Check out this article published on May 24:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700034719/BYU-volunteers-trying-to-sow-hope-in-Haiti.html
Do you see how those Haitians are learning to plant their own garden? This isn’t just some group looking to give handouts to Haitians. We are providing a lasting education to the victims of the earthquake in Leogane, and you can help start one of these gardens!
Having been around Haitians for two years in Orlando, I was touched deeply when the earthquake happened. To amplify my feelings, a few weeks later a friend called me to say his father had died in the earthquake and my friend had no way of getting back to attend the funeral. I knew I had to do whatever I could to go to Haiti and help.
More than 100 BYU students have formed Sustain Haiti, a group dedicated to helping the victims in Haiti. Led by Warner Woodworth founder of HELP International and Humanitarian Action Research Team we are graduate and undergraduate students (some speak French or Haitian Creole and some are native citizens of Haiti ) looking to make a difference to those affected by the earthquake in Leogane.
Our Goals:
1) Provide hands-on education in square-foot gardening.
2) Provide sanitation/hygiene education.
3) Work with and through Haitian micro-finance institutions to identify micro-enterprise.
4) Provide clean water technology.
Each volunteer must raise $2000, which includes airfare, living arrangements, and, most importantly, funds for the projects.
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