To counter the extremely difficult situation of many families in our communities in Haiti, due to the rapid lack of food because of the closure of the border with the Dominican Republic from where many food products are normally imported, another impact of COVID-19, the agricultural cooperative had this idea in order to instill a dynamic that would have a snowball effect and where people "take back their destiny". They launched the "Adopt-a-Bean-Plant" project, which we renamed "Adopt-a-Garden", to have small vegetable gardens close to the houses, to which the inhabitants would give special care, including water chores.

The expenses are estimated at $65 CAD per garden. The Haiti committee was particularly touched by this initiative and we have asked our friends and families to support this project. And from little shoots...we now have little vegetable gardens near the houses but also...fields that are growing and producing. The products are shared with the neighbour.

A focolarino is working closely with ours over there to understand what the needs would be to keep this initiative alive.