Directory Tag: environment

Haiti Friends, through art, expands awareness of the culture of the Haitian people and their economic and ecological needs while improving the environmental conditions in Haiti.

The Foundation’s work impacts individual Haitians, empowering them to act and change their own nation. We are equipping a new generation with a vision and the skills to make the dream a reality. Already, there are native Haitians making a difference as nurses, ministers and teachers. The future undoubtedly holds influencers in law, politics, community organization, media and more.

Hope for Haiti Foundation (HFHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in North Carolina and a licensed Haiti NGO, with volunteers and supporters in the United States and Haiti.

In the space of a few years, solidarity has undergone a great many changes. Today, a wide range of initiatives are being implemented in developing countries: cooperatives, local associations, social entrepreneurs, producers' organisations, etc. There are large numbers of stakeholders working on a daily basis to promote essential services for their local communities and help develop their regions.

PU supports projects being implemented in vulnerable contexts, where local people are socially and economically isolated and natural environments are being destroyed.

The association identifies the support and assistance needed then tailors its response to meet the expectations of its partners, via three modes of intervention:

provision of specific skills within the context of a Short-Term Volunteer Assignment (STVA), securing the involvement of people willing to give a little of their time to come and share their knowledge, understanding of an problem or expertise,
continued partnership offering longer term support to local partners,
provision of funding for specific projects (reforestation, restoration of vulnerable ecosystems, renovation of dwellings, etc.).

Created in 2000 based on an original model of voluntary commitment, PU is directed and administered by former directors of Médecins du Monde, Handicap International, Greenpeace and a number of business leaders. Awarded public utility status, its activities are focused on adult vocational training and support, socio-educational support, protection and restoration of biodiversity, agroforestry and combating deforestation.

These activities are managed courtesy of two programmes:

STVA which provides skills transfer assignments
The "Environment & Development" programme which provides technical and financial support to local organisations.

Tree Angels for Haiti is a community-lead reforestation program aimed to help decrease environmental catastrophes, diseases and poverty associated with massive tree-cutting activity in Haiti.

​We vow to contribute over a long period of time and in a sustainable way to the current reforestation efforts in Haiti, and to reduce environmental degradation through educational and neighborhood revitalization planting projects. The primary goal is to plant trees where there's an urgent need. We wish to help establish environmental and economic stability and therefore help educate and empower the community.