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HAITI PROJECTS
HAITI PROJECTS
HAITI PROJECTS
The mission of Haiti Projects is to empower women in rural Haiti to lift themselves out of poverty, become self-sufficient and build community.
HAITI PROJECTS
It does this by providing rural Haitian towns with the educational, cultural, economic, and family planning services necesary to support dignified and self-sustaining life in rural communities.
Rural women face particular challenges.
“Us Haitian women, we have a lot of challenges, but as peasant women we have even more. We truly carry the burden of society. We’re the ones who hustle to feed the household and send the sick to the hospital if need be. We women, we work the land, we raise cattle, we transport merchandise like plantains, yams, and black beans to the capital. If we don’t work, there won’t be any flow of goods.”
Gerta LouisamaThird World Resurgence No. 253 September 2011, pp 44-45
Rural women face particular challenges.
“Us Haitian women, we have a lot of challenges, but as peasant women we have even more. We truly carry the burden of society. We’re the ones who hustle to feed the household and send the sick to the hospital if need be. We women, we work the land, we raise cattle, we transport merchandise like plantains, yams, and black beans to the capital. If we don’t work, there won’t be any flow of goods.”
Gerta LouisamaThird World Resurgence No. 253 September 2011, pp 44-45
Rural women face particular challenges.
74% 32%MALE LITERACY FEMALE LITERACY
Haitian women are less literate than men
Education
Haitian women are less literate than men
Education
1/2 as many girls complete secondary school
74% 32%MALE LITERACY FEMALE LITERACY
32%MALE LITERACY FEMALE LITERACY
Haitian women are less literate than men
Education
1/2 as many girls complete secondary school
70% 30%Just 1/3 of university students are women
74%
Economics
44% of households are female-headed
Economics
44% of households are female-headed
Of those, 60% live in extreme poverty
Health
30per 1,000 births
Maternal mortality in Haiti is 4.5x higher than the regional average *
* based on the WHO regional average in the western wempisphere
Health
30per 1,000 births
27per 1,000 births
Maternal mortality in Haiti is 4.5x higher than the regional average
Neonatal mortality is 3x higher than the regional average
Health
30per 1,000 births
27per 1,000 births
per 1,000 births
87
Maternal mortality in Haiti is 4.5x higher than the regional average
Neonatal mortality is 3x higher than the regional average
Mortality for children under 5 is 4.5x higher than the regional average
PoliticsPolitical representation for women is low. Only 6 out of 127 parliament members are female
CubaArgentinaBarbados
MexicoEcuadorJamaica
BelizeColombia
BrazilHaiti 3.6%
27.6%
Politics
% of women in parliament
Political representation for women is low. Only 6 out of 127 parliament members are female - the lowest percentage in the region.
Port-au-Prince
Fond des BlancsFond des Blancs
Haiti
Fond des Blancs
Fond des Blancs
Town Statistics
Fond des Blancs
Population: 10,000
Town Statistics
Fond des Blancs
Population: 10,000Education: 80% don’t finish 5th grade
Town Statistics
Fond des Blancs
Population: 10,000Education: 80% don’t finish 5th gradeEconomy: Subsistence level farming, with high unemployment
Town Statistics
Fond des Blancs
Population: 10,000Education: 80% don’t finish 5th gradeEconomy: Subsistence level farming, with high unemploymentIncome: < $10USD/month - far lower than the national average
Town Statistics
Fond des Blancs
Fond des Blancs
Fond des Blancs
Existing Market Street
Fond des Blancs
Spanish Market
Existing Market Street
Fond des Blancs
Spanish Market
Existing Market Street
Church
Fond des Blancs
Spanish Market
Existing Market Street
ChurchSt. Boniface Hospital
Haiti Projects
Haiti Projects Women’s Health Clinic
Haiti Projects Women’s Health Clinic
Serves 4000 rural women a year
Founded in 1994 as a stationary clinic
Now includes a satellite clinic
Also now includes a mobile clinic reaching 22 rural communities currently and 40 in two years
Focuses on malnutrition for mothers and children
Teaches family planning and child spacing
Educates women and girls on human papillomavirus
Haiti Projects Artisanat Cooperative
Haiti Projects Artisanat Cooperative
Employs 100 rural women
All these women now can send their children - over 400 - to school
Prior to employment at the Artisanat 97% could not
Produces exquisite passe plate handwork embroidery
Designated a Fair Trade enterprise
Haiti Projects RATRAP
Haiti Projects RATRAPFarmers CooperativeMembers: 600
A civic forum for the exchange of ideas, development of community consensus and the exercise of leadership
Farm tools exchange
Civic education
Public health education
Goat micro lending
Haiti Projects RATRAPFarmers CooperativeNow entirely Haitian run and owned
No longer under the auspices of Haiti Projects
RATRAP’s independence is a proud achievment for Haiti Projects
Haiti Projects Library
Haiti Projects LibraryServes a rural area of 60,000 people
As a Lending Library546 library members, 3200 bookslends to children up to 3 hours walk away via member-lenders
As a Cultural/Educational CenterWeekly lectures on diverse topicsRegular cultural preformancesFilms
As a Community Space24/7 sheltered veranda for study and conversation
As an Internet Cafe700 computer users : 7 computers
As a Women’s Business Center, a new initiative supporting:
Business developmentFinancial literacy and job placement
Issamuel Jean LouisGeneral Manager for Haiti ProjectsFormer Director of the Haiti Projects Community LibraryLibrary Founder
Existing Library The Story
Existing Library The Story
"In 2001 my brother was sick and Sarah (Sarah Hackett, Founder of Haiti Projects) came to my house in order to help. When she arrived she saw a little library.”
Issamuel Jean Louis
Existing Library The Story
“She said, ‘This is the first house where I see a library.’ And so we start speaking about having a library in Fond des Blancs. After one year she come with more books.”
Issamuel Jean Louis
Existing Library The Story
“In 2003 we moved to this locale - we made some rebirth and improvements, and we have cultural activities on Sunday.”
Issamuel Jean Louis
Existing Library The Story
“What was di!erent about Sarah was she just think about books and people, and it was working. Every time we create more activity, more people came."
Issamuel Jean Louis
Existing Library Current Services
Book lending
Current ServicesExisting Library
Book lendingDiscussion Groups
Current ServicesExisting Library
Book lendingDiscussion Groups
Teen Literacy Program
Current ServicesExisting Library
Book lendingDiscussion Groups
Cultural Activities
Teen Literacy Program
Current ServicesExisting Library
Computer access
Book lendingDiscussion Groups
Cultural Activities
Teen Literacy Program
Current ServicesExisting Library
Computer access
Book lendingDiscussion Groups
Cultural Activities
Teen Literacy Program
Lectures and Events
Current ServicesExisting Library
Computer access
Classes
Book lendingDiscussion Groups
Cultural Activities
Teen Literacy Program
Lectures and Events
Current ServicesExisting Library
“The new library will be solid. Because right now there is a rain we lose books. The construction of the new library will allow us to accomplish exactly the work that we have to do.”
-Issamuel Jean Louis
Haiti Projectsneeds a new facility...
but Fond des Blancs needs more than just a library.
Without such an institution and the services required to maintain it, Fond des Blancs will not be able to retain its best and brightest.
A new library presents a vision for a decentralized Haiti...
a prototype for the future of rural education.
KLEKOM
KLEKOM KILTRIEL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON Culture
KLEKOMCulture Education KILTRIEL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON
KLEKOMCulture Education Connection KILTRIEL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON
KLEKOMCulture Education Connection Hub KILTRIEL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON MWAYE
KLEKOMCulture KILTRIEL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON
KLEKOMCulture Education KILTRIEL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON
KiltrielEducation
KLEKOMCulture Education Connection KILTIREL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON
KoneksyonConnection
KoneksyonConnection
KLEKOMCulture Education Connection Hub
MwayeHub
KILTRIEL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON MWAYE
KLEKOMCulture + Education + Connection Hub
MwayeHub
KILTRIEL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON MWAYE
MwayeHub
KLEKOM
ARTISANAT CO-OP
HOUSINGHAITI PROJECTSHEADQUARTERS
WOMEN’S HEALTHCLINIC
PORT-AU-PRINCE
PETIT GOAVE
JACMEL
SPANISHMARKET
RATRAP (AGRICULTURAL
CO-OP)
ST. BONIFACE HOSPITAL
The introduction of a tech hub is unprecendented in rural Haiti...
MwayeHub
KLEKOM
ARTISANAT CO-OP
HOUSINGHAITI PROJECTSHEADQUARTERS
WOMEN’S HEALTHCLINIC
PORT-AU-PRINCE
PETIT GOAVE
JACMEL
SPANISHMARKET
RATRAP (AGRICULTURAL
CO-OP)
ST. BONIFACE HOSPITAL
KLEKOM
ARTISANAT CO-OP
HOUSINGHAITI PROJECTSHEADQUARTERS
WOMEN’S HEALTHCLINIC
PORT-AU-PRINCE
PETIT GOAVE
JACMEL
SPANISHMARKET
RATRAP (AGRICULTURAL
CO-OP)
ST. BONIFACE HOSPITAL
but successfull precedents exist in other resource-limited settings.
MwayeHub
The prevalence of tech hubs in Africa allow entreprenuers there to leap frog into developed market economies.
The prevalence of tech hubs allows African entrepreneurs and communities to leapfrog 20th century modalities into the 21st century.
MwayeHub
MwayeHubIn Botswana, Kitsong Centres help farmers connect with business partners and potential customers.
MwayeHub“When I want to find out prices from the Botswana Meat Commission, I can just find out over the internet. I can even communicate with customers from different places.”
MwayeHub“I’m looking forward to doing my Masters degree and I can still stay in this village.”
MwayeHub
MwayeHub
MwayeHub
INTERNET ACCESS
MwayeHub
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
INTERNET ACCESS
MwayeHub
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
IDEA EXCHANGE
INTERNET ACCESS
MwayeHub
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
BOOK LENDING
IDEA EXCHANGE
INTERNET ACCESS
MwayeHub
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
BOOK LENDING
IDEA EXCHANGE
INTERNET ACCESS
COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILY ABROAD
MwayeHub
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
BOOK LENDING
IDEA EXCHANGE
INTERNET ACCESS
COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILY ABROAD
CONNECT WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS
MwayeHub
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
BOOK LENDING
IDEA EXCHANGE
INTERNET ACCESS
COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILY ABROAD
CONNECT WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS
CONNECT WITH CONSUMERS
MwayeHub
ACCESS TO ONLINE DEGREES
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
BOOK LENDING
IDEA EXCHANGE
INTERNET ACCESS
COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILY ABROAD
CONNECT WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS
CONNECT WITH CONSUMERS
MwayeHub
ACCESS TO ONLINE DEGREES
ACCESS TO LECTURES
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
BOOK LENDING
IDEA EXCHANGE
INTERNET ACCESS
COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILY ABROAD
CONNECT WITH BUSINESS PARTNERS
CONNECT WITH CONSUMERS
KLEKOMCulture Education Connection Hub KILTRIEL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON MWAYE
“The key...
KLEKOMCulture Education Connection Hub KILTRIEL EDIKASYON KONEKSYON MWAYE
“The key... to communication.”
SiteLocation
MARKET / TOWN CENTER
SiteLocation
MARKET / TOWN CENTER
HOSPITAL
SiteLocation
MARKET / TOWN CENTER
ACCESS FROM MAIN ROAD
ACCESS FROM MAIN ROAD
HOSPITAL
SiteLocation
MARKET / TOWN CENTER
PROPOSED SITE
ACCESS FROM MAIN ROAD
ACCESS FROM MAIN ROAD
HOSPITAL
SiteLocation
PROPOSED SITE
SiteAdjacencies
PROPOSED SITE
TRAFFIC TOHOSPITAL
SiteAdjacencies
PROPOSED SITE
TRAFFIC TOHOSPITAL
TRAFFIC TOTOWN CENTER
SiteAdjacencies
PROPOSED SITE
CEMETERY
TRAFFIC TOHOSPITAL
TRAFFIC TOTOWN CENTER
SiteAdjacencies
PROPOSED SITE
CEMETERY
PRIVATELANDOWNER TRAFFIC TO
HOSPITAL
TRAFFIC TOTOWN CENTER
SiteAdjacencies
PROPOSED SITE
HOUSE+ BAR
CEMETERY
PRIVATELANDOWNER TRAFFIC TO
HOSPITAL
TRAFFIC TOTOWN CENTER
SiteAdjacencies
PROPOSED SITE
HOUSE+ BAR
CEMETERY
CAR WASH
PRIVATELANDOWNER TRAFFIC TO
HOSPITAL
TRAFFIC TOTOWN CENTER
SiteAdjacencies
PROPOSED SITE
HOUSE+ BAR
CEMETERY
CAR WASH
PRIVATELANDOWNER TRAFFIC TO
HOSPITAL
LOTTO +COMMERCE
SiteAdjacencies
PROPOSED SITE
HOUSE+ BAR
CEMETERY
CAR WASH
PRIVATELANDOWNER TRAFFIC TO
HOSPITAL
LOTTO +COMMERCE
MATUREMANGOTREES
SiteAdjacencies
COURTYARDFRAMES MANGO GROVE
ENTRANCE +VERANDA
ENTRANCE + VERANDA
RECESSRESPECTSGRAVE
RECESS RESPECTSGRAVE
CORNERCAFE
CORNERCAFE
SITTINGSTEPS CREATETHEATER
CORNERCAFE
SITTINGSTEPS CREATETHEATER
LECTURE HALL SPILLS INTO COURTYARD
GUEST SUITE
CORNERCAFE
SITTINGSTEPS CREATETHEATER
LECTURE HALL SPILLS INTO COURTYARD
PRIVATE ACCESSTO GUESTSUITE
CORNERCAFE
SITTINGSTEPS CREATETHEATER
LECTURE HALL SPILLS INTO COURTYARD
ADDITIONALSEATING
PRIVATE ACCESSTO GUESTSUITE
CORNERCAFE
LECTURE HALL SPILLS INTO COURTYARD
ADDITIONALSEATING
PRIVATE ACCESSTO GUESTSUITE
CORNERCAFE
CORNER ENTRANCE TO LECTURE HALL
NEW COMMUNITY GROUND
WHEN COMBINED, THESE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY GROUND FOR FdB.
ADDEDSTAIRCREATESELEVATEDLOOP
PRIVATE ACCESSTO GUESTSUITE
CORNERCAFE
CORNER ENTRANCE TO LECTURE HALL
NEW COMMUNITY GROUND
WHEN COMBINED, THESE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY GROUND FOR FdB.
NEW COMMUNITY GROUND
SSPACES FOR LEARNING ARE RAISED
ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, REATING AN EDUCATIONAL CLOUDCRE
EDUCATIONAL CLOUD
WHEN COMBINED, THESE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY GROUND FOR FdB.
LIBRARY
NEW COMMUNITY GROUND
SSPACES FOR LEARNING ARE RAISED
ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, REATING AN EDUCATIONAL CLOUDCRE
EDUCATIONAL CLOUD
WHEN COMBINED, THESE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY GROUND FOR FdB.
LIBRARY
TECHNOLOGY HUB
NEW COMMUNITY GROUND
SSPACES FOR LEARNING ARE RAISED
ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, REATING AN EDUCATIONAL CLOUDCRE
EDUCATIONAL CLOUD
WHEN COMBINED, THESE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY GROUNDFOR FdB.
LIBRARY
TECHNOLOGY HUB
CLASSROOM
NEW COMMUNITY GROUND
SSPACES FOR LEARNING ARE RAISED
ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, REATING AN EDUCATIONAL CLOUDCRE
EDUCATIONAL CLOUD
WHEN COMBINED, THESE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY GROUNDFOR FdB.
ROOFCOLLECTSRAINWATER
NEW COMMUNITY GROUND
SSPACES FOR LEARNING ARE RAISED
ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, REATING AN EDUCATIONAL CLOUDCRE
EDUCATIONAL CLOUD
WHEN COMBINED, THESE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY GROUNDFOR FdB.
UNDER-GROUNDCISTERN
NEW COMMUNITY GROUND
SSPACES FOR LEARNING ARE RAISED
ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, REATING AN EDUCATIONAL CLOUDCRE
EDUCATIONAL CLOUD
WHEN COMBINED, THESE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY GROUNDFOR FdB.
STAGEABOVECISTERN
NEW COMMUNITY GROUND
SSPACES FOR LEARNING ARE RAISED
ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, ALONG ELEVATED LOOP, REATING AN EDUCATIONAL CLOUDCRE
EDUCATIONAL CLOUD
WHEN COMBINED, THESE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY GROUND FOR FdB.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Mass Approach
Hiring local labor, teaching new skills and using regional materials will leave a lasting impact on Fond des Blancs.
LOCAL MATERIALS
Mass Approach
Using materials on site and local to Fond des Blancs will reduce production, transportation and material costs.
LOCAL LABOR
Mass Approach
Haiti Projects and MASS have a shared interest in keeping the financial and experiential benefits of construction in the community.
IMPLEMENTATION
Mass Approach
MASS seeks to foster a new self-sustaining construction enterprise that can help build the model community of Fond des Blancs.
ProgramGROSSsm
INTERIOR PROGRAM AREA 293 sm
Café 33 sm
Interior and exterior seating
Service Counter
WC
Lecture Hall to seat 100 66 sm
Storage
WC
Guest Suite 18 sm
Bedroom with Closet
Small Study
WC with shower
Class Room for 30 22 sm
Storage
WC
Technology Hub 33 sm
Secure Storage
Library 121 sm
Circulation Area
Reference Area with Reading Table
Office
Stacks
Children's Room
EXTERIOR SPACE AND PROGRAM 278 sm
KLEKOM entry 158 sm
Veranda for conversation and study
Amphitheater for cultural events
Stage
Stair to Cloud
Outdoor shaded seating for library 120 sm
Balcony view of Amphitheater
GROSSsm
INTERIOR PROGRAM AREA 293 sm
Café 33 sm
Interior and exterior seating
Service Counter
WC
Lecture Hall to seat 100 66 sm
Storage
WC
Guest Suite 18 sm
Bedroom with Closet
Small Study
WC with shower
Class Room for 30 22 sm
Storage
WC
Technology Hub 33 sm
Secure Storage
Library 121 sm
Circulation Area
Reference Area with Reading Table
Office
Stacks
Children's Room
EXTERIOR SPACE AND PROGRAM 278 sm
KLEKOM entry 158 sm
Veranda for conversation and study
Amphitheater for cultural events
Stage
Stair to Cloud
Outdoor shaded seating for library 120 sm
Balcony view of Amphitheater
Budget
INTERIOR $307,230.00
Café $34,650.00Lecture Hall $69,300.00Guest Suite $18,480.00Class Room $23,100.00Technology Hub $34,650.00Library $127,050.00
FURNTITURE & EQUIPMENT $27,800.00
EXTERIOR $87,570.00
Veranda, Amphitheater $49,770.00Stair, Shaded Seating, Balcony $37,800.00
TOTAL $422,600.00
TimelineMAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
CD's
3 Months
Construction
14 Months
PROJECT COMPLETE May 1, 2014
2012 2013 2014
Development
14 Months
Design
2 Months
Funding Goals KILTRIEL Culture$ 144 500
EDIKASYON Education$ 157 100
KONEKSYON Connection$ 79, 400
MWAYE Hub$ 41, 600
TOTAL $ 422 600
“We need to make Fond des Blancs a model community for all of Haiti.”
--Mayor Briel Levee