NEWS

While visiting the Western Wall in Jerusalem

The CODEP School is a special place.

Folks, I recently flew back to Haiti from the US. My trips used to take about 2/3rds of a day. They are now longer and more complicated. I used to fly into Port au Prince. Friends would meet me and we would drive the 90 minute trip to Leogone. Those days are gone. I...

Folks, People who talk with me regularly hear all too often about my frustration with the banking system in Haiti. I am sorry to complain but it does set one's teeth on edge. During the three weeks after I returned to Haiti in June, I went to the bank EIGHTEEN times....

Folks, The Reforestation Mentoring Program has been quite a success. One of the reasons is that the proteges have been eager, hardworking, and very talented. Nevertheless, there is one stand-out in the group, Barbarah Cenard. I told you about Barbarah over a year ago:...

Folks, During the spring we told you about one of the Animators, Réné Décime. His gift is working with trees. He believes in talking to them and allowing them to talk with each other. He deeply understands how they sprout, grow, and flourish. Similarly, he is an...

Folks, Sometimes it is tempting to avoid the news. It is filled with so much mayhem and tragedy. Our spirits, however, can be lifted high and higher today with the news that CODEP folks - our partners in Haiti - have completed the spring planting of 297,350 seedlings....

Folks, Our Reforestation Mentoring Program was launched last year ago. We interviewed and accepted 11 young people, and the program has been in full gear ever since. Early on, two participants left the program because of a poor fit. We will learn from that experience...

Folks, The people of CODEP often ask for support in buying fertilizer. Réné Décime, as an Animator (leader), regularly underlines, repeats, emphasizes, and reminds us of this request. Workers are faced with extremely barren soil on the long deforested mountainsides....

Folks, Our Arbor Day run-up series is an appropriate time to talk about planting techniques, and Réné Décime is a serious steward of the CODEP Method. First, he will say, it's about creating the right conditions. The actual infrastructure - the land - has to be...

Folks, We often feel that Arbor Day - a day about planting trees - was especially created for the people of CODEP. May 1 is Arbor Day in Haiti, and it is a Big Deal. As a run-up in these weeks approaching Arbor Day, we plan to feature one of our Animators, Réné...

I bought a pair of roller skates back from the States.

It is with a heavy heart we share the news.

Haitians are watching events in Ukraine.

Finding space for nurseries in a near vertical environment.

Fantastically precise about tree planting efforts.

Barely two months from seed to table.

A new staff person to lead the mentoring program.

To celebrate the New Year in Haiti everyone – EVERYONE – eats a rich pumpkin soup…

This is the time of year when days shorten and nights grow long.

How Does the Number 294,000 Sound?

Haiti is the country where I have lived and worked for the past 10 years, and it is falling apart around me.

My Thanksgiving came early this year with a Biltmore Stick!

With great sorrow I am writing to share the news of the death of Edvy Durandice.