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Restoring Agricultural Productivity in Haiti Introducing the College of Agricultural Studies on Île de la Gonâve

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Page 1: Restoring Agricultural Productivity in Haiti Introducing the College of Agricultural Studies on Île de la Gonâve

Restoring Agricultural Productivity in Haiti

Introducing the College of Agricultural Studies on Île de la

Gonâve

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The Haiti you know…

“…the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.”

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The Haiti you don’t know…

“…the Pearl of the Antilles.”

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How will productivity be restored?

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The way forward requires educated young people!

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The College of Agricultural Studies on Île de la Gonâve

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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

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Powered by partnership

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Potential rental facility

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Learn by doing approach

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The test farm is key tolong-term sustainability

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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

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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.

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To get involved contact…

Simon Stenekes905.632.0094

[email protected]

•Don Fletcher

[email protected]

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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.