Haiti: Successful Models in Sustainable Development
Partnering with international organizations and building the operational capacities of Haitian organizations for over 15 years, we have successfully implemented a local participative approach focused on social and environmental resilience, entrepreneurship and leadership to build local capacities in rural Haiti.
Our long-term strategies reach measurable positive results in 3 main domains:
- Innovative child-centered education
- Environmental regeneration
- Social entrepreneurship with a focus on women’s empowerment and self-sufficiency
Proven Impact
Since 2004, AMURT together with our implementing partners DESPRI and InnovEd have touched the lives of tens of thousands across Haiti:
Social Entrepreneurship
- 26 Million USD in implementation grants and projects invested directly in the communities. 90% of funds going directly to project implementation
- 1,600 Households growing and transforming moringa for their self-nutrition needs
- 11,000 metric tons of quality sea salt produced every year by our Social Entrepreneurship Pilot Salt Works, generating $0.5 Million USD in projected gross annual revenue after 2023.
Women’s Self Help Groups
- 3,500 women organized in Self-Help Group Associations, self-generating $485,000 USD of Savings and Loans
- 72% of estimated Drop in Gender Violence in our Organized Communities
- 82% drop in infant malnutrition in communities utilizing self-grown moringa
Re-forestation
- 2.9 Million tree seedlings grown in our 8 nurseries and planted since 2005
- 60 Million square feet of watersheds terraced and protected
- 45% Increase in water source volume in protected watershed
Education
- 400 schools participating in Lekol Vivan Networks of professional development
- 1,680 Educators Completing InnovEd-UniQ’s Lekol Vivan 2-year program
- 52,000 students positively impacted by Child-Centered innovative pedagogies
