Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

With the extra income provided by the sale of honey at the local market, children will have a chance for a better life. More importantly, 35 families will become self-sufficient.

Project Message

"We lost all our hives in the hurricane. All we need are hives, supplies and training to get started again."
- Micheline, Member of beekeeping association

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Josette Perard,
Haiti Director
94
Port au Prince,
Haiti
509-245-9445
Email:

Project Sponsor

Lambi Fund of Haiti

Organization

Lambi Fund of Haiti PO Box 18955 Washington, DC 20036 United States 202-833-3713 http://www.lambifund.org

Learn more about Lambi Fund of Haiti and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Haiti and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Haiti, read the Human Development Report on Haiti or the Wikipedia entry for Haiti.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 14, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 10, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

Bee Keeping Project

By Leonie Hermantn - Deputy Director, August 14, 2008 12:14 PM

Project Update
The next honey harvest will take place in September 2008. This was not an easy task for the organization. In the aftermath of a tropical depression as well as Hurricane Noel which devastated the area in October 2007, many of the boxes sustained significant damage (23 were salvageable). Damaged boxes were fixed but the organization had to purchase 9 additional boxes. Although the bee population disappeared in the aftermath of the hurricane, they have now returned to the area.

Lambi Fund's staff, our regional monitor and SASH members met in February 2008. At that meeting, it was agreed that the project would be accelerated. Due to efforts put forth by all parties involved, critical training sessions were conducted in April 2008, and the material needed to proceed with the project was purchased in May 2008.

What remains to be done:

•   Purchase of 30 more boxes
•   Additional training for members
Project Impact
The organization expressed satisfaction about its partnership with the Lambi Fund and has worked diligently to ensure the project's successful implementation. Once the honey is harvested, SASH members will be able to sell the honey and improve their financial condition.
SASH members have also demonstrated their determination to succeed in spite of natural disasters, political turmoil and at times the scarcity of materials.

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