Haiti Needs Your Help
Support Food Security and Economic Development.
Support Food Security and Economic Development.
Haiti is facing overlapping emergencies that are pushing families into hunger, displacement, and debt.
Between March–June 2025, about 5.7 million people—more than half the population—were projected to face Crisis (IPC 3) or worse food insecurity. Of these, 2.1 million are in Emergency (IPC 4), and 8,400 people in displacement camps face Catastrophe (IPC 5). The same analysis flagged ~30% inflation in February 2025, further eroding purchasing power.
Armed violence has driven ~1.29 million people from their homes as of June 2025—a 24% increase since December 2024—straining host communities and local services.
284 schools were destroyed in 2024, and 47 more in January 2025 alone, cutting children off from learning and school meals.
Over 90% of households rely on wood or charcoal to cook, a burden that falls heavily on women and girls and damages forests and lungs.
The UN’s 2025 humanitarian appeal for Haiti remains severely underfunded (≈8–9%), even as needs grow.
Donor gifts already power practical, Haitian‑led projects that deliver measurable results.
HDNF has multiple projects in the works for helping Haiti, including: seeds and poultry for immediate nutrition and cashflow, community savings & loans for fair, local credit, biogas for clean cooking and farm fertilizer, and a development project for jobs‑creating infrastructure.
A $68,000 effort providing seeds, agronomist supervision, basic tools, transport, and labor—≈$136 per farmer—with participants returning seeds at season’s end to strengthen local seed security. Planting runs Nov–Mar with ~3‑month harvests (often two harvests in a season).
A $56,000 project — ≈$112 per family—with a breeding pair, feed, vaccinations, vet follow‑up, a simple shelter, and required training; families “pay it forward” by returning a rooster and hen.
In Jean Rabel, community loan groups emerged because credit unions charged ~5% monthly—forcing small traders out. Groups cap interest at ≤2% and follow strict rules. The HDNF pilot at Siloé Church serves 63 active members and needs $45,000 to revolve loans at 2%/month (1% to HDNF, 1% to national administration), with collateral, public approvals, and quarterly reports.
The current phase requires $360,000, which will support 47 households and 3 institutions, replacing wood/kerosene with clean cooking gas, cutting costs and smoke exposure, and producing bio‑fertilizer that boosts yields—benefits that particularly help women and girls.
This $1.7 million multi-year initiative will transform Northwest Haiti by combining vital transportation upgrades with new economic infrastructure. The first phase focuses on completing the airstrip and improving roads at a cost of $400,000, which covers 60 days of fuel, food and per diems for a 25-person crew, heavy equipment repairs, and the application of Permazyme road stabilizer. The second phase invests $1.3 million in economic growth through the construction of trading facilities, production facilities, and the acquisition of modern production equipment. Together, these projects will break the region’s isolation, open access to markets, create hundreds of jobs, and drive sustainable growth for the next 5–10 years.
We rely on the generosity and support of individuals like you to help us achieve our mission. There are three main ways you can help us build a brighter future in Haiti.
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