HAITI PROJECTS INC
2 SHARP STREET, HINGHAM, MA 02043 haitiprojects.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ITS MISSION IS TO DEVELOP ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY IN FOND DES BLANCS, HAITI.

ARTISANAT AND PAD PROJECT - THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AN EMBROIDERY CO-OPERATIVE. WOMEN ARE EMPLOYED TO SEW, EMBROIDER, AND KNIT VARIOUS ARTICLES WHICH ARE SOLD IN HAITI AND THE US. 90 WOMEN ARE NOW WORKING IN THE CO-OPERATIVE AND ARE NOW ABLE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. THE PAD PROJECT AT HAITI PROJECTS IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES NOT ONLY CRITICAL SANITARY PADS TO WOMEN AND GIRLS IN RURAL HAITI, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT EMPLOYS WOMEN OF THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE AND SELL THE PADS. THE PADS ARE A RELIABLE, REUSABLE SANITARY PAD THAT WOMEN AND GIRLS CAN USE EACH MONTH FOR SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR. EACH PAD COSTS LESS THAN OTHER DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS IN THE MARKET PLACE. FINALLY, THE SELLERS OF THE PADS ARE TRAINED IN FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND HEALTH AND HYGIENE PRACTICES WHICH THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO SHARE WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS.

LIBRARY AND EDUCATION - MAINTAIN A LIBRARY AND EDUCATION CENTER TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR TUITION, SHOES, UNIFORMS, AND SUPPLIES FOR CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM. THE LIBRARY NOW HAS OVER 700 MEMBERS.

CLINIC - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC SERVICING WOMEN OF HAITI.

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