Help 35 Families Become Self-Sufficient with Honey

Summary

Beekeeping and selling honey can be a sustainable livelihood for struggling families in Haiti. Help 35 families out of poverty with the gift of a beehive. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Beekeeping is an important livelihood in Haiti. Honey is a natural sweetener that can also be used for treating illness. Cross pollination by bees makes honeybees an essential part of a healthy agricultural economy. After losing their hives in a hurricane, a beekeeping association in Southern Haiti wants help re-building their beekeeping activities.

Activities

If we provide 60 beehives, supplies and training for the 35 members of the beekeeping association in southern Haiti, they will be able to lift themselves out of poverty and once again provide a sustainable income for their families.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

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 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

Marie Marthe Saint Cyr,
Executive 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.

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

SASH

By Josette Perard - Haiti Director, December 08, 2009 02:30 PM

SASH members are moving forward with honey production. They are selling their honey at local markets and are making plans to acquire tools which will make honey production more abundant. SASH members are also working on reforestation activities. They are concerned about the fact that honey production will be adversely affected by the lack of trees in the area. Droughts and continued deforestation have decreased the numbers of flowers available for bees to pollinate, so SASH members are committed to replanting tree saplings throughout the region in partnership with the Lambi Fund. SASH is also interested in helping other organizations and has invited other organizations to visit their projects and learn from their experience.

SASH member Genoise Milien states that “We feel so blessed to have received so much support for our activities, that we want to share it with others”.

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