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| Partnership for Pichon (Haiti) |
Pichon is a village in southeast Haiti, isolated by
rugged mountains and rugged roads. The Partnership
began in August 1999 when Michigan (USA) visitors
asked villagers how they could assist with development
there. Pichon's needs are many, but the request was to
start a school. By June 2003 there were 165 students,
6 locally recruited and trained teachers, and an active
Parent Committee. Economic development efforts are
now being started to support the area through micro-
credit and community banking programs. A non-profit
organization in Port-au-Prince links North American
and Pichon resources in a spirit of partnership. North
American partners visit Pichon several times each year
to maintain a personal sense of connection between
the two communities.
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| Providence Farm (Canada) |
Providence Farm is a therapeutic community where Horticultural Therapy and Vocational Rehabilitation are used as tools to provide programs for people with barriers to education and employment. The Sisters of St. Ann own the beautiful 400 acre property that lies at the base of Mount Tzouhalem, in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. The Vancouver Island Providence Community Association has leased the farm and has developed innovative programs for the community since 1979. Today there are 14 full and part time staff and over 120 participants that come up our driveway each week. The success of our programs is based on the premise that caring for the land together is healing and therapeutic by nature.
?The ultimate goal of farming is not the cultivation of crops, but the growth and development of people?
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