Legacy Collective's Grant for Second Mile Haiti
by Legacy Collective 100 Lives Impacted Haiti
Initiative Description:SECOND MILE is a social enterprise focused on creating a sustainable model of local farming to fund a model of care to keep ...
SECOND MILE is a social enterprise focused on creating a sustainable model of local farming to fund a model of care to keep vulnerable families together (reducing the orphan crisis) including a maternity center, job creation, and health & education.
FAMILIES ARE REFERRED FROM WITHIN HAITI’S HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE SECTORS (from Hospitals and clinics, and from orphanages and aid organizations where the family has gone seeking help… )
DURING HER STAY AT THE CENTER EACH CAREGIVER,
During education classes and one-on-one sessions, caregivers learn that prevention of malnutrition begins with family planning, prenatal care, breastfeeding, and improved hygiene and sanitation:
UPON PROGRAM GRADUATION, EACH CAREGIVER,
And we see it everyday. It’s the three year old twins who were too weak to crawl, but are now learning to stand. It’s the woman who was didn’t understand basic arithmetic, and is now running her own business. And it’s the employees who are using their stable income to build their own homes, educate their children, and save for the future. These are the moments we know: it’s working. We try to share as many of these stories as we can over at our blog. However, we also gather data, images and testimonials to track impact in three categories:
HEALTH – Healing malnourished infants so they can develop into healthy, happy children
EMPOWERMENT – Giving people the tools to create brighter futures for themselves and their families
EDUCATION – Educating caregivers in health, nutrition, business, literacy and agriculture
+ We’re all local, organic and natural. No pesticides or artificial fertilizers. No imported seeds. No preservatives.
+ The farm produced enough food to cover all fruit, vegetable and legume needs for over 10,000 meals at Second Mile in 2014, 17,000 in 2015, 25,000 meals are estimated for 2016.
+ Since the Moms stay on site Monday-Friday, they don’t have time to go to the market before heading home for the weekend. Therefore, we send each caregiver home with a large bag of produce to assure her and her family can eat healthy wholesome meals all weekend long.
+ Tending the farm allows us to create stable employment for 8 people, including 5 boys from Streethearts, a partner organization that works to create better futures for boys living on the streets in Cap-Haitien, Haiti.
Haiti was once an agricultural haven, and we’re trying to connect to those roots. The farm contributes to Second Mile’s sustainability for a number of reasons. We have 40 plant varieties growing on 4 acres. Everything from legumes to mangos, limes to moringa. We have a compost plot where we produce nutrient rich soil for the farm and train caregivers in the program on composting. Cow’s and goat’s milk are used to produce dairy products like yogurt and cheese. (We also eat the goats sometimes too.) Bees act as necessary pollinators for the crops and we sell their honey in local markets.
EAT -A way to provide daily, nutrient-rich meals for the moms and kids in our program and all staff members.
TEACH – A place for women and their family members to learn new agriculture techniques and practice growing food
SELL – An opportunity to generate income for the organization through the sales of agricultural products
We also produce and sell…
RAW HONEY -Harvested from beehives right on our land
MANGO JAM – Delicious and sweet, especially with our yogurt
MORINGA POWDER -Considered a ‘super food’ packed with minerals and vitamins
These all natural, hard-to-find products are developed right on our land and sold in local markets. All proceeds go towards business grants for women in the program.
COCONUT OIL – Cold-pressed virgin coconut oil perfect for cooking
CREAM CHEESE – Creamy and smooth
YOGURT – Filled with probiotics that help with digestion
Total Funding Requested: $25,000
Funding Date Requirement: 03/01/2020
Initiative Video or Related Links:
Nonprofit Name: Second Mile Haiti
Nonprofit Website: https://www.secondmilehaiti.org/
Haiti
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