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Dedicated to Haitian Farmers and their SustainabilityDONATEOut of a population of 11 million, 6 million Haitians live in poverty, which is severest in rural areas. The very people who produce food suffer the most from hunger and poverty!Ecoworks International’s (EWI) purpose is to reduce hunger and poverty in Haiti’s rural communitiesEcoworks International’s (EWI) purpose is to reduce hunger and poverty in Haiti’s rural communitiesEcoworks International’s (EWI) purpose is to reduce hunger and poverty in Haiti’s rural communitiesOut of a population of 11 million, 6 million Haitians live in poverty, which is severest in rural areas. The very people who produce food suffer the most from hunger and poverty! -
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MISSION
We combat poverty and hunger in Haiti by partnering with farmers to establish agricultural cooperatives, modernize farms, restore ecosystems, and strengthen communities, so they become autonomous and prosperous producers able to feed the country.
VISION
A hunger-free Haiti supplied by thriving Haitian farming communities producing crops sustainably.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Haiti’s food shortages – triggered by draughts, social unrest, flooding, epidemics, extreme poverty, and lack of a cohesive governmental support – have been recurring over decades. The international response is to send large quantities of food by plane for countrywide distribution.
Sending food alleviates some of the immediate problems, but it also destroys long-term local food production. It perpetuates a cycle stuck in a continuous loop of food emergencies and international responses.
Instead, Haitian farmers need a ten-year, nationwide, effective development plan that increases farmers’ capacity to feed the country and respond to food shortages. Eventually, farmers will be able to altogether prevent food emergencies in Haiti.
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Below, are main points such a development plan needs to address to achieve food sufficiency. First and foremost, It must empower Haitian smallholder farmers who represent more than 90% of the country’s food producers. 1. To have a single national agricultural development plan, approved by all Haitian stakeholders, including smallholder farmers, serving the entire country, with clear goals, objectives, and time-specific, verifiable, and transparent results, and related expenditures. Ensure that smallholder farmers’ input is gathered and included in the plan. The report on the plan’s progress and related expenditures should be published quarterly and submitted to the press. The plan must focus on smallholder farmers’ needs, as they represent 90% of all agricultural producers. The report should be succinct, based on facts and results. 2. Report on the plan’s progress and expenditures quarterly to donors, stakeholders, and the media. 3. Establish a national, permanent extension program to support farmers on a pre-determined annual schedule corresponding to planting and harvesting. 4. Create a national registry of all smallholder farmers so no one is left behind. 5. Promote organic, sustainable farming that remediates the soil and reforests the country. 6. Catalogue innovative local practices and disseminate them all over the country through extension training. 7. Build the necessary infrastructure: access to water, roads for timely deliveries, and storage facilities, placed strategically. 8. Support existing and create new agricultural cooperatives to promote farmers’ autonomy and self-reliance. Provide sustainable support to Haitian farmers will enable them to feed Haiti in all circumstances, and lift rural communities out of poverty. To continue sporadically dump large quantities of food from abroad, undermines Haitian farmers and accelerates their and the country’s downward spiral into deeper poverty. Ecoworks International’s Talia Farms is a regional program based on these goals and objectives. It aims to improve smallholder farmers’ productivity, earnings, and quality of life. It supports farmers’ autonomy and self-determination by organizing them into agricultural cooperatives they own and manage. Let’s do it right, do it now, and be impactful.
Let’s do it right, do it now, be impactful, and support smallholder Haitian farmers so they and their families can feed Haiti and emerge from poverty.
Your Support is Vital
What if five year-old Kenel, eight years old Roseline, and twelve years old Nadia wouldn’t spend five hours a day carrying water, instead of going to school? With your support we can build rainwater catchment systems to free the children from this chore and send them to school instead.
What if hundreds of farmers could organize themselves into agricultural cooperatives so they can improve their productivity, sell more crops, earn more money, and be able to better care for their families. With your support the first of the five planned regional co-ops just opened its doors.
When you invest in small-scale farming families, you change their lives for the better and forever.
Thank you!