Contribute to Long-Term Rebuilding in Haiti

Lambi Fund of Haiti has been supporting the construction efforts of multiple irrigation canals spanning more than 100 meters. Although, the progression has been challenging, the completed areas of the canals have been functional and have proven useful to the surrounding communities. As a result, water disputes among the locals have minimizes as the canal provides water for the people and their agricultural needs.

The expansion of the canal rebuilding/ improvement project has continued to serve more communities and ensure accessibility to the water source. There is a small irrigation channel project in Bercy, Haiti that is currently in progress.

Hurricane Beryl that arose early July 2024 caused minor devastation on the island. The southern regions of Haiti experienced flooding of roads and farmlands. Despite the inclement weather, the locals were able to resume construction of the canals, shortly after the hurricane.

The organization ASIDC (Association of Irrigation Systems Dori / Caravan) presented to Lambi a project to concretize a part of four secondary irrigation canals on a length of 100 m that would cost more than 6,00.000.00 gourds.

This improvement work on the canals allows more land to be irrigated in better conditions. Thus, fields that depend on these four canals would produce more crops, which addresses the food insecurity problem of the people living in the area.

The money was for sand, cement and other materials needed for the work such as strings, drums, buckets, wooden pallets. The association provided all the necessary stones for a valley of 500,000.00 so that the work could be achieved.

The purchase of materials began in late summer and work began in autumn. The planters worked quickly, after two and a half months all the work has been completed in the four canals. The members of the Organization (women and men) participated a lot in the achievements of the work from cleaning to drawing the canal (removing grass), hauling stones, hauling water, beating mortar.

The water currently flows through all the canals, allowing more land to be irrigated in one planting season because the water flows faster through the canals.

The planters on the irrigated perimeter of each channel are very satisfied, it will allow them to grow more food and avoid the disputes that usually exist in the distribution of water.