Listening to the news can be disheartening but talking with our partners in Gouin gives us hope. Read about our promising program that is making a real difference in Gouin. 

Promising Results from the Socio-Economic Recovery Pilot Project in Haiti's South

Initiated in January 2025, 100 farm families in this program are receiving assistance to improve agricultural yields, increase livestock numbers, and access microfinance.

Technicians with our partner DCCH established three Mutual Solidarity Funds (MUSOs) in Gouin, Saint Helene and Costa. These MUSOs already have 79 members and gave out 26 microloans so far. Rural families, particularly women, do not have access to the formal financial system. MUSOs allow these families to create and grow their small businesses.

DCCH also established a seed bank and distributed corn and bean seeds to 25 participants as loans in Gouin and St Helene. The recipients must collect new seeds during the harvest and return them to the seed bank for another round of distribution.

Likewise, DCCH technicians distributed livestock to families who built enclosures. They delivered a total of 50 female sheep and 22 female goats, at a rate of two per family. The recipients will then return the first offspring to the program to reach more farmers with animal enclosures.

Between July and September, the farmers in the communes of Gouin and St Helene participated in awareness-raising meetings and trainings on seed techniques and selection.

Despite the heavy rains and floods that have destroyed some crops in St Helene, participants report that they are seeing the results of their hard work in an increase in economic activities. Project participants express their gratitude to all the donors who made this project possible and look forward to an expansion of these programs next year.

View a short video with testimonials HERE.

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