Employ 100 Rural Women: Create a sustainable Haiti

It's impossible to underestimate the importance of a formal job in Haiti, where unemployment and underemployment rates are around 40%. The peace of mind knowing that you will have a steady, reliable income each month so you can support your family is invaluable. Haiti Projects (HP) is able to provide over 100 woman this opportunity through our artisan workshop and other projects in Fond des Blancs.What is even more encouraging is when women earn an income they invest 90% back into their families as opposed to men who invest somewhere around 35%.

While providing employment is great HP doesn't just stop there. In collaboration with our partners HP employees regularly benefit from training, education and additional perks. For example, this past week HP received 2,000 tree saplings to help prepare apiaries for our female beekeeping project. There were enough to offer all of our employees a few trees to take home and plant in their own yards.  Before receiveing thier mango and moringa trees they listened to a short talk about the unknown benefits of the moringa tree and how best to plant the saplings.  It's important to protect the  saplings from young goats as baby trees are one of their favorite snacks. Many of our employees recently received goats, another perk to employment with HP, to aid in the recovery after hurricane Matthew.