We support and invest in Haiti’s farming and fishing communities so they can break the cycle of hunger and poverty by becoming the country’s top producers.
Despite the deepening insecurity in Haiti and rising uncertainty in the U.S., our programs move forward with purpose and momentum. We remain steadfast in our mission: to bolster Haiti’s capacity to feed itself sustainably and build shared prosperity.
Rooted in our original intent: to honor the Haitian people for their extraordinary conduct in the 1930s (see About Us), we work hand-in-hand with smallholder farmers – the backbone of Haitian economy – to increase food production, economic opportunity, and social and environmental resilience. And, we embed innovation and technology into everything we do, making our programs more adaptable, effective, and durable.
Beyond farming, we’re building a business incubator and accelerator to spark new enterprises and strengthen existing ones – fueling job creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth across the region.
Simultaneously, we continue to support those who had to flee the brutal gang attack on the town of Ganthier and who are constructing a temporary community while still in hiding.
From the fields to the marketplace, we’re investing in people, ideas, and systems that drive lasting change.
Established January 1st , 2009, to work specifically in Haiti, Ecoworks International invests in and works with smallholder farmers and their communities.
Smallholder farmers represent more than 95% of all Haitian farmers, and their labor contributes 20% of the country’s GDP. Moreover, the agricultural sector employs full or part time 60% of the country’s workforce. Yet, most live in dire poverty.
Help reducing poverty and hunger is our priority, and we address it by collaborating with rural communities on responding to their needs. Together we pursue solutions to improve their lives, livelihoods, environmental protection, and social equity.
Hence our mission: To Bolster Haiti’s capacity to feed itself sustainably and build shared prosperity.
Our focus is regional development because strong regions make a strong and more equitable country.
Our integrated approach encompasses:
We partner with local communities on identifying common priorities, and jointly develop responsive initiatives.
To ensure that what we build today will continue beyond our presence, we prioritize self-sufficiency and self-funding.
When regional development thrives it advances decentralization which has been a priority for the Haitian nation since its inception, and is part of its constitution.
In the regions where security has prevailed, we form important multisectoral partnerships to build a cohesive socio-economic program that benefits men, women and children to improve their daily lives and help build a better future.
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1. LAKE AZUEI REGION - Talia Farms
2. PORT-AU-PRINCE - 2010 Earthquake
3. NIPPES DEPARTMENT - 2021 Earthquake
4. NORTH & NORTH-EAST DEPARTMENTS - North Integrated Agro-Economic Development (NIAD)
Upon bringing up the cooperative as a possible solution to Marre-Roseau farmers’ expressed needs and aspirations, they stated that they had never heard of a cooperative. Just eighteen months later, they owned one.
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THE EARTHQUAKE IN 2021
On August14th, 2021, Haiti was struck by a powerful 7.2 earthquake, devastating the southwestern peninsula. The latest information indicates: that 2,200 were dead, 12,000 were injured, and more than 300 were missing; close to 130,000 homes were destroyed or seriously damaged, and an estimated 700,000 people are homeless.
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Michèle Pierre-Louis, former Prime Minister of Haiti (2008-2009); and the force behind transforming a huge swath of land into a magnificent public park, next to one of Haiti’s worst urban shantytowns, Martissant. Part of her intent was to also help revitalize this area. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her exceptional work to improve lives in Haiti.
EWI organized a guided visit for the Prime Minister to visit the region and some of our initiatives. She was impressed with the work done and expressed her concern about the inadequate local road system hampering farmers’ ability to deliver crops to markets. This is one of the reasons EWI is initiating a flood mitigation project to better protect local life, livelihoods and the main road leading to Marre-Roseau.
"Nou te travay ak EWI pou twa dènye ane yo. Yo te ede nou etabli koperativ agrikòl, CAMA, nou posede epi aprann kijan pou jere. Ansanm nou retabli wout nou ki te domaje anpil. Nou bezwen wout sa pou nou rive nan mache a pou nou vann rekòt nou an. Nou te konstwi kèk sistèm kolekte dlo lapli, epi nou espere bati yon sistèm pou bese inondasyon ki detwi wout nou chak sezon lapli. Nou bezwen tou yon klinik sante".
“ We have been working with EWI for the last three years. They helped us establish our agricultural cooperative, CAMA, we own and learn how to manage. Together we restored our seriously damaged road. We need that road to get to the market to sell our harvest. We built some rainwater collecting systems, and we hope to build a system to mitigate floods that destroy our road each rainy season. We also need a health clinic”
