Creating Hope Through Home Agriculture in Haiti

Light a Single Candle has partnered with Cross Catholic Outreach in a unique opportunity to bring relief to suffering people in rural, impoverished Haiti. With ongoing support, desperately poor beneficiaries are learning how to plant and tend home gardens using sustainable agricultural methods. Families without enough food to eat are beginning to grow their own food season after season, ending malnutrition and earning money for their children’s schooling.

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Providing Long-Term Sustainable Communities in Nicaragua

Light a Single Candle is partnering with Cross Catholic Outreach and Amigos for Christ to provide funding for a development model in 22 rural communities. The focus of this model is a 7-year partnership that generates long-term, sustainable growth in each community. This represents Light a Single Candle’s first Whole Community Partnership. Plan 7 is broken down into 5 major goals to be accomplished over the course of 7 years:

Goal 1: Leadership – The community leads, owns and operates every project.
Goal 2: Water & Sanitation – Clean water is available 24/7, and a septic system exists with a modern bathroom in every home.
Goal 3: Health – Each year, reduce the cases of intestinal parasites, kidney disease, and respiratory disease by 10%.
Goal 4: Education – 100% of children ages 5-17 attend school.
Goal 5: Economic Development – Family income will grow to $15 per day.

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Creating a Sense of Community by Providing Safe Shelter and Clean Water for the Poor

Light a Single Candle, Cross International, and Rainbow Network have partnered together to build houses with latrines and install a water system in the Nicaraguan village of San Agustin. 25 Nicaraguan families now have safe, sturdy new homes and access to clean, abundant water. These homes were transferred to the families in a joyous ceremony filled with music and dancing. Each family was presented with a Spanish-language Bible, a housewarming gift, and the key to their home — which for many families was the first key they have ever owned.

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Improving Nutritional Intake at HaitiChildren Village Orphanage in Williamson, Haiti

Light a Single Candle partnered with Food for the Poor to fund The HaitiChildren Village Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Project developed animal husbandry micro-enterprises in order to promote food security, reduce feeding expenses, and to generate income for the orphanage. In addition to chicken coops, layers, broilers and all the needed equipment, a goat enclosure was built and goats were provided, as well as 6 cows and 1 bull. An apiculture component was also provided, with 6 beehives and all the necessary equipment and training. The children joined in and helped to plant Moringa trees. Engaging the children in these programs teaches them an appreciation for growing their own food, as well as building life and leadership skills.

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Light A Single Candle believes in keeping hope alive through sustainable solutions to poverty. Food and economic sustainability is basic to all poverty solutions. While motivated by faith in God and values based initiatives and programs, we are not limited to the support of faith-based partnerships.

We deliver sustainable solutions to poverty for God’s people through effective partnerships that target: food support, food security and food sustainability; microbusiness and economic development; and development of individuals, families, and communities toward self-determination and an improved standard of living.

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