Donate a Pig: Invest in Haiti's Future

Summary

In rural Haiti, wealth is measured in pigs. Owning a pig means your children get health care and go to school. Help families rise out of poverty by buying a pig for them to raise. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

A pig can make a big difference in Haiti. No pig means no money. For years, as conditions worsened in Haiti, the number of pigs dwindled. Now, thanks to the self-sufficient projects run by grassroots groups that partner with Lambi Fund, families who once lived meal to meal are now able to get things they could only dream of before — education, health care, dignity and self-respect. Therefore, a grassroots group in Kasis, Haiti, wants to start a self-sufficient pig breeding enterprise.

Activities

If we provide 27 breeding pigs, supplies and training for 55 members of the grassroots group in Kasis, they will pass on their knowledge and new piglets to other members so that it becomes a self-perpetuating enterprise for self-sufficiency.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £6,206
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £2,317
Total Funding Goal: £8,523

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

With the extra income provided by the sale of fattened pigs at market, children will have steady meals, improved health, go to school and have hope for the future. More importantly, 55 families will become self-sufficient.

Project Message

“Before we got the pigs from Lambi we were very poor. Now that we are raising pigs, we have enough money to feed our families and even send our children to school. Our children have a hopeful future.”
- Marie, Member of group that raised pigs with Lambi’s help

Who is Running This Project

Contact

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

Project Sponsor

Lambi Fund of Haiti

Organisation

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.

Lambi Fund of Haiti's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Lambi Fund Emergency and Long Term Relief

Help Haitians Grow Food Themselves

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 July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

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

Latest Update from the Field

Lambi Fund Pig Breeding Project

By Stephanie Ross - Grantwriter, February 08, 2010 10:47 PM

The Lambi Fund Pig Breeding Project is doing well and was not damaged by the earthquake. The organization members breed the pigs, and distribute some of the piglets in the community to sell to provide income for their organization. The group grows the feed locally and has a veterinary pharmacy so they do not have to travel into town if the pigs become sick.

“Pigs allow us to live, that is the way we take care of our kids and all of our needs.” Member of the Lambi Fund Pig Breeding Project

The Lambi Fund will need to triple the number of pigs to accommodate the massive influx of earthquake survivors moving to the area from Port-au-Prince.

Given that there is a high likelihood that most of those currently migrating to rural communities will stay permanently, there needs to be a dramatic increase in agricultural capacity to meet the increased demand for food.

Thanks to all of you who have supported the Lambi Fund Pig Breeding Project, and rural Haitian families.

Let us know what you think about our pig breeding project and how it helps Haitian families.

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Haitian Family taking care of their pig (JPG)

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