Community Coalition for Haiti

Economic | Environmental

Economic Development and Environmental Restoration

CCH works with CBP to provide Christian based training programs aimed at improving opportunities for the local population to make sufficient income for food, education, shelter and healthcare through vocational education, agriculture training, farming cooperatives and small business development. Training is targeted towards the poorest of the local population.

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Programs include:

o Reforestation and erosion control

o Terracing by Intermittent Retention System

o Tree Nursery on 100 acre farm

o Crop Development and Vegetable Production

o Seed Testing and Research

o Mango grafting, drying and exportation

o Non Fruit Processing

o Agricultural extension services

o Goat Project/Animal Husbandry

o Natural Feed Production

o Water Source Development

o Drip Irrigation and Water Collection Systems

o Community Development/Farm co-ops

o Vocational Training School

  
Comite de Bienfaisance de Pignon gives pregnant goats, cross bred with Nubian or Bore goats, to families in need.
  
Fruit and forest tree seedlings grown for reforestation.  Trees with economic value are less likely to be cut to make charcoal.
     
  
  
  
     
  
Families make an average of $300 per year from the gift of a goat.
  
  
     
  
  
The Campbells with children and son at their orphanage outside of Pignon.