Youth in Haiti will get tools and training to get started in farming.

Economic Development > Haiti: Micro-Credit Fund for Youth

Haiti: Micro-Credit Fund for Youth

Summary

Help 50 young farmers buy seeds and tools and get training on organic farming. The crops they raise will help feed their families and provide an income from sales at the local market. read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,625 was raised for this project.

Received $1,625 from 10 donations from people like:

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Members of the Youth Association of Sica are poor. Many young people remain without work. The group asked the Lambi Fund for a micro-credit fund that would seed small organic farming enterprises for its members and provide capital to set up a small business at the local market.

Activities

Lambi seeds the loans to 50 members to buy supplies to start farming or to purchase goods to start small market enterprises. Lambi works with the farmers on organic farming techniques and trains the entrepreneurs on business management skills.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,625

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,625. The original project funding goal was $7,700.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Within six months, 50 young people will have a full stomach, have enough food to help feed their families, and be on the road to working their way out of poverty.

Project Message

Young people in Haiti are eager to work but rarely have the opportunity to do so. A micro-credit loan can be a pathway to better life. Better than a handout, it encourages sustainability.
- Karen Ashmore, Executive Director