Future Fuels Rebuilding Livelihoods in Haiti

Mouvman Moum Mango (3M), Haiti

Mouvman Moun Mango, or Movement of Mango People, is a volunteer organization lead by retired organic inspector John O’Malley Burns. 3M organizes and works directly with small mango growers in ten regions by assisting communities to attain and maintain organic and fair trade certifications, allowing growers to receive a higher price for their mangoes.

In partnership, EVI and 3M support sustainable farming practices including training and technical assistance to farmers who are pursuing new methods of growing and processing agricultural goods. This encourages farmers to pursue added-value practices such as certification and crop diversification which increases a products market value and benefits the environment.

Through organic certification and sales of Fair Trade Certified™ mangoes to Whole Foods Market in the U.S., farmers groups in five rural regions have been able to receive a reliable and value-added income for their product and have thus, seen their profits rise by approximately 100%. John O’Malley Burns from 3M: “There is an extraordinary opportunity here to bring this economically and socially fractured country together around the common and uniting goal of rebuilding after the quake. How can we make the coming change a lasting change to get the country back to better than it was?”