Location Info
Following the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010, Haiti received an outpouring of support from people just like you who wanted to do whatever they could to help this very poor country find its feet again. Now, much of the rubble has been cleared up, the tent cities are disappearing, and life has mostly gone back to normal for Haitians. But normal life to a Haitian looks very different from normal life for you and me…
Haiti was the poorest country in the western hemisphere before the earthquake, which means that earthquake aside, Haitians have been subject to corrupt government, unstable infrastructure (it’s the only country in the western hemisphere that does not have a sewer system), abject poverty, and lack of education for years. Many Haitians grow up in a world where their income is $2/day (World Bank 2012); 24.7% live in extreme poverty on less than US $1.25 per day (UNDP 2013). Haiti’s literacy rate is 61% – 64% for males and 57% for females (CIA Factbook Nov 2015). The average literacy rate for Latin American and Caribbean developing countries is 92%. (World Bank 2015). They will likely lose a baby in childbirth or know someone who already has. An estimated 1 in 285 births will result in a woman’s death, a ratio about 16 times higher than in the United States (Partners in Health 2014). Their view of hope is often very small…
Teams on the Ground
Quick Bio: Kyle and Maggie both grew up in a cross cultural context in West Africa. They and their two kids Hayley and Barrett now serve as the Long Term Workers for Amoveo in Léogâne, Haiti. Maggie is a certified Doula and hopes to be able to impact and encourage mothers as they walk through pregnancy in the very limited health care system of Haiti. Kyle loves business and coffee. He is hoping to see those two worlds intersect in the mountains of Léogâne.
Quick Bio: Tia went to Haiti three years ago on Amoveo’s first volunteer team and has been hooked ever since. Tia moved to Haiti in January of 2017 and has become a invaluable member of our team.
Quick Bio: Jean Wilgard is a pastor of a local church in Léogâne and an entrepreneur. He calls himself a “citizen of the world” and has studied in the Dominican Republic and the United States. He speaks 4 languages and is a technology whiz.
Focus
- Public Health
- Pre/Post Natal Care for moms and babies
- Agriculture / Coffee Industry
- Small Business Incubators
Anchor Projects/Programs
Problem: Due to the high incidences of hurricane or tropical storms, homes are regularly destroyed
Solution: Development of a trades foucused business that provides on the job training to help develop skilled tradesmen who can help rebuild homes and infrastructure
Problem: Due to natural disaster and drought, crops and trees in Haiti have been largely devastated.
Solution: Plant nurseries and farmer education that will help farmers develop their farms into businesses that sustain their families and allow them to positively impact their own communities.
Problem: Natural disaster and drought make animal husbandry programs difficult to succeed.
Solution: Develop animal husbandry programs with new technology and techniques to mitigate the problems that arise from the frequent natural disasters and droughts.
Problem: Infant death mortality is the highest in the the Western Hemisphere
Solution: Pre/Post Natal coaching and care program that accesses rural areas
Problem: Large numbers of working age adults leaving the country to find work elsewhere.
Solution: Investing in and developing existing businesses and business startups to help add jobs to the marketplace and ecourage people in the community to stay and invest in their home country.