In only five days, I will be leaving Haiti, and I am uncertain when I might next return. After spending a portion of my last three summers here, two spring breaks, and a planning trip this past spring, I am ending my sixth visit to this place. While it is possible that I may come… more →
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Zanmi Foto Team
The Zanmi Foto program is run by two CFFL graduates, Fontaine Thony and Joseph Monclair. They were involved in the Zanmi Foto training lead by Pradip Malde, Brook Irvine, and Chandler Sowden in 2014 and volunteered to continue working with the program as leaders. Thony volunteered to “continue to work together, for development.” And Monclair… more →
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Savory and Sweet
Food has always been the commodity in my life that has helped me acquire knowledge about another person’s culture. I have always witnessed the sense of pride from others and within myself to talk about our cultural food platters. There is that strong sense of connection when you realize that the person can describe their… more →
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Preconceived Notions
“You’re from America? What did people tell you about Haiti before you came? What do you think of Haiti now?” We were at the beach on Saturday when I was accosted with these questions, though it was not the first time Haitians had approached me to ask about preconceived notions of Haiti. In these moments,… more →
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In Harmony with Haiti- Greenville, S.C. fund-raiser
“In Harmony with Haiti,” Zanmi Agrikol’s fund-raiser this year, was held on June 1st at the Wyche Center Peace Pavilion in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. It was an idyllic summer setting for the event that featured a five piece band and an authentically prepared Haitian meal. There were approximately two hundred people in attendance. (Pictured… more →
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Belonging
This trip is coming to an end scarily fast. The almost now 4 weeks that have passed have been busy. Between working, making new friends and attempting to absorb the culture of another country that is so close to the US yet so different time feels absurd. One of the conclusions that I reached is… more →
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cherries of coffe in mornmichel
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production du a mornemichel
IL y’avait beaucoup de café a Morne Michel surtout avec les anciennes varietees, elles sont remplies avec des cerises. Nou espere ke Nan kek ane ki pwal vini la nap gen yon grand kantite Pou Nou exporte
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Reforesting with Chokogou
Dotting the fields and gardens of several farmers in the Bois Jolie community are small wooden stakes with yellow and red tags tied to them. They are labeled inconspicuously with a series of letters and numbers, CK-##-#. Below each of these stakes is a seed, and within each seed is an interesting history and an… more →
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From Co-Workers to Friends
I would like to shine the spotlight on the agronomist team that lead our group in our cooperation with the farmers weekly. They aid us in communication and training with the farmers and have been pivotal contributors to the program. They continuously hike up to Bois Jolie and Mourne Michel year-round to continue evaluating the… more →