Who are we?We are a non-profit organization with a tripartite mission consisting of, first, encouraging the creation of local Mutual Aid groups, second, raising and broadening the skills level of the Mutual Aid Group members and, third, increasing civic engagement, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens.
What are we doing?Over the next three years, our goal is to create in each Communal Section of Haiti, among populations aged 15 to 64 living in conditions of poverty and social exclusion, up to 30 Mutual Aid Groups, each composed of 5, 7 or 9 people ready to work in the area of basic human needs. Each Mutual Aid Group member will provide 20 hours of work per week to carry out common interest work in their communal Section of residence. In return, each Mutual Aid Group member will receive 10 hours of training per week and a monthly participation incentive of US$100.
Why do we use this approach?According to the World Bank, in 2012 more than 6 million people were living below the poverty line of US$2.41 per day and more than 2.5 million below the extreme poverty line of US$1.12 per day in Haiti. This resulted in an official national poverty rate of 58.5 percent. Available estimates point to a national poverty rate of nearly 60% in 2020. The devastating reality is that many more families are unable to meet
their most basic needs.
As a result, these people don't have enough energy to sustain life itself, let alone to invest in the realization of projects of common interest, despite the social good that can be expected from such civic engagement. A participation incentive to encourage the creation of Mutual Aid Groups to fuel and sustain civic engagement, solidarity and reciprocity among citizens is eminently desirable as a very first step.
Our Principles and Core ValuesOur overarching principles and core values are reciprocity, integrity, solidarity and respect.
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