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Farmer-led Earthquake Recovery Effort in Haiti

Aug 16, 20213 min read

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

Jul 10, 202110 min read

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,...

Timberland Announces First Products Made with Haitian Cotton

Hugh Locke

May 6, 20211 min read

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...

Goats Help Build Community Prosperity and Solidarity in Haiti

Hugh Locke

Mar 11, 20212 min read

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...

Haiti in New Book From Oxford University Press

Hugh Locke

Mar 5, 20211 min read

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...

Escape and Containment vs Unity in Haiti

Hugh Locke

Mar 1, 20213 min read

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

Dec 30, 20203 min read

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...

Tree Planting Qualifies Women Farmers in Haiti for Microcredit Loans

Hugh Locke

Nov 19, 20202 min read

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...

Tanama’s Story of Tree Planting in Haiti

Hugh Locke

Oct 28, 20202 min read

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...

Timberland + Smallholder Farmers Alliance Case Study

Hugh Locke

Sep 27, 20201 min read

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...

Agricultural Data Survey Launched in Haiti to Counter Food Crisis

Hugh Locke

Jun 25, 20207 min read

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...

Integrating Emergency Food With Smallholder Recovery in Haiti

Hugh Locke

May 6, 20206 min read

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...

Superhero Coronavirus Campaign Launched in Haiti

Hugh Locke

Apr 22, 20202 min read

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...

Reaching Rural Haiti With Distance Training on Coronarivus

Hugh Locke

Apr 3, 20201 min read

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...

Haiti Gets New Female Superhero Named Tanama

Hugh Locke

Mar 14, 20202 min read

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...

Haitian Supershero Supports Gender Equal Farming

Hugh Locke

Mar 3, 20201 min read

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...

What if everyone in the world planted a tree?

Hugh Locke

Mar 3, 20201 min read

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...

Uniquely Haitian Political & Security Puzzle

Hugh Locke

Feb 24, 20206 min read

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...

In the Eye of the Haitian Political Storm

Hugh Locke

Jan 28, 20204 min read

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...

On the Eve of Earthquake’s 10th Anniversary, Timberland Reflects on a Decade of Investment in Haiti

Hugh Locke

Jan 10, 20203 min read

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...