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Farmer-led Earthquake Recovery Effort in Haiti
For the last eight years the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) has been working with around 1,000 farm families in southern Haiti to...
Hugh Locke
Aug 17, 20213 min read
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Moving From Crisis to Opportunity in Haiti
The tragic assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in his private residence last Wednesday, along with the wounding of the first lady,...
Hugh Locke
Jul 10, 202110 min read
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Timberland Announces First Products Made with Haitian Cotton
Today Timberland released its first products made with Haitian-grown cotton. This represents an important milestone in the company’s...
Hugh Locke
May 6, 20211 min read
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Goats Help Build Community Prosperity and Solidarity in Haiti
Last Monday it was as if a bank was operating in the remote farming community of Sarrasin in Haiti’s Central Plateau. But instead of 11...
Hugh Locke
Mar 11, 20212 min read
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Haiti in New Book From Oxford University Press
We would like to share some good news that looks past the current political and security challenges to the future of Haiti’s agricultural...
Hugh Locke
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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Escape and Containment vs Unity in Haiti
Two items stood out in last week’s coverage of Haiti’s deepening crisis: the escape of more than 400 prisoners (and the deaths of at...
Hugh Locke
Mar 1, 20213 min read
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Year End Gratitude List From Haiti
My colleague Timote George and I are two resolutely glass half full kinda guys, and we decided to highlight some of the good things that...
Hugh Locke
Dec 30, 20203 min read
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Tree Planting Qualifies Women Farmers in Haiti for Microcredit Loans
Neither the economy or the environment are in great shape in Haiti, but one program tackles both by providing microcredit loans and...
Hugh Locke
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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Tanama’s Story of Tree Planting in Haiti
Supershero Tanama, created by Haitian comic book artist Thony Loui, stars in an Instagram video posted today by Timberland (click image...
Hugh Locke
Oct 29, 20202 min read
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Timberland + Smallholder Farmers Alliance Case Study
The global law firm DLA Piper a zoom webinar on September 28th to learn about the Timberland partnership with the Smallholder Farmers...
Hugh Locke
Sep 28, 20201 min read
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Agricultural Data Survey Launched in Haiti to Counter Food Crisis
There is some very good news today from Haiti with the announcement of a new groundbreaking national Food Security Survey that will use...
Hugh Locke
Jun 26, 20207 min read
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Integrating Emergency Food With Smallholder Recovery in Haiti
Like so many countries throughout the developing world, Haiti is at the early stages of Covid-19 and at this point it is impossible to...
Hugh Locke
May 7, 20206 min read
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Superhero Coronavirus Campaign Launched in Haiti
Today marks the launch of a national campaign in Haiti using superheroes and a comic book format to help reduce the spread of the...
Hugh Locke
Apr 23, 20202 min read
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Reaching Rural Haiti With Distance Training on Coronarivus
How can health professionals reach the rural population of Haiti with timely information about coronavirus prevention? One answer...
Hugh Locke
Apr 3, 20201 min read
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Haiti Gets New Female Superhero Named Tanama
Actually “supershero” is the gender-correct term for this badass Haitian comic book character who emerged yesterday from a cocoon after a...
Hugh Locke
Mar 14, 20202 min read
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Haitian Supershero Supports Gender Equal Farming
Her name is Tanama and she is a shero! And while her official debut is not until March 13th, she wanted to be part of International...
Hugh Locke
Mar 3, 20201 min read
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What if everyone in the world planted a tree?
What if everyone in the world planted a tree? That question is answered in a fantastic 2.5 minute video that is part of a series of...
Hugh Locke
Mar 3, 20201 min read
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Uniquely Haitian Political & Security Puzzle
The volatile and often changing political and security situation in Haiti can sometimes seem like a three dimensional puzzle; very...
Hugh Locke
Feb 24, 20206 min read
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In the Eye of the Haitian Political Storm
Although there is a return to normalcy in Haiti following last year’s protests and national lockdown, it feels like the calm at the...
Hugh Locke
Jan 28, 20204 min read
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On the Eve of Earthquake’s 10th Anniversary, Timberland Reflects on a Decade of Investment in Haiti
REPRINT > by Atlanta McIlwraith Timberland Blog Sunday, January 12 will mark the 10th anniversary of the catastrophic 7.0 MW earthquake...
Hugh Locke
Jan 10, 20203 min read
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