California-based What If? Foundation (WIF) has worked with the Na Rive community development program in Haiti for 25 years to develop Haitian-led programs providing food assistance, educational opportunities, and disaster relief to the residents of Port-au-Prince’s Ti Plas Kazo community. Although many aid organizations have pulled out of Haiti due to rising violence, WIF will continue its work, demonstrating the importance of community-led programs.

 

This project supports the Lamanjay Food Program, funding the purchase of food and cooking supplies, providing stipends to workers who prepare and serve meals, and procuring storage space for dry goods. Na Rive’s community cafeteria serves up to 600 hot, nutritious meals each day; for the children and families served here, the meals provided are often their only food of the day. The project also provides lunches for about 500 students and staff members of the Father Jeri School, which was partly furnished and equipped with BGR assistance. A food pantry provides an additional 240 meals a week to families in the neighborhood and provides a source of income to project staff and local farmers who supply the food. In total, Lamanjay serves nearly 2,000 hungry people each day.

California-based What If? Foundation (WIF) has worked with the Na Rive community development program in Haiti for 25 years to develop Haitian-led programs providing food assistance, educational opportunities, and disaster relief to the residents of Port-au-Prince’s Ti Plas Kazo community. Although many aid organizations have pulled out of Haiti due to rising violence, WIF will continue its work, demonstrating the importance of community-led programs.

 

This project supports the Lamanjay Food Program, funding the purchase of food and cooking supplies, providing stipends to workers who prepare and serve meals, and procuring storage space for dry goods. Na Rive’s community cafeteria serves up to 600 hot, nutritious meals each day; for the children and families served here, the meals provided are often their only food of the day. The project also provides lunches for about 500 students and staff members of the Father Jeri School, which was partly furnished and equipped with BGR assistance. A food pantry provides an additional 240 meals a week to families in the neighborhood and provides a source of income to project staff and local farmers who supply the food. In total, Lamanjay serves nearly 2,000 hungry people each day.