restoring agricultural productivity in haiti introducing the college of agricultural studies on Île...

Restoring Agricultural Productivity in Haiti

Introducing the College of Agricultural Studies on Île de la

Gonâve

The Haiti you know…

“…the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.”

The Haiti you don’t know…

“…the Pearl of the Antilles.”

How will productivity be restored?

The way forward requires educated young people!

The College of Agricultural Studies on Île de la Gonâve

Why Île de la Gonâve?

• 85% unemployment• 80% of all needed goods,

including food, are imported• Little access to vocational

training for young people• Haiti Christian Schools

Powered by partnership

Potential rental facility

Learn by doing approach

The test farm is key tolong-term sustainability

Laying the foundation for long-term change

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College of Agricultural Studies on Ile de La GonaveForecast Impact

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Potential agri-businesses for Île de la Gonâve

How you can be involved

You can pray for usYou can partner with us to help provide:• Goats, tools, fertilizer and seed

needed to establish the test farm.• Furnishings, equipment and materials

for a college laboratory or classroom.• Salaries and expenses for the college

staff and faculty.

To get involved contact…

Simon Stenekes905.632.0094

simon@limeaid.org

•Don Fletcher

905.681.1477don@limeaid.org

www.limeaid.org

LimeAid is a registered Canadian charity that exists to advance

education by establishing and operating a vocational, secondary

school, for the economically challenged in Haiti.