Changing the paradigm of poverty, malnutrition and environmental degradation in Haiti
Over the last 15 years, together with our international partners and the local communities, our sustainable development impact programs have:
Empowered
women to become self-sufficient community leaders
Generated a
%
drop in gender violence in our communities
Enrolled
students in innovative child-centered education programs
Planted
trees
What are we up against?
With transformative innovations, rural communities in Haiti address these long-standing structural challenges:
Disenfranchisement of rural women
Disempowerment in the domains of production, income and autonomy, and problems such as gender-based violence hamper their advancement in society.
Debilitating malnutrition
Government estimates reveal that less than 5% of Haitian households have access to adequately iodized salt, affecting over 50% of the Haitian population with Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD).
Limited access to education
A female child currently attending school in a rural region is far more likely to face significant barriers to quality education.
Environmental degradation
Haiti has been subjected to consistent deforestation and environmental degradation for decades.
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Disenfranchisement of rural women
Disempowerment in the domains of production, income and autonomy, and problems such as gender-based violence hamper their advancement in society.
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As a result women in rural Haiti have been left out of key decision-making and access to and control over resources.
Debilitating malnutrition
Government estimates reveal that less than 5% of Haitian households have access to adequately iodized salt, affecting over 50% of the Haitian population with Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD).
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Limited access to education
A female child currently attending school in a rural region is far more likely to face significant barriers to quality education.
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Environmental degradation
Haiti has been subjected to consistent deforestation and environmental degradation for decades.
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“An ordinary person can become extraordinary by means of self realization and action, by virtue of refined intellect and selfless service.”
P.R. Sarkar, Founder of AMURT
Successful Models in
Sustainable Development
Partnering with international organizations and building the operational capacities of Haitian organizations for over 15 years, we have successfully implemented a local participative approach focused on social and environmental resilience, entrepreneurship and leadership to build local capacities in rural Haiti.
Our long-term strategies reach measurable positive results in 3 main domains:
- Innovative child-centered education
- Environmental regeneration
- Social entrepreneurship with a focus on women’s empowerment and self-sufficiency
Proven Impact
Since 2004, AMURT together with our implementing partners DESPRI and InnovEd have touched the lives of tens of thousands across Haiti:
- 26 Million USD in implementation grants and projects invested directly in the communities. 90% of funds going directly to project implementation
- 1,600 Households growing and transforming moringa for their self-nutrition needs
- 11,000 metric tons of quality sea salt produced every year by our Social Entrepreneurship Pilot Salt Works, generating $0.5 Million USD in projected gross annual revenue after 2023.
- 3,500 women organized in Self-Help Group Associations, self-generating $485,000 USD of Savings and Loans
- 72% of estimated Drop in Gender Violence in our Organized Communities
- 82% drop in infant malnutrition in communities utilizing self-grown moringa
- 2.9 Million tree seedlings grown in our 8 nurseries and planted since 2005
- 60 Million square feet of watersheds terraced and protected
- 45% Increase in water source volume in protected watershed
- 400 schools participating in Lekol Vivan Networks of professional development
- 1,680 Educators Completing InnovEd-UniQ’s Lekol Vivan 2-year program
- 52,000 students positively impacted by Child-Centered innovative pedagogies
Values in Action
We integrate the principles of integrity, transparency, consistency, and responsibility in all aspects of our programs. These come across in practice as:
Financial Transparency
Since 2005, external financial audits and evaluations by funders give us highest grades for fiscal accountability.
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Project Accountability
To the communities we serve and to our international partners is our utmost priority.
Resource Management
Prudent fiscal management and utilization of local resources enable us to direct 90% of donations & small grants to the communities we serve.
Innovation
We seek to develop creative and appropriate solutions to local challenges by thinking out of the box.
Equity
We strive to ensure fair access, gender equality, and opportunity for all.
Cooperation
We encourage collaborative partnerships between diverse stakeholders with similar goals.
Respect
We respect the power of like-minded individuals to initiate and sustain meaningful and long-lasting transformation despite all obstacles.
Excellence
We rigorously pursue high quality outcomes in a collaborative culture of discipline, commitment, and optimism.