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Since receiving DHL's initial disbursment in May, project participants, selected from among the members of Fanm Vayan, or Brave Women, a local grassroots organization, have adhered to a strict schedule, setting up hives on a portion of their land and even publishing a training manual. In addition to beekeeping skills, they will learn to market the honey the produce and will receive credit counseling, according to Madame Jessie Nicolas, manager of DHL-Haiti and Save A Country's founder. The 7,000 fruit trees they plant will not only support this new source of income from honey production but will also improve the surrounding environment.
"DHL is pleased to support this project and considers the benefits to be in line with DHL's commitment to social investment in Haiti," said Madame Nicolas. "I hope it has positive and durable impact. Sustainable job and wealth creation means a better economy for the country and more business for the company." DHL International Haiti S.A is part of DHL Worldwide Express, the world's largest international air express network, linking more than 635, 000 destinations in 228 countries.
IAF was created by Congress in 1969 to provide assistance to the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 1971, it has funded more than 4.300 self-help projects throughout the region, many of them partnerships that include local and multi-national businesses as well as municipalities, non-governmental organizations and universities.
