Growing Hope for Haiti

Growing Hope for Haiti is a 501c3 non-profit organization, founded to help meet the physical and spiritual needs of the people of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. We want to bring hope to the Haitian people, and we want to share God’s love with them in a real and tangible way. Daily life is a struggle for most who live in Haiti. Our goal is to equip individuals and communities to meet the many challenges they face, through cultivating potential in individuals and investing in long-term solutions to the problems of poverty. These problems are usually deeper than they appear on the surface, and we strive to address the root of the issue, rather than just the consequences. Our efforts to foster spiritual growth and reduce poverty in Haiti are mainly focused on two areas— education and sustainable agriculture.

Education is a valuable resource that is sorely lacking in Haiti, especially in rural areas.  GHH is working to provide educational opportunities at every level– from elementary to college and continuing education for adults. We desire to build Christian character in our students, and our goal is to raise leaders that will positively impact the future of the country as a whole. We believe education is important in helping people to maximize their potential and develop leadership skills. We hope to give people the resources they need to turn around and make a difference in their own community.

Hunger is the most obvious physical problem plaguing the country of Haiti. It is absolutely heart-breaking to see the effects, both physical and emotional, of poverty-induced hunger. We believe this issue can be better addressed by working to enable people to provide for themselves than by merely handing out food. The majority of the country’s food is imported, which leaves them vulnerable to rising food costs and creates a dependence on the rest of the world. GHH seeks to help the people of Haiti to become more independent and self-sufficient, able to provide for their own families and communities. We plan to do this by developing an agricultural program that focuses on educating farmers, rehabilitating farm land, and providing mechanical farm equipment. We also hope to buy a commercial fishing boat at some point, to take advantage of this largely untapped resource for food, as most parts of Haiti are on or near the coast.

We know that we can only do so much ourselves– which is why we want to empower the people of Haiti to change their own communities and country. There are many who want to make a difference in their country, who would love to help bring about change– and we want to give them the opportunities to do that. This is the vision for the work of Growing Hope for Haiti.