About the Project
View the PDF presentation for more details and photos.Program Objectives
The town of Plaisance is located on Route Nationale Numero 1, the main highway in Haiti, approximately 40 km south of Cap-Haitien, the second largest city in Haiti, and about 50 Km from Gonaives. Plaisance can be accessed by bus or car. Duvivier is on the outskirts of Plaisance about a 30-minute walk from the center of town.
Short Term Goals
- Road construction
- Securing the property with fence
The crew from Kokomo, Indiana and Labelle, Florida visited Duvivier from October 8 – 15 (11 people all together) to fence the 12 acres of land. We are so grateful for the help and support from the volunteer crew! They travelled a long way from Kokomo to Plaisance and their contribution to the project was invaluable. Photos are coming soon.
The work however, is not yet completed because of a shortage of wood and metal posts. We are in need of 100 10-foot metal posts, 50 10-foot wood posts and 3 rolls of metallic fence (8 x 100 feet). One of the gates has been completed. - Construction of a warehouse
- Public restrooms and health education
- Water pump installation
- Goat sharing project
- Conservation program
- Fish farm
- Build a nursery of local tropical fruit trees
- Offer a hot meal daily to children in the region
- Recruit young men and women to train them as agricultural extension workers
- Provide a literacy center for people of the area