I have been doing a lot of travelling this year, and the one thing that always brings tears to my eyes is when passing through the first of the security checks as I return to Australia or the US, and I am greeted with a “Welcome Home”. It is such a profound greeting and…
What does FOOD security mean today for families in different homes and in so many far away countries? For those of us who work in Haiti where food is a daily challenge, what we have done, and what we are choosing to do is make food a priority – not just for one day, but…
Good to the Last Drop! Sip, sip, sip —- AHHHHHHHHHH nothing like that delicious first cup of coffee every morning. Now, thanks to our own coffee beans from Bois Joli and Morne Michel – that morning cup of brew will taste even better! That’s right, our coffee beans will be sold with other gourmet coffee…
BRING JOY TO THE WORLD and JOY, hope, and happiness to needy families in HAITI. JOY to every Haitian means one, or maybe two meals a day. JOY to the children is not stockings filled with toys, but the opportunity to go to school. JOY to the farmer means having seeds, tools ,and trees to plant so he can feed…
Dear Friends and Supporters, Many of you know Partners In Agriculture, with your wonderful and continued support, operates three farms, a Family Security Program, and a cutting edge vocational school, CFFL. Several of you have written or called to ask me how things are going and what is happening after the fire that devastated our beautiful farm…
Some of the best times I spend in Haiti are when we can go way out into the real countryside and visit the families who are part of our Family Security Program. This week I have had the wonderful pleasure of visiting four different areas and meeting the families living there, some of whom walked…
Travel with Gillaine Warne to the rural village of Moreau – where the Family Security Program is nourishing, thriving, and changing communities. An early morning start to hike through the beautiful rolling hills behind Lachateau to the village of Moreau. Here we have another 15 families who have benefited from our extended Family Security Program…
Exciting News from CFFL (Centre de Formation Fritz Lafontant) in Haiti CFFL is excited to announce the graduation of 36 more students on January 27th, 2017. The Graduating Class of 2016 will be made up of 22 Genie Civil (Construction) students — including 4 women for the very first time — and 14 Woodworking students, also…
Four years ago you helped us build a state-of-the-art vocational school, CFFL — the Centre de Formation Fritz Lafontant — in Corporant, Haiti. Located in the Central Plateau, this poorest part of the poorest country in the Western hemisphere offered little, if any, vocational opportunities for young Haitian students. Your support has changed lives. Watch…
Hurricane Matthew, one of the most severe hurricanes to hit the Caribbean in decades, has caused wide-spread devastation to Haiti and to the many rural communities and agriculture programs supported by Partners In Agriculture and our wonderful donors. Although the storm has passed our work is just beginning. Crops have been devastated, livestock lost, and…