HRP/CODEP Mentoring Program and Research Forests
Launched in 2021
The basic program is a two-year mentorship for recent CODEP school graduates
- Hands-on experience working and learning with Chef Ekips (team supervisors) and Animators
- Visiting experts to share innovation and notions such as carbon sequestration
- Ten students selected annually by the Animators
- A monthly stipend and transportation expenses for each student
- A certificate that cites experience granted after two years
- Guytaud Brioche, liaison Animator to the program.
- Evens Robert, part-time staff member responsible for the program.
The longer term vision is to add Research Forests
- To introduce innovation in reforestation and agro-forestry practices
- To include land parcels for various experimentation and learning — lowlands, higher plains, and differing elevations.
The program will build a cadre of new CODEP leaders. Eventually, it can also offer a center of learning and research for similar efforts in Haiti and beyond.
Sponsor a Student or a Cohort of Students
$25: stipend for one student for a month… $300 for a year
$25: transportation for one student for a month… $300 for a year
Support the Program Leadership
$75: additional salary for the lead Animator for a month… $900 for a year.
$883: staff support from HRP per month… $10,000 for the start up year
Cover Outside Experts
$5000 covers hosting costs for visiting experts, academics, and entrepreneurs.
Contribute to Research Forests
Once the Mentoring Program is underway, more detailed planning of the Research Forests will begin in earnest. Funding for purchasing land will be required. Two to four favorable parcels could amount to $100,000 – $120,000.