Category Archives: Agriculture Program
12.17.10 Teaching to Fish: Akamil Production Facility deemed a sustainable project for the rural community of Thomonde
By Jennifer Browning The final pieces are being put in place to finalize the Akamil Production Facility in Thomonde. Ground breaking began June 2007 for the construction of the facility, but construction and final equipment installment was delayed after the
5.2.10 Documentary video discusses Haitian government’s hope after January 12
[vodpod id=Video.3464275&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about "Video from Haiti Donors Conference: …", posted with vodpod By Jennifer Browning Thirty-five seconds. That’s how long it took for the earthquake that hit Port-au-Prince on January 12 to destroy 60 percent of Haiti’s capital, level
4.26.10 Planting begins in the Central Plateau
By Jennifer Browning While the impending rainy season makes life difficult in our field hospital in Port-au-Prince, the same rain helps seeds turn to much needed food. For the past three years, through the Integrated Community Development Program, Project Medishare
4.13.10 Final piece of equipment arrives for Akamil Production Facility in Thomonde
By Jennifer Browning The last piece of equipment required for the Akamil Production Facility arrived in Thomonde last week. Project Medishare is now in the process of putting all the equipment in place, so that we may start working toward
3.16.10 Hand in Hand for Haiti applauds Project Medishare’s exisiting Community Health and Development Program in the Central Plateau
By Jennifer Browning Two weeks ago Hand in Hand for Haiti traveled to Thomonde to visit Project Medishare’s Community Health and Development program. The Moodie Report, which documents the organization’s project, reported that while there are no easy solutions to
3.9.10 Rural Haiti pushes for decentralization of resources as earthquake victims migrate to the countryside
By Jennifer Browning This weekend in the first of a two-part article, the Miami-Herald takes a look at rural Haiti and the government’s intentions to look toward decentralizing the country in order to give more power to the municipalities and
3.1.10 Poverty kills during earthquakes, more than the quake itself
By Jennifer Browning Within a two month period two earthquakes struck. On January 12, Haiti’s Port-au-Prince rumbled and roared when a quake the magnitude of 7.0 left the city in ruins and killing over 200,000. Early Saturday morning, a more
2.24.10 Earthquake affects Haitians many miles outside the capital
By Jennifer Browning While Project Medishare volunteer relief workers continue to work long hours providing medical care to earthquake victims in Port-au-Prince, 60 miles away those living in the communities of Thomonde and Marmont are feeling aftershocks of their own.
1.7.10 Food security in Haiti needs more than a band-aid approach
By Jennifer Browning As Haiti began recovering from the damage of three consecutive three hurricanes, the small Caribbean country found itself in the midst of food riots in Port-au-Prince, Les Cayes, and elsewhere as a result of rapid food cost
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