By Ali Smart | Sr Development Officer
Despite difficult working conditions due to ongoing civil unrest and fuel shortages, our team in Haiti did not slow down in their work with artisans and beekeepers in and around Port au Prince.
Over the past year we have established 8 new beekeeping demonstration sites, bringing the total to 16 sites currently in operation, with more under development. To date we have trained 431 new beekeepers, 64% of whom are women.
After training, beekeepers access special micro-loans through our Haitian lending partner, Fonkoze/ Zafen, to purchase hives and equipment. As part of PCat's innovative value chain approach, beehives, suits, and veils are now being made locally by PCat artisans, so the money stays with women in the local community. PCat purchases the beeswax for our artisan-made candles, and is conducting a market study to evaluate the best way to sell pure Haitian honey to low-income urban families in Port au Prince.
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
