tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160152262024-03-07T10:52:03.523-08:00Lambi Fund of HaitiSupporting economic justice, democracy and sustainable development in HaitiLambi Fund of Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15369565087253656463noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-27785937838048182872015-08-21T11:15:00.006-07:002015-08-21T11:15:49.841-07:00What Does the Future Hold For he 356 Haitian Refugee Families in Anise A Pitres?
Since the TC Ruling 168/13 was published in the Dominican
Republic – a law which the Dominican Government put in place against foreigners
living on their territory, people who do not have legal permits to remain in
the country – There is a xenophobia mixed with racism that has been declared on
the other side of the border that targets especially those who have dark skin,
Haitians in particular.&Lambi Fund of Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15369565087253656463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-55812262538658273952015-06-26T11:21:00.004-07:002015-06-26T11:21:51.851-07:00Ruminations on Statelessness And the State of Our WorkAs I watch the unraveling denial the obvious discrimination against Dominicans born of Haitian parents, I feel the tension of statelessness that seems to have existed since excised from our native land, the core of the colonial existence. People rendered stateless, sold for labor, a revolving door of denial, fragmentation and racist overtones that everyone wants to dismiss for different Lambi Fund of Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15369565087253656463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-348336333614735112015-02-27T13:59:00.001-08:002015-02-27T13:59:34.569-08:00Locovorism: The bounty of Haiti as seen on Lambi Fund's 20th Anniversary Delegation
By Anna Ferdinand
Anna Ferdinand is a journalist who covered the political climate in Haiti during the mid 90s through the early 00s and the earthquake in 2010. Anna, and her two children, joined the Lambi Fund of Haiti on our 20th Anniversary Delegation in February 2015.
Anna enjoys Haiti's cuisine with her children.
The week before my two children and I left for Haiti to travel Lambi Fund of Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15369565087253656463noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-20440935382968979962015-01-06T12:16:00.000-08:002015-01-06T12:18:54.856-08:00A Message to Americans
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An interesting opinion video appeared in the New York Times this morning that challenged Americans to examine their motivations in volunteering overseas. Boniface Mwangi, a Kenyan photojournalist and founder of the NGO Kenya Ni Kwetu, asks of us a simple courtesy: “If you want to come and help me, first ask me what I want… Then we can work together.”&Lambi Fund of Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15369565087253656463noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-63124937997644335612014-10-05T15:08:00.002-07:002014-10-05T15:08:33.418-07:00Lambi Fund Reflects on the Death of Baby Doc Duvalier
Jean Claude “Bébé Doc” Duvalier died Saturday at the age of 63. His passing leaves millions of Haitians, and others as well, pondering his life and his legacy for the people of Haiti. Marie Marthe, Lambi Fund of Haiti’s Executive Director, had this poignant response to his passing:
“Is this the only way we will ever see justice in Haiti? For the women who lost their husbands among the Lambi Fund of Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15369565087253656463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-85117452715672985122014-10-02T12:11:00.002-07:002014-10-02T12:17:42.955-07:00Haiti, Nebraska and Alberta: Connecting the Dots
May Boeve, Executive Director of 350.org, the leading
organization in the United States in the struggle to combat climate change,
announced at the Environmental Grantmakers Association Fall Retreat yesterday
that “The Supreme Court of Nebraska invalidated the proposed route of the XL
Pipeline through Nebraska.”
Why is this important for Haiti? Haiti is the Western Hemisphere's nation most Lambi Fund of Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15369565087253656463noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-71657066476344813292014-08-19T10:59:00.000-07:002014-08-19T11:04:35.171-07:00Of Mice, Men and MINUSTAH<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Lambi Fund of Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15369565087253656463noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-39227517440481202442014-07-31T10:54:00.002-07:002014-07-31T10:54:19.301-07:00Ile a Vache: Paradise Lost?
When we hear about the creation of new jobs in Haiti, this is often seen as a positive change. And rightfully so, given the country’s high unemployment and underemployment rates. There are more people in Haiti that want to work than there are jobs for them to fill. But when the creation of jobs results in the loss of livelihood for others, are more jobs always a good thing?
Ile a Vache, a Lambi Fund of Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15369565087253656463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-51460850909372416672013-12-03T09:24:00.000-08:002013-12-03T09:24:25.072-08:00#GivingTuesday is Here!
Today is the day! The 2nd ever #GivingTuesday is
here and we hope you join us in taking part. Not only is #GivingTuesday a
great way to jumpstart the giving spirit of the holidays, but starting at 11am
EST, all donations will be matched by the Case foundation up to $60,000.
So don't delay, donate now and double your impact! Last
year, the Lambi Fund of Haiti raised $1,500Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-89086688624674097102013-11-05T07:50:00.003-08:002013-11-05T07:50:37.783-08:00Building an Equitable Haiti From the Grassroots Up: Annual 4-Day Conference Convenes
By Sarah Leavitt
They traveled by dusty dirt roads, through the mountains, on the back of a moto-taxi, crammed into the back of a colorful tap-tap and many walked a good part of the journey. In all, 36 leaders of grassroots organizations arrived in Ennery, Haiti eager and excited—albeit a bit tired—but ready to begin their training. Nine partner organizations with the Lambi Fund of Haiti were Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-50202741961759175912013-08-20T11:38:00.002-07:002013-08-20T11:38:55.077-07:00We Need Your Help! Help Lambi Fund Raise $75,000
Today is the day! CrowdRise’s #STARTARYOT
Challenge has begun and the Lambi Fund of Haiti wants you to take
part. First things first, Crowdrise and RYOT, a news website that lets
you take action on every story you read, teamed up to launch this exciting
fundraising campaign. They're giving away $200,000 in
cash prizes to causes like Lambi Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-86593696596292797272013-07-31T14:56:00.000-07:002013-07-31T14:56:38.857-07:00Pssst...Did You Know These Women are Building a Vibrant Economy?
I was reading through
a recent project report for the Association of Women in Action of Gwomon (AFAGM)
and it was chock-full of so many great nuggets that I just had to share some
highlights with you.
First off, these women
partnered with the Lambi Fund of Haiti to expand their community credit
fund. In order to prepare the organization to successfully manage
and issue loans to Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-42838987028177016422013-06-28T09:40:00.000-07:002013-06-28T09:40:30.954-07:00Deforestation in Haiti is Real and So is Reforestation28 June 2013 - In February, I traveled to Haiti to meet with several of Lambi Fund's partners. As we drove through the countryside, I was struck with the gut-wrenching rate of deforestation in the country. This was the pit-in-your-stomach kind of despair that comes with seeing a serious problem like deforestation on such a large scale.
The mountains were barren and soil erosion is Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-82593454212645802192013-05-13T11:04:00.002-07:002013-05-13T11:04:22.736-07:00Member Profile: Lesange Henry
I am the president of the Coordination of Peasants of Mark (KPM). KPM is an organization that has existed for over 30 years and spans across five different localities. As an organization, we have planted over 100,000 trees, built 31 family rainwater cisterns, and launched numerous projects in the community.
In 1999, KPM partnered with Lambi Fund on a reforestation project that produced Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-83410541879108899832013-05-08T09:09:00.000-07:002013-05-08T09:09:52.407-07:00Bonjou Zanmi!
By Kate DillWhen the entire Lambi Fund of Haiti team traveled together in February to meet a few of our partners in the South, Nippes and Artibonite Departments, the trip was also my first time in Haiti.
The visit allowed me to witness firsthand the challenges that the Haitian people face, but it also reinforced my strongly held belief that grassroots organizations provide a critical space forSarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-86516758862852764772013-04-30T11:26:00.001-07:002013-05-08T09:10:48.511-07:00Vulnerabilities Continue to Impact Farming in Haiti: An Update on Post-Sandy Relief in Haiti
By Sarah Leavitt
It was a warm, sunny day in Les Cayes, Haiti. The city was bustling with activity – merchants hustling to sell their merchandise, moto taxis weaving in and out of traffic and school children with their cleanly pressed uniforms walking to and from school. Amidst this hustle and bustle, representatives from 14 grassroots organizations throughout southern Haiti filed into an airySarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-77925424485460128312013-03-22T10:11:00.001-07:002013-04-24T11:49:51.104-07:00Happy World Water Day!
Are you one of the lucky ones that got water out of the tap this morning without thinking about it? 780 million people lack access to clean water. That's more than 2 and 1/2 times the U.S. population.
Women and children spend hours of their day trekking to retrieve water and dirty water causes a myriad of illnesses. In fact, 3.4 million people die Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-87093867450529105902013-01-11T13:59:00.000-08:002013-04-24T11:51:01.813-07:00Looking Back: Three Years Later
Tomorrow is the day that marks three
years since the earthquake shook the ground we walk on and forever changed the
face of Haiti. While it is much easier
to look at the stumbles, falls and steps backwards that have been taken since
the earthquake, I am thinking differently.
I am thinking instead about cumulative
gain.
In spite of it all, when I look at the Lambi Fund of Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-60966606770609966692012-12-19T13:48:00.002-08:002013-04-24T11:52:32.205-07:00Hurricane Sandy Emergency Relief UPDATE
December 19, 2012 - The Lambi Fund of Haiti's efforts to respond to Hurricane Sandy has been swift. Field Monitors in both the North and South have met with community organizations throughout the country to asses damages. Unfortunately, the impact of Sandy is proving to be quite severe. Widespread loss of crops and livestock has been reported, rainwater cisterns and Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-3859598868709126572012-11-08T11:57:00.000-08:002013-04-24T11:53:31.903-07:00Haiti's Environment: At a Glance
By Josette Perard
Haiti's ecological system, most specifically the rapport between its population and the environment in which they live, is in a dismal state. This reality has serious consequences on the quality of life for Haitians in both rural and urban settings. It is no coincidence that Haiti's ecological health has degraded significantly while the government has been absent in managingSarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-65795436085668504532012-10-30T15:15:00.000-07:002013-04-24T15:45:04.892-07:00Hurricane Sandy Update
As you are well aware, Hurricane Sandy barreled through the Caribbean and Eastern coast of the United States and wrought extraordinary damage. Millions of families and many of you, I am sure, are looking to pick up the pieces from this powerful super storm. Those living in Haiti are no different.
Photo by: EFE
Flooding in Haiti from Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-10604420846239197712012-10-24T11:56:00.000-07:002013-04-24T10:55:00.269-07:00 For Haiti’s Agriculture, the Hits Keep Coming
Lambi Fund's Sarah Leavitt recently wrote a guest blog for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy:
It’s a common scene in Haiti: Marceline, a small farmer, walks into a bustling market to sell her harvest and the marketplace is riddled with imported goods. Fruits and vegetables are from the Dominican Republic, packaged goods from the U.S. line Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-19992383197158691142012-10-22T13:55:00.000-07:002013-04-24T10:55:59.731-07:00Worldwide Food Crisis in 2013 Would be Catastrophic for Haiti
By Sarah Leavitt
According to a recent article in the Guardian, the UN is warning that the world is on the verge of a major food crisis in 2013. Just the slightest hiccup in plans for the year's agriculture will mean food shortages, rising food costs, and food riots.
Why? Falling harvests around the globe have put worldwide Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-76212169892931749822012-09-21T12:14:00.002-07:002013-04-24T10:56:23.624-07:00Finding Peace in Haiti
By: Marie Marthe Saint Cyr
Today is International Peace
Day. In honor of each of our brothers and sisters in Haiti, I would like
to call for peace in Haiti. I know that
most of you reading this note may not think that Haiti is at war and that this
call for peace is somewhat unnecessary. In reality though, the ever-smiling
and resilient people of Haiti have faced many greatSarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com90tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16015226.post-80946640751114914212012-09-06T11:15:00.000-07:002013-04-24T10:56:52.683-07:00Haiti Loses a Champion for Equality and the Environment
It is with great sadness that the Lambi Fund of Haiti announces the passing of longtime agronomist Bernard Philogène. He died on September 5, 2012 battling Cirrhosis of the liver.
Bernard was a tireless champion of Haiti who found great joy in te
aching grassroots organizations the power of change and sustainable agriculture in Haiti. He will be greatly Sarah Leavitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948067198739004930noreply@blogger.com0