50 hectares of land, almost 125 acres, were placed under the care of Etienne and his non-profit, Passion for Haiti, to create a farm to produce affordable food for the area. “All kinds of food,” including chickens and eggs, will be raised there, and it is a training ground for this year’s…
Years ago, Haiti Ap Grandi bought and equipped a heavy-duty, four-wheel drive, extended cab truck for Etienne’s work, replacing a pickup that was smaller, old, and falling apart. This truck is essential to Etienne’s work. It carries people, animals, tools, seed, building materials, injured people going to the hospital, supplies to address…
Please join us next Monday evening for a fun and informative get-together. If you miss the meeting, you can watch the Zoom recording of the after-dinner presentation/discussion through the link we’ll send in our August email. Dinner 6:00pm July 8 Szechuan Kitchen 15450 Boones Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego Zoom 7:00pm, Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84079352989 Email haiticlub@haitiapgrandi.org with questions and to let us…
The number of applicants for summer Intern and Agent positions is higher than ever this year, by far, because many students who would normally go to college in Port Au Prince are instead attending the university in Les Cayes. They are part of the migration from Port au Prince, which has resulted…
Etienne reported that the 2024 Seeds and Hand Tools program was finished in June, with a total of over 4000 pounds of seeds for food crops distributed to farm families. Seeds were loaned to farms in these communities: Bwa Pikan, Colse, Les Anglais, Chardonnieres, Bosquet, Pistel, and Les Cayes. The harvest will…
Haiti Club is an informal group of friends and supporters of Haiti and Haiti Ap Grandi. Before the pandemic, we met monthly for dinner together at a Lake Oswego, OR restaurant for conversation, news, planning, and to see the latest photos and videos shared by Jim Shaw. We recently resumed the monthly…