  One such venture is with The Peasant Organization of Bige (OPB) to launch a goat breeding enterprise.  Lambi Fund has been training OPB members on modern goat...

On this day, just two short years ago, tragedy struck and turned Haiti’s world upside down.  The impact of the earthquake on January 12, 2010 reverberated deeply throughout the country – forever changing each Haitian’s life.  More than just homes and office buildings were destroyed.  Over...

The Lambi Fund of Haiti's 2010 Annual Report is here!  Your support on the project "Rebuild Community-Run Enterprises in Rural Haiti" played a pivotal role in our response after the earthquake.  Click here to download the report to read how Lambi Fund mobilized grassroots organizations, pooled resources,...

An important part of rebuilding after the earthquake has been providing rural communities with the capital they need to make investments in their economies and small business enterprises.  Funding community-led microcredit enterprises is just the beginning.  Lambi Fund has been busy running microcredit workshops...

Communities in rural Haiti are hard at work rebuilding their lives post-earthquake.  The signs of recovery are small and sometimes easy to miss – but they are there.  Take for instance members of the Center for Plantain Propagation (CPP) in Northwest Haiti.  This cooperative of over 1,000 farmers is...

It has been one year since the earthquake in Haiti and Lambi Fund has been working hard with partner organizations to strengthen and rebuild community-run enterprises.  Please read the following one year report from Lambi Fund's Executive Director for updates on what Lambi Fund has been doing to provide relief and to...

Lambi Fund staff and board members recently returned from a field visit with partner organizations in Northwest Haiti to assess how communities are doing post-quake.  This was a wonderful opportunity to talk with locals about the earthquake’s impact on their communities and how local organizations banded together...

It’s been six months since January’s devastating earthquake hit Haiti. To say it’s been difficult for Haitians to get back on their feet is an understatement, yet thanks to your generosity many small merchants have been able to continue working. Following the earthquake, small merchants like Georges Ycelda...