Thanks to the outstanding generosity of Michelin North America — based in Greenville, South Carolina — and the hard work of Mr. Richard Ameris, the CFFL school bus can now resume its route taking staff and students up and down the mountain twice a day, with brand new tires. Michelin has donated a full set of tires for…
Fertile Ground for Transforming Lives Zanmi Agrikol has initiated another innovative outreach program in agriculture – a school garden program targeting the impoverished school kids and destitute families in the little village of Morne Michel. Located atop the mountains of Haiti, Morne Michel suffers from high rates of malnutrition, chronic food insecurity, and the daily…
Today was a special day for the graduated students of CFFL. Mr. Claude Alexandre, the co-founder of Habitat for Humanity in Los Angeles, the business officer for the Haiti Development Group, and a board member board of Fonkoze — the largest micro finance institute in Haiti — challenged recent CFFL graduates to foster creativity, think…
We are happy to announce and welcome the new Director of Agriculture for CFFL : M. Jean Philippe Dorzin. Jean Philippe actually comes back to us here in Corporant after several years furthering his experiences in the north of Haiti, learning, teaching and doing research on peanuts and other cultures. JP obtained his Agriculture Licence/Degree from…
A Taste of Honey, a Touch of Passion, and a Hint of Mango Well, our two master Buzzzzzzzzzzz men, Claudet and Schemler, are very busssy fencing in our bees to keep out unwanted animals, and also planting lots and lots of moringa trees along with other desirable pollen producing plants for the many bee hives we now have.…
DAILY HAPPENINGS – Gillaine’s Journal The wonderful thing about being here at ZANMI AGRIKOL/CFFL is that almost every day we have an exciting and interesting ‘happening’! Today was no different when we were privileged to have a visit from the beautiful, charming and talented Edwidge Danticat, a celebrated and well known Haitian writer, now living in the…
OUR FAMILY ASSISTANCE GOAT DISTRIBUTION Its 4am in the morning and still very dark, with no lights in this area, but there is much activity as 32 families prepare themselves to set out on a five hour difficult and strenuous hike to join us for a very exciting day. Today each family will receive two goats, marking…
President Gillaine Warne reflects on an incredible 2015 in the following letter to our supporters: Dear Friends, Trying to write a brief summary of the past year has been difficult, as 2015 was an exciting year filled with activity and progress. Thanks to many wonderful supporters, Partners in Agriculture was able to assist both CFFL…
In Haiti, poverty runs deeper than soil. In some areas, Haitians are barely surviving, highly vulnerable due to lack of resources, law enforcement, and natural disasters, while also living off of around $2 a day. The Starfish Story According to one article on Haiti’s desperate condition, Haiti’s exposure to earthquakes, flooding, and hurricanes could be…