Program areas at Locally Haiti
Health infrastructure: on august 14, 2021 a devastating earthquake struck 5 miles from petit trou de nippes, our partner community of over 35 years. The only health center in the community was irreparably damaged. At the request of, and in close coordination with, the ministry of health in nippes, Locally Haiti has played the lead role on design and engineering of a new hospital to replace this facility and significantly upgrade health infrastructure in the region. In october of 2023, we broke ground on a new hospital and community health center in petit trou and we anticipate the facility will be complete by the end of 2024.
Community health: Locally Haiti aims to reinforce the capacity of local health leaders and care providers through collaboration with the local government health center. Activities include the following: - training and funding of 40 community health workers - direct support of salaries for selected nursing staff in petit trou de nippes - reinforcement and creation of synergies between health, agriculture, education, and girls' empowerment - design, engineering, and groundbreaking for a new community hospital in petit trou de nippes (please see above: health infrastructure)
Education: Locally Haiti supports operations at st. paul's pre-school, primary, and secondary school in petit trou. At the end of the 2023-2024 school year, 598 students were enrolled in st. paul's unique and holistic educational services, which include traditional coursework in addition to hands-on experience in agriculture, girls' empowerment, and entrepreneurship. Locally Haiti has also funded higher education scholarships for 36 students since its founding. In 2023, Locally Haiti funded six higher education students.
Girls' empowerment: Locally Haiti partners with local leaders and expert haitian organizations to provide dedicated programming for girls' empowerment in petit trou. This includes paying and training local mentors and community activists, financial support for girls' clubs and activities, and funding practical trainings for girls and young women. 2023 expense: 60,945 2023 grants: 58,902 agriculture & food security: Locally Haiti supports family farms by providing access to seed, tools, goats, beehives, and trainings through consultations with two full-time staff agronomists in petit trou. In addition, agronomists work with students at st. paul's school, providing formal instruction in the classroom as well as weekly hands-on learning sessions on the campus farm. Agronomists also visit with families of st. paul's students and staff, providing resources and consultation that increase outputs and access to nutrition. Finally, agronomists partner with community health workers to help food gardens and family farms increase yields and enhance access to nutrition for the most vulnerable families in petit trou. 2023 expense: 44,883 2023 grants: 32,004