Help a Displaced Family in Haiti with Food/Basics

Project Report | Jul 26, 2012
FINAL REPORT

By Sarah Leavitt | Digital Outreach Manager

Following the devastation of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, over half a million survivors fled the city of Port-au-Prince to stay with family and friends living in Haiti’s countryside. While loved ones received them with open arms, the need to provide food, water, shelter, clothing and medical care placed enormous strain on families – most rural Haitians survive on just $2 a day.

Thanks to the swift and kind support of countless supporters like you, the Lambi Fund of Haiti was able to utilize partnerships with rural grassroots organizations throughout Haiti to provide critical support. Emergency relief grants were issued to 44 grassroots organizations for members to purchase essentials like food, water, medical supplies, clothing and shelter. Just a few months later, another 41 grants were issued to Lambi Fund partners to address the increased food needs in rural communities. These grants purchased local seeds, tools, and other agricultural inputs to increase crop outputs and feed survivors.

In all, over $850,000 in emergency relief was provided to Haitians in need. Life essentials were provided to those most in need and bountiful harvests helped continue to provide displaced Haitians with food and basics. A very large thank-you is in order as this large relief effort would not have been possible without the steadfast support of people like you. Mesi ampil!

Considering that it has been over two and a half years since the earthquake, collecting emergency funds for earthquake relief is no longer appropriate. This is not to say, however, that work in Haiti is done. Lambi Fund is working tirelessly with the people of Haiti to build a more sustainable and viable future in Haiti and we hope that you will continue to support these efforts. You can click on the links to learn more about how Lambi Fund is Helping Haitian Families Get Back to Work, Building Latrines in Rural Haiti, Expanding Local Food Production in Rural Haiti, and more. Please share these efforts with family and friends and consider supporting one of Lambi Fund’s projects on a monthly basis.

From the Lambi Fund family and each and every one of our Haitian partners please accept our heartfelt thanks. Hand-in-hand, we are working together to build a better Haiti.

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Jun 7, 2012
Project Complete!

By Sarah Leavitt | Digital Outreach Manager

Meeting of local grassroots orgs post-quake

Mesi ampil for your generous support to the Haitian people! Your donations after the earthquake in Haiti helped aid families in dire need of assistance. Hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors fled the city of Port-au-Prince to stay with friends and family in the countryside following the quake. Many were injured and came wearing only the shirt on their back. These families needed food, water, shelter, clothing and medical care. Its because of people like you opened their hearts, that the Lambi Fund of Haiti was able to make emergency grants to 44 grassroots organizations. The groups used the grants to purchase life essentials like food, water and medical care for earthquake survivors that were staying in their homes.

Mr. Josephat, a member of a partner organization recalled tearfully:

"I had 21 people, strangers staying with me and my family. We did not think twice about welcoming them, but we had not yet figured out how they would be cared for or how they would be fed.

When we heard about Lambi Fund's program to help impacted families, I was so happy that I cried. I cried because I was touched and shocked that people who had been at the center of this disaster had the time to think about us.

I was so proud to be a member of a strong organization, and I really deeply understood why being organized is the path to a better life. We would have been left to our own devices without Lambi Fund's support."

Without your support, Lambi Fund would not have been able to make this emergency response possible. Thank you!

With over two years since the earthquake, Lambi Fund has moved from emergency relief to long-term rebuilding. This means our efforts are focused on building local economies, increasing food production, and promotion of the environment. Some current projects include: an ox-plow service to increase crop production, grain storage, community credit funds, building latrines, and community-led reforestation efforts. Check out some of Lambi Fund's other projects on GlobalGiving - your continued support as Lambi Fund works hand-in-hand with the people of Haiti towards long-term recovery is greatly appreciated!

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May 23, 2012
New projects are helping rebuild Haiti

By Sarah Leavitt | Digital Outreach Manager

Women preparing grains for milling

Since the earthquake, the Lambi Fund of Haiti has more than doubled its number of active projects and is constantly expanding. This is proving to be exactly the case in 2012 as new projects with new organizations are being approved on a regular basis. One new partnership is with The Youth Association of Sel (AJS) to build a grain storage facility and to launch a community credit fund.

AJS is a group of youth members who came together to improve the quality of their lives and to increase opportunities for incomes in their community. In partnership with the Lambi Fund, AJS is working to build a grain storage facility that will purchase, store and sell affordable grain and seeds to farmers in the area. Currently, finding local and high quality seeds at a low price is quite difficult. Members have provided the land and labor, while Lambi Fund is providing the materials needed to build the facility.

In addition, AJS is looking to launch a community credit fund that will provide small loans to help 50 farmers purchase seeds, tools and other equipment for their crops. Access to small loans with low interest rates is incredibly tough to come by in Haiti, so this credit fund will offer members an invaluable opportunity to increase their crop inputs, grow more food and to make more profits in the market. In order to make this happen, Lambi Fund is providing the seed money for the creation of the credit fund and providing members with training in credit fund management and bookkeeping. Since the credit fund is community managed, once the loans are repaid, AJS can then issue loans to even more farmers in the area. The money stays in the community and the fund provides a cyclical way to keep reinvesting in the local economy!

Additional workshops in organizational capacity building and grain mill management are being provided to AJS members as well. Lambi Fund realizes that members need to be provided with the tools and skills necessary in order to manage and maintain successful business enterprises long after it's work is done.

Ultimately, this project is exciting because the grain storage facility and community credit fund will work in symphony to revive local agriculture and to create more employment opportunities in Sel, Haiti.

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