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HAITI PROJECTS, INC. |
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Haiti
Projects, Inc. is a non-profit, charitable corporation, founded in 1995
and registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It operates in Fonds
des Blancs, Haiti, a poor, mountainous area 75 miles west of Port au
Prince. Most of the inhabitants of Fonds des Blancs live, with their
impoverished children, on less than one US dollar a day. The goal of Haiti
Projects is to help people help themselves. To do so, Haiti Projects
developed the five following self-help projects:
- Cooperative d'Artisanat: A sewing and knitting
cooperative that provides work and much needed cash for women
- Education Initiative: A tuition program to help
poor families send their children to school
- Family Health Clinic: A clinic which offers
planning services to those who wish to control their family's size
- Library: A community library to encourage
reading skills among local citizens
- RATRAP: (Rassemblement Travailleurs Paysan): A
micro-lending program to help farmers borrow money for tools and animal
raising
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