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Dear Folks, It is well worth our time to pause and reflect on why we are all working so hard to reforest Haiti. Why exactly do trees matter so much? Here’s the fast list: 1. Fighting Climate Change: Trees absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, and produce oxygen. 2....

Folks, It’s Thanks Giving Season, and if anything deserves our attention, it is the environment. For over 35 years Haiti Reforestation Partnership (HRP) has been committed to restoring the environment in Haiti by empowering and supporting its people in reforesting...

Folks, I am sitting here at the computer barely able to find the words to tell you this story. Bear with me if I get sappy or syrupy. I'm sure I will. In spite of the upheaval and craziness of 2023 and 2024, CODEP recently spent a day graduating the second class from...

Folks, Dan Jenkins, an HRP board member, and I recently attended a truly remarkable conference in Washington, D.C. It was an opportunity to talk with people who care about using data to help solve our most pressing economic development problems. The special twist was...

Folks, I left Haiti in March and haven't yet returned. This is the longest I have been away in eight years, and I miss it deeply.  I'm hoping against hope to return to Leogane in August. The country's collapse has filled the news:  assassinations, people fleeing,...

In late 2023 when the Board approved the new position of Forest Inventory Specialist, I already had a candidate in mind. I have known Wisterley Kingzer Cerant for a dozen years and watched him mature into a quiet and thoughtful young man. Kingzer was spot on for the...

Dear Folks, For some time now we have been sharing news with you embedded in our concern for the troubles in Haiti. But now, we have to be blunt. Haiti is closing in on anarchy, perhaps even civil war. I have left the country along with the other two remaining...

Folks, This holiday season we are ever so grateful for all your support. It is heartening that the work here at CODEP is remembered and fortified, even as direct connections and visits are curtailed. The fund raising challenge held in November raised over $9000 which...

Folks, Giving Tuesday is this week. In that spirit, we are very excited to announce that one of our Advisory Council members has offered a $10,000 MATCHING DONATION if we can raise $10,000 from our friends and supporters. The matching donation challenge will be open...

Folks: Haiti these days is effectively without a government, and I need to say that it badly diminishes living conditions here. A couple days ago we had a heavy rain. The river behind where I live is fed by about 47 creeks. It’s kinda inaccurate to call it a river out...

Folks: A major chokehold on Haiti in recent months has been the border closing by the Dominican Republic. The ostensible cause of this action was a dispute about water rights for rice fields. The effects, however, have been multiple. The dispute compounded the ongoing...

Something special has been happening here in the United States regarding our work in Haiti. For years – decades – we have been mostly known and supported by people along the mid-Atlantic. Our original connections were in congregations along the Eastern seaboard.

Folks, Our Executive Director, Michael Anello, usually sends our email updates. This week, however, we are sneaking into the system and sending one of our own. We want to share the news that -- wait for it -- Michael is On Vacation! A real one. He is actually on a...

Whatever the news you have heard of Haiti, here’s a story to remind you of how much more there is to tell.

Floods are a shocking enough experience. Yet, once the shock and drama are over, the real work begins. Here are a couple snaps of the aftermath.

I am writing this note for our Executive Director, Michael Anello, your usual correspondent.

I am writing this note for our Executive Director, Michael Anello, your usual correspondent.

The women of CODEP plants trees to hold up the sky.

I am simply blown away. Again.