I had some small preconceived notions before coming to Haiti as I had been with Sewanee once before during the spring break of 2017. During this spring break trip I do believe a lot of work got completed, but the level of Haitian immersion was an aspect that I did not foresee. During the spring… more →
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Presentations, trip logs, Zanmi Agrikol, Zanmi Kafe
Sharing Data
This year the Sewanee team came to Haiti bearing gifts of a different kind: scientific conclusions. After four years of conducting survival surveys during Spring Break trips, the research team put together a poster for Scholarship Sewanee. The poster included graphs showing the growth and survival rates of different species of coffee and shade trees,… more →
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Office of Global Citizenship- Haiti Institute profiled
The Office of Global Citizenship recently consolidated a number of related activities across the campus that assists student’s in developing the skills to address global problems. The Haiti Institute in Sewanee is recognized in this article. http://www.sewanee.edu/academics/about/global-citizenship/news/sewanee-around-the-globe-newsletter/2018-april/an-insight-into-outreach-in-haiti