An Independent State of Despair
Project: Organic Animal Production in Haiti
Cost: Indigenous Goats: $165,000 (Click Here for the Goats' Proposal in PDF)
Indigenous Chicken: $155,000 (Click Here for the Chickens' Proposal in PDF)
Effect: Reduce Food Insecurity, Jobs Creation, Lower the Cost of Living, Combat Erosion, Strengthen the Haitian Economy
Need: Your Generous Spirit
Timeline: Ongoing
Background
Haiti, a country slightly smaller than the state of Maryland (10,714 square miles), is home to over 11.5 million people (11,542,824), almost twice the population of Maryland (6.2 million), based on aggregation of data from the United Nations (UN) 2021. The country is the poorest in the Western Hemisphere with 80% of Haiti's population living below the international poverty line of $2 a day (that’s before the Covid-19 pandemic), and 54% are defined as living in abject poverty surviving on just $1.25 per day. More people live in Absolute Poverty, under $1 per day, in Haiti than in the war-ravaged Congo. Haiti has the 3rd highest hunger rate in world, behind only Somalia and Afghanistan. Haiti's malnutrition rate is higher than Sudan; its life expectancy of 64.9 years is lower than Sudan. Almost half of the general population (over 47%) is illiterate, trapping them in the same inescapable poverty which affected the generations before them. Widespread unemployment, rampant corruption, and non-stop violence mixed with a lack of resources and opportunities make escaping poverty extremely difficult, if not impossible, for many Haitians.
On the 12th of January 2010 at 4:53 pm local time, Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, the country’s most severe earthquake in over 200 years. The epicenter of the quake was just outside the overcrowded Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The capital city was nearly destroyed and the Haitian government gave an estimate of 316,000 dead and as many as one million were left homeless. Meaning, about 3% of Haiti’s entire population perished and 10% became homeless, in a single day.
At the news of this, the international community gathered and raised about $13 Billion dollars (some of it may be yours) to rescue Haiti from such a catastrophic event. But where did the money go?
Fast forward 11 and 1/2 years later, the country is still in recovery and people are still living in makeshift displacement camps under some deplorable conditions. That’s without touching the violent air of insecurity covering Haiti right now, with over a dozen people kidnapped every day, over half of them killed, when ransoms are unpaid or underpaid. However the violent assassination of the country’s president on July 7th 2021 threatens to plunge the country into total chaos with the threat of a civil war looming daily.
After the earthquake, the big “charities” and NGOs lined up and received must of the money. But who held them accountable? According to the Guardian, about 60% of US distributed recovery funds is unaccounted for, 67% of Canada aid to Haiti is unaccounted for and 67% of humanitarian funding from the European commission goes to “Other International NGOs”. And according to the Associated Press, less than 1% of the total money raised actually went to the cause.
Over $13,000,000,000 raised who got helped, the “charities”, the NGOs or the corrupt government? It was definitely NOT the country. There is a massive disconnect between the colossal amount of money raised to help Haiti and the poverty, disease and homelessness that still plague the country of 11.5 Millions.
The pertinent question that no one seems to want to answer remains: Where did all that money go?
The Missing Picture
With over $13 Billion raised and more than 11 and 1/2 years later, Haiti is still in recovery, a ton of people are still living in tents without access to some of the most basic human necessities. Comparative social and economic indicators paint an even grimmer picture, they show that Haiti is falling perilously behind other low-income developing countries. According to the latest statistics released by the UNDP (United Nation Development Program), Haiti ranked 170th of 189 countries on the 2020 HDI (Human Development Index). Haiti has one of the highest levels of food insecurity in the world. Nearly half the population needs food assistance, and among these, 1.2 million suffer from severe hunger, a situation classified as emergency. Go to the younger members of the population, things move from desperate to deadly. Poor nutritional status among Haitian’s children is another reflection of the severity of food insecurity: 22 percent of children in the country are chronically malnourished, 10 percent are underweight and 66 percent of children under 5 years old suffer from anemia. About 12% of Haiti's children die before the tender age of 5, compared to 0.8% in the USA.
The Haitian Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR), in its study entitled "National Agricultural Investment Plan", published every 10 years with the last known publication dated July 2010, sees agriculture as the support shaft to economic growth and poverty reduction in Haiti. It even foresees that in the near future agriculture will have to play a major role if we are to strengthening food security for the most vulnerable of the population, as well as in the economic recovery of the nation. The ministry recognizes, there is a massive failure in some areas, to meet the national demand. In the meat industry, which is the area that Betay Lakay operates in, this deficiency is offset by the annual import of 360 million eggs, 12.5 million chickens and 70 million pounds of chicken parts; mainly from the Dominican Republic and the United States. The Ministry of Agriculture (author of the report) recognizes this as a death sentence for the economy but finds itself powerless to find a remedial course to prevent a complete collapse of the Haitian economic system.
According to a study conducted by the UN - OCHA (United Nation - Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs) at the end of last year, 2020, there were about 4.6 million Haitians, or about 40% of the total population is in need of urgent humanitarian assistance; in which 57% of them are women and 45.5% are children. A study by the World Bank reveals that at 40.6% Haiti owns the 4th highest rate of unemployment in the world; with over 66% of the workforce is without formal employment; that’s 2 out 3 people in the country. Without formal employment, there is no income tax to be collected and without the necessary collection of taxes, the government is unable to raise sufficient capital to meet its financial obligations.
The Disastrous Repeat of History
History, good of bad, has a stubborn tendency of repeating itself. So, on August 14th 2021 at approximately 8:29 AM EST, another devastating earthquake hits the Nippes department about 80 miles West of Port-au-Prince, the overcrowded capital of Haiti. According to the USGC (United States Geological Survey), the earthquake depth was approximately 6.25 miles (10 km) below the surface and registered at 7.2 on the RMC (Richter Magnitude Scale). The temporary report, according to USA Today (as of 8/22/21) puts the tolls at approximately 2,207 dead, 12,268 injured with 344 people reported missing and the numbers are ascending rapidly while search and rescue are still ongoing. There are also 77,006 houses damaged and 52,923 others completely collapsed.
The Haitian Direction Générale la Protection Civile (Civil Protection General Directorate - DGPC) says 137,000 families have been affected in the Sud, Grand'Anse and Nippes departments. About 500,000 people – 40 per cent of the total population in the affected departments – are in need of emergency humanitarian assistance. Nearly 61,000 homes have been destroyed and more than 76,000 have sustained damages in the three most affected departments, leaving thousands homeless and creating an urgent need for emergency shelter solutions.
A preliminary report from UN - OCHA shows that more than 500,000 people in Haiti in need of humanitarian assistance following the earthquake. Medicine and supply shortages, including wound care supplies and antibiotics, reported at impacted hospitals and health clinics. ongoing risk of infectious diseases, acute respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, malaria, and all of that while the country is still grappling with COVID-19 pandemic.
The quake also threatened to derail the Covid-19 response in Haiti, the last country in the Western Hemisphere to start vaccinating, because of the urgent need to divert medical resources to quake victims. Only around 21,000 Haitians in the population of 11.5 million have received vaccines, said officials of the Pan American Health Organization, a specialized international health agency for the Americas.
It was public knowledge that, even prior to the earthquake, the health facilities were not enough to respond to any natural disaster; the few that existed are grossly understaffed and some lack even some of the most basic necessities, such as, alcohol, gauze, bandages, etc... Even worse, after the earthquake, an initial rapid assessment found that 24 health facilities have been affected in the Sud, Nippes and Grand’Anse departments, with 20 suffering infrastructural damages and 4 complete destroyed.
Small is Better Than None
Betay Lakay, as a small private entity with no governmental or non-governmental assistance or angel investors or collections made, are doing what we can to help, to help our people; an illustration oh Haitians helping Haitians. Since the day of the 2021 earthquake we have already provided micro cash assistance directly to those affected. As of now, we have disbursed 31 micro grants of 2,500 Haitian Gourdes (HTG) and 15 grants of 5,000 HTG and 7 grants of 10,000 HTG (S1 = 95 HTG). And we intend to continue this effort for as long as we possibly can. In addition to cash assistance, we are in the process of buying 25 tents, 100 tarps and 250 thermal blankets to send to the affected area. After everything is settled, we will go to the area and provide free meat to those in need. We are provisioning to give 500 pounds of goat meat, 1,000 pounds of chicken meat and 1,000 pound of rabbit meat, within a 6 months time frame. All of this, without asking or receiving any assistance, of any kind, from anyone, private or public. We are Haitians (by origin), giving a helping hand to other Haitians is the core of our mission for our homeland.
The Needed Course Reversal
Economics 101 taught us that supply and demand are 2 of the main factors for cost. If the supply is strong and demand is low, prices are depressed to encourage demands and liquidate the supply. However, the opposite is also true, if the supply is low and demand is high, prices will, most likely rise to maximize profits and protect the dwindling supply. In the specificity of Haiti, an astronomic demand of 11.5 million mouths mixed with an anemic supply are the main reasons for the prohibitively high cost of living in Haiti, thus the endless food insecurity of the nation. In addition, Haiti imports almost everything the population eats, when added the high cost associated with imports such as: international labor, maritime and ground transports, custom fees and tariffs, etc..., this provides the clearest picture of why food is so expensive in Haiti. According to World Bank, in 2019, Haiti exported $1.6 billion and imported $5.2 billion worth of goods, resulting in a $3.6 billion trade deficit; for a country that is the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, that is almost a death sentence.
Who We Are
We are Betay Lakay, a group of compassionate Haitian-Americans who tasked themselves with the mission of fulfilling a purpose in our homeland; revive agriculture. Betay (farm animals) Lakay (home) is a grassroots organization, born in the US but working in Haiti, with the mission to help improve animal farming in Haiti. Betay Lakay is working hand in hand with the farmers to help them achieve utmost potential from their livestock. We are mixing some 21st century techniques with the farmers’ innate ability to produce maximum results while keeping the animals fresh and organic.
Our philosophy is to treat the farmers with dignity, respect our customers and be responsive to the needs and/or concerns of both farmers and clients. We are already well into distribution and we provide a product that is higher in quality but at an equal and sometimes lower price, creating a win-win-win situation. Our mission is to improve farming in Haiti, so that farmers have a better incentive to stay in the countryside to cultivate the land, instead of migrating to the cities. We want to make farming in Haiti “cool” again.
What We Do
We are providing sustainable management of small livestock as the key to continued success of our farming families. When funded, our farming partners will receive extensive training on how to breed small livestock like chickens, rabbits, guinea fowls, goats, sheep, etc... Following a strict regimen of organic farming, the meat from these animals produce a higher level of calcium, iron, protein and other nutrients while eliminating the risk of cancer and other deadly diseases that are present in the meat of the hormone and steroid induced animals.
To fend off starvation and malnutrition, Haiti is in desperate need of agricultural reform to feed its 11.5 million souls; since the government is completely uninterested in doing anything, we are doing what we can to alleviate the pressure. We are doing our part to help the country move forward by building a farm in the South of the country, region of Fond des Blancs.
At completion, the farm will improve the quality of life of approximately 50,000 people living in the area and many more in the close vicinity. During construction, local artisans, builders and handymen will benefit the most, since 95% of the construction will be done by them; providing a much needed source of income to them and their families. After construction, 65% of our staff will be of women, drafting a sharp contrast to the male dominated society of Haiti. Next, more than 1,600 farmers will receive free training and the animal droppings will be given to them free of charge to use on their own lands as hydrogen fertilizers for their crops. We will, in turn, buy some crops from them (at a fair price) to feed our livestock, so they can grow their farm even more to aid the local economy. When our production is complete, we will sell live animals at different selling points to women in the area at preferential prices so they can re-sell the meats at a higher price at the local markets and draw in a hefty profit to support their respective families. In all, over 1,600 families or about 8,000 individuals living next to the farm will immediately benefit. But the positive effect will be felt by all 50,000 residents of the area. Furthermore, as we grow and expand, over 11,500,000 individuals will be beneficiaries of this life changing project.
The End Game Menace
Haiti was once a lush island covered in trees, sadly, the land is now 98% deforested. An estimated twenty million trees are cut each year to meet the demand of the island’s primary fuel source, charcoal, which is also the principal source of income for many families. This, all by itself, has led to a situation of environmental catastrophe. During the rainy season, nutrient rich topsoil washes away into the sea making it quasi impossible to grow food and, yearly, thousand of people die either quickly from flash flooding or slowly from starvation. Deforestation in Haiti is an existential threat to the country; if a remedial course is not taken, rather expeditiously, Haiti will soon reach an irrecoverable condition where the majority of the island will succumb to desertification and become inhabitable. In 1923, over 60% of Haiti's land was forested, by 2006, less than 2% of the land was forested; and today the situation is deplorable and worsen rapidly.
The most devastating effect of deforestation is soil erosion. An estimated 15,000 acres (61 km2) of topsoil are washed away each year. Erosion is also damaging other infrastructures such as dams, irrigation systems, roads, and coastal marine ecosystems, etc... Soil erosion also lowers the productivity of the land, worsens droughts, and eventually leads to desertification and famine, all of which increase the pressure on the remaining land to produce enough to feed the population.
Join Us
With Betay Lakay, farmers are encouraged to plant trees instead of cutting them. As a start, with some financing, we will provide, free of charge, more than 100,000 trees of Moringa, Corn, and Millet in the form of seeds, seedlings or sprouts to local farmers to plant on their own land. We will also provide free periodical training to those who are interested, to educate them on how to fight soil erosion and best ways to increase the yield of their productions. Through agriculture and animal production, farmers will now have a sustainable source of income that will allow them to support their families; reducing the need to cut trees to sell as charcoal. By reducing deforestation, more nutrients rich topsoil will remain available for agriculture allowing the farmers to provide for their families and combat erosion simultaneously. In addition, to free seedlings and free training, selected farmers in the region will also receive free composts, made from our animals droppings, to use on their own land as fertilizer for their crops, to even expedite their success.
With an abundant supply, Haiti will be less dependent on imported goods. With less importation, the money will stay in the country to kick-start the economy and curb inflation. With a stronger economy, less Haitians will have to immigrate to places like the Dominican Republic, Brazil, the Bahamas, the US, etc... And with that, Haiti’s recovery will finally be (as our motto has it) “more than a hope, it is a future”. But we need you; we need your generous financial contribution. Because, as The Huffington Post puts it, “There is Hope for Haiti: The Republic of NGOs”. However, with you, Haiti can go back to being the home of the first black independent nation.
Hope and the Future
Now that you are aware of the gargantuan challenges that we are facing, all 11.5 millions of us are collectively asking: Will you help us to help ourselves or will you stand by and watch us succumb to our unending struggles?
Our farm needs a total investment of $1.2 Million to be fully completed but with only an initial capital of $165,000 we can grow our current production of goats to 630 goats with the possibility of growing exponentially within 5 years. Adding another another $155,000 we can also, construct two chicken houses and concurrently start the production of 4,500 boilers chicken per cycle of about 60 days. We are projected to be able to supply about 1,000,000 goats plus 3,000,000 chickens per year to the national production in just 5 years; and we desperately need your help. The effect of this project goes far beyond a meat producing endeavor.
However, we MUST caution, we are NOT offering a cure ALL for the many disastrous conditions of our homeland. Rather we are taking some meticulously calculated steps to help create jobs, combat erosion, strengthen the economy, reduce inflation and eventually eliminate Haiti’s dependence on imported meat.
And all of that is possible with a small donation from you. No help is too big or too small and all 11.5 million of us eagerly await your kindness and generosity. You, undoubtedly, contributed to the $13 Billion in funds raised after the earthquake, but unfortunately, as everyone can attest to, it grossly missed its mark. So why not take a chance on us? Large donations to the “charities” and NGOs are good but small donations, to grassroots organizations, such as Betay Lakay, are better.
WE ARE WORTH THE RISK AND WE NEED YOUR HELP
In the hope of meeting your generous spirit, we thank you in advance for your most charitable contribution in our quest of leaving our state of perpetual despair and enter a state of true independence.
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Betay Lakay, more than a hope, it is a future!
Betay Lakay – Social Impact of the Project
1) Reduction of the Haitian Dependence on Imported Meat
NEED: The Haitian Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR), in its study entitled "National Agricultural Investment Plan", published every 10 years with the last known publication dated July 2010, sees agriculture as the support shaft to economic growth and poverty reduction in Haiti. It even foresees that in the near future agriculture will have to play a major role if we are to strengthening food security for the most vulnerable of the population, as well as in the economic recovery of the nation. The department recognizes, there is a massive failure in some areas, to meet the national demand. In the meat industry, which is the area that Betay Lakay operates in, this deficiency is offset by the annual import of 360 million eggs, 12.5 million chickens and 70 million pounds of chicken parts; mainly from the Dominican Republic and the United States of America.
SOLUTION: Betay Lakay short term growth plan is to construct two barns of 3,230 Sq. Ft. each with a capacity of production totaling six thousand (6,000) Haitian chickens; with an initial production of four thousand five hundred (4,500) chickens per cycle, within the first 60 days of construction. At the end of our first full year of production, we will have produced about 1,642,500 million Haitians chickens for distribution in the various domestic markets. After five years of production, our capacity will grow to about 3,000,000 Haitian chickens per anum..
Simultaneously, we will grow our current goat production to 600 indigenous (Haitian) female goats crossed with 30 goats of pure imported (Boer or Kiko) male breed. Our projection is 2,120 goats after our first year of production at full capacity with the possibility to increase our production for each of the following years. At the end of our first five years, our capacity of production will be approximately 1,000,000 (improved) Haitian bred goats each and every year.
2) Growth of the National Production
NEED: Because of the near non-existent aspect of the agricultural sector in Haiti; the national production, especially animal production, is too weak to support the demand of a population of 11.5 million people. This national anemia forced the hand of the different actors to hustle up food elsewhere to feed the population.
SOLUTION: Betay Lakay has a mission to stimulate the growth of the national meat production. In about 5 years, we will contribute approximately 1,000,000 improved Haitian bred goats and 3,000,000 Haitian chickens to the national production every year. This will replace a quarter of the inferior imported chickens with some naturally bred Haitians chickens plus a substantial increase in goats’ production as part of the growth of the national production to reduce and eventually eliminate the Haitian’s dependency on imported meat.
3) Reduce the Haitian Constant Food Crisis
NEED: According to a study conducted by the UN - OCHA (United Nation - Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs) at the end of last year, 2020, there were about 4.6 million Haitians, or about 40% of the total population in need of urgent humanitarian assistance; in which 57% of them are women and 45.5% are children.
According to the latest statistics released by the UNDP (United Nation Development Program), Haiti ranked 170th of 189 countries on the 2020 HDI (Human Development Index). Haiti has one of the highest levels of food insecurity in the world. Nearly half the population needs food assistance, and among these, 1.2 million suffer from severe hunger, a situation classified as emergency. Poor nutritional status among children is another reflection of the severity of food insecurity: 22 percent of children in the country are chronically malnourished, 10 percent are underweight and 66 percent of children under 5 years old suffer from anemia.
SOLUTION: With remarkable annual contribution, in the area of animal production, Betay Lakay will validly participate in the kick start of national production. This, undoubtedly, will contribute to improving the Haitian food crisis. Our yearly production of 1,000,000 Haitian goats and 3,000,000 Haitian chickens that we will add to the national production will give access to other options not available before, in order to reduce and eventually eliminate the Haitian constant food crisis.
4) Job Creation and Support for the Farming Families
NEED: A study by the World Bank reveals that the unemployment rate in Haiti is 40.6% with over 66% of the workforce without formal employment. Without formal employment, there is no income tax. No income tax means that the government is unable to raise sufficient capital to meet its financial obligations.
SOLUTION: From our inception, Betay Lakay has a workforce of 18 employees (6 full-time, 7 part-time and 5 on call) with a projection to bring our workforce up to 243 employees within the first 5 years of business. More formal employees means more income tax, more tax on income means more revenue for the government to run the country.
This job creation mission goes well beyond an income tax paying effort; it will support many families, reducing the number of people waiting on the government for a handout. Research shows that every person employed in Haiti supports about 10 others within the country, our creative mission of job creation will provide a much needed lifeline to more than 2,430 people in the country; and that’s just the beginning.
5) Reduction of Erosion and Agricultural Support for the Farmers
NEED: Haiti was once a lush island covered in trees, sadly, the land is now 98% deforested. An estimated twenty million trees are cut each year to meet the demand of the island’s primary fuel source, charcoal, which is also the principal source of income for many families. This, all by itself, has led to a situation of environmental catastrophe. During the rainy season, nutrient rich topsoil washes away into the sea making it quasi impossible to grow food and, yearly, thousand of people die either quickly from flash flooding or slowly from starvation. Deforestation in Haiti is an existential threat to the country; if a remedial course is not taken, rather expeditiously, Haiti will soon reach an irrecoverable condition where the majority of the island will succumb to desertification and become inhabitable. In 1923, over 60% of Haiti's land was forested, by 2006, less than 2% of the land was forested; and today the situation is deplorable and is being worsened rapidly.
The most devastating effect of deforestation is soil erosion. An estimated 15,000 acres (61 Sq. Km.) of topsoil are washed away each year. Erosion is also damaging other infrastructures such as dams, irrigation systems, roads, and coastal marine ecosystems, etc... Soil erosion also lowers the productivity of the land, worsens droughts, and eventually leads to desertification and famine, all of which increase the pressure on the remaining land to produce enough to feed the population.
SOLUTION: With Betay Lakay, farmers will be encouraged to plant trees instead of cutting them. As a start, we will provide, free of charge, more than 10,000 Moringa, Corn, and Millet in the form of seeds, seedlings or sprouts to local farmers to plant on their own land. We will also provide free periodical training to those who are interested, to educate them on how to fight soil erosion and best ways to increase the yield of their productions. Through agriculture and animal production, farmers will now have a sustainable source of income that will allow them to support their families; reducing the need to cut trees to sell as charcoal. By reducing deforestation, topsoil rich in nutrients will remain available for agriculture allowing the farmers to provide for their families and combat erosion simultaneously. In addition, to free seedlings and free training, some farmers in the region will also receive free composts, made from our animals droppings, to use on their own land as fertilizer for their crops, to even expedite their success.
6) Reduction of the Cost of Living in Haiti
NEED: Economics 101 taught us that supply and demand are the main factors for cost. If the supply is strong and demand is low, prices are lowered. However, the reverse is also true, if the supply is low and demand is high, prices will, most likely, be higher. In the case of Haiti, an astronomic demand of 11.5 million mouths mixed with an anemic supply are the main reasons for the prohibitively high cost of living in Haiti. Since Haiti imports almost everything the population eats, we have to add the high cost associated with imports such as: international labor, maritime and ground transport, customs fees and tariffs, etc ... This is the most simplistic explanation of why food is so expensive in Haiti. According to World Bank, in 2019, Haiti exported $1.6 billion and imported $5.2 billion worth of goods, resulting in a $3.6 billion trade deficit; for a country that is the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, that is almost a death sentence.
SOLUTION: Betay Lakay will add substantially to the supply chain, making it much easier to find not only meat, but good quality meat often at the same or lower prices than that of the imported meat from the Dominican Republic and elsewhere. With this significant addition to the food basket, Betay Lakay will help raise the supply to better meet the demand, thus reducing the cost of living in Haiti by providing a better equilibrium between the two factors. With a lower cost of living, the working class of Haiti will have more disposable income left to them to reinvest in the country, creating a catalyst for a faster restart of the Haitian economy.
7) Growth of the National Economy
NEED: According to data from the Heritage Organization. Haiti had an contraction of (minus) -1.7% in the economy in 2019 while the population grew by 1.2% and inflation was well above 17% (at 17.31%) during the same period; that’s a recipe for disaster.
SOLUTION: We, at Betay Lakay, have pledged our unyielding support for the national production. Without a strong domestic production, no country on earth can be self-sufficient. By producing more, we will reduce our appetite for inferior imported goods and enjoy local superior products. With less import, we will tackle our deficits reduce our debts and curb inflation; more money will remain in the country to revive the economy. With a stronger national economy, our fellow Haitians will no longer have to emigrate to places like the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Chile, Canada, the Bahamas, the US, etc... And with that, the recovery of Haiti will finally be completed.
In Closing
Betay Lakay is ready, willing and able to do its part to help the national economy move forward. Within the first 5 years of production, Betay Lakay will add about 1 million Haitian goats, 3 million Haitians chickens to national production, each year. We will also add 243 jobs to the economy, which will support approximately 2,430 people. We will also provide free 100,000 plants, free education and free fertilizer to local farmers so that their land can yield a much higher return. Betay Lakay will improve the quality of life of 8,000 people living in the vicinity of the farm with as many as 50,000 lives directly and positively impacted by our presence.
And when it is all said and done, Betay Lakay will contribute to, reduce the Haitian’s dependence of imported meat, grow the national production, reduce the Haitian food crisis, create jobs, reduce erosion, reduce the cost of living, and grow the national economy. Translation: as we grow and expand, over 11.5 million souls, the entire Haitian population, will be beneficiary of this life changing venture. Now, all we need is your generous spirit!
Betay Lakay, more than a hope, it is a future!