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HURRICANE RELIEF GRANT - STATUS REPORT

August 2009

1.  Seed Project
  • 17 communities were identified as areas that were feasible for planting beans.
  • A meeting was held at the clinic on July 11, 2009 with 2 representatives from
       each of these 17 communities. (See photo at right)
  • Goals of the project were discussed and included:
  • Help struggling farmers who lost crops in the hurricanes
  • Encourage and develop community organization
  • Serve as a pilot project for future development projects
  • Become an ongoing assistance program which recycles within the
                 community and extends to neighboring communities
  • Procedure pre-planting:
  • A notebook was given to each team
  • The community is to organize a management committee of 5-6 members
  • Two members of the organizing committee will come to the clinic to receive the funds (all communities have
    received their funds)
  • The committee will meet to assign members to purchase seeds (each community will purchase their own
    seeds) and to decide which farmers will participate in the program
  • Names of committee members and participants with the amount of seeds received will be recorded in the
    notebook and reviewed with clinic staff
  • Procedure post-harvest:
  • Management committee is responsible to collect 2x the amount of seeds given to each farmer
  • ½ of these harvested seeds will be re-distributed within the community to a new list of participants.  Method
    of distribution and quantities given out and received back will be determined by the committee from this
    point on.
  • ½ of the harvested seeds will be given to a neighboring community.  The committee will help this
    neighboring community organize their own management committee and follow the same procedure for seed
    distribution within their community.

2.  House Construction
  • The land at the site has been cleared of trees and vegetation
  • The masonry foreman and his team have begun to measure the position of the house on the site
  • The house design has been developed in accordance with local standards
  • Materials are in the process of being assembled (rocks, cement, iron bars)
  • Construction is to begin in early September

3.  Road Repairs
  • The engineer has developed a budget for repair of three areas of the road leading from Jérémie to Gatineau.  
    This budget is in line with the amount of funds allotted for these repairs.
  • The engineer will take responsibility for implementing the repairs in collaboration with the Regional Director of
    Transportation.
  • It is FHH’s desire that our involvement in these road repairs be kept anonymous.

4.  Patient Poor Fund
  • $500 US was changed to Haitian cash
  • Uses thus far:
  • Milk for pediatric patient in the hospital (see photo at right)
  • IV fluids, meds for adult hospitalized patient



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