Seed Haiti

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emily grigsby, sara hogberg, stephanie madrid

parsons the new school for design design and managemenet BBA design development robert rabinovitz spring 2010

phases

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PHASE 1: Discover

PHASE 2: Design

PHASE 3: Deliver

1. Location 2. About 3. History 4. Economy 5. Agriculture 6. Culture 7. Personas 8. Case Studies 9. The Situation

1. Ideate 2. Select 3. Prototype

1. Implement 2. Evaluate

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On January 12, 2010 an earthquake hit Haiti, devestating the country.

The need for relief inspired SEED HAITI....

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PHASE ONE DISCOVER HAITI

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location haiti

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Port-au-Prince

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about haiti

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aiti is located in the West Indies and consists of 2/3 of mountains with the rest being great valleys, extensive plateaus, and small plains.

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world and the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, with an 80% poverty rate. Haiti is one of the most densely populated and least developed countries in the Western Hemisphere.

Capital; Port-au-Prince Currency; Gourde Population (2009); 9,035,536 with a growth rate of 1.8%

Language; French and Creole, Creole is a language based on French with influences from various West African languages, Creole exists in two dialects; Fablas and Plateau.

HAITI- Indian word meaning high ground

Population density/ sq. km; 323 Literacy rate; 53% Government; Republic with an elected government 11

people about haiti

80%

Live in poverty

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25.7%

ages 0-9

23.8%

ages 10-19

30.4%

ages 20-39

15%

ages 40-59

5.1%

ages 60+

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history haiti

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istory; Haiti was explored

by Columbus, Dec. 6, 1492, when they became overruled

by Spanish laws. Haiti became a leading sugarcane producer dependant on slaves in 1697 after they became the French colony of Saint-Dominique.

In 1791 there was a violent uprising against the authority, among the 480,000 slave population which resulted in Pierre-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture’s independence

movement in 1801. However, because of Napoleon Bonapart the independence movement was held back, until 1804 when Jean-Jacques Dessalines gave Haiti its name. Haiti became the world’s first independent black republic.

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economy haiti

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aiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.

80% of the population lives under the poverty level. In addition, 56% of the population lives in abject poverty. In otherwords over half the country lives in utterly wretched or hopeless condition before the 2010 earthquake.

Two-thirds of the Haitian population depend on the agricultural sector. Most of the farming that takes places is on a small scale and is subject to

damage from frequent natural disasters. Not to mention Haiti’s growing deforestation issues.

Haiti suffers from high inflation, a lack of investment and limited infrastructure.

However, programs have been implemented in the past years in order to boost Haiti’s economy. In 2005 a marcroeconomic program was developed with the IMF (International Monetary Fund).

This program help the Haitian economy grow by 3.5% by 2007 which was the highest growth

rate since 1999. For the most part, the country depends on formal international economic assitance in order to be financially stable. Haiti Employment Data part, the country depends on formal international economic assitance in order to be financially stable.

Earning less than $2.00 per day: 72% Earning less than $1.25 per day: 55%

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employment economy haiti

Industry: 11%

Service: 39%

Agriculture: 50%

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Haiti GDP:

average GDP

6.95 billion

each represents $ 6.56 billion

United States GDP: 14.2 trillion

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agriculture haiti

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aiti’s Agriculture. Haiti has always been dependant on agriculture, from the slavery to the day of their independence and forward. 70% of Haiti’s farmers are unsatisfied with the soil “The earth is tiered,” and sees this as one of their greatest issue. Haiti’s soil has been misused since 1492 when Haiti was “discovered” by Columbus. Their forest has been cut down and new products have been planted such as sugar, lucrative coffee, indigo, tobacco, maize, beans, and cassava.

Haiti has also been used for the charcoal industry, which worsened the soil and exhilarated the deforestation. Droughts and flooding have also contributed to the poor soil quality. Because of the decreased soil quality, food production through agriculture has decreased by 30% with a remaining forest of merely 4%.Since a typical Haitian diet contains about 20% of rice and Haiti’s soil quality has become so limited, they are forced to import 400,000 tons per year, according

to national geographic. 66% of Haiti’s population obtains a living from agriculture although merely 1/3 of Haiti’s land is suitable for cultivation. Nevertheless as the agriculture capability has decreased as the population growth has accelerated. Hence food has had to be imported in greater quantities each year.

Haiti’s agriculture is built up of about one hectare per family.

The farming consists or a variety of fruit trees and various roots, and are cultivated with hands,

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deforestation haiti

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s Haiti is one of the poorest country in the world people in Haiti need to cut down trees for fuel to burn for heat or turn into charcoal, this among poor soil and flooding have made Haiti one of the most deforested countries in the world.

As Haiti’s trees have disappeared, landslides have become a major concern, especially during the rainy season, and the destabilizing effects of an earthquake on soil only worsen the problem.

“If you remove the trees, you have no buffer. So the water”— and soil—”tends to very quickly move downhill,” said Mark Ashton, a professor at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

“Anywhere you have strong motion and steep terrain, you have extremely high risk of slope failure and landslides, and they can be extremely large,” said Colin Stark, a geophysicists at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in New York.

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food culture haiti

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atian cuisine is strongly based on Creole and French cooking styles and is also influenced by Spanish and Taino cooking. Originally natives gathered fruits and vegetables such as guavas, pineapples, cassava, papayas, sweet potatoes, and corn. Europeans later introduced oranges, limes, mangoes, rice, and sugarcane.

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haracterized by brillinat colors, naive perspective, and sly humor. Favorite subjects include lush plants and plentiful foods. Because of the high illiteracy rate and political oppression, artists enjoy painting with symbols, so that all can enjoy their artwork.

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locals personas haiti

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hat we have learned from Haiti Personas:

Deprived of constant source of income and food due the economic and agricultural conditions of the country. While the earthquake has devastated their lifestyle, they have always lived in harsh conditions before the earthquake and these conditions will continue for years to come if they continue along the same path

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Farmer without crops Farmers name: Eliezer Age: 47 Farming has been his occupation since he was 12. Comes from a long generation of farmers.

In recent years it has been difficult to keep up his crops due to deforestation and inadequate soil to plant crops in.

Flooding has been the main source of losing crops. Seeds that are planted are washed away from the constant flooding that occurs in Haiti.

Unemployed Haitian Male Name: David Age: 22 David is one of four children. His father passed away with due to a disease five years ago.

He became the man of the family and main provider for the children and mother.

He had a secure job at a factory that assembled products for a foreign company.

Due to the earthquake, the factory building has collapsed and has left David without a job.

Woman who needs food for her family Name: Marie France Age: 23 Marie France is shown here with one of her five children. She is holding the youngest. Marie France used to work at the local market.

Since the earthquake, there is little food to provide for her children.

She has no spouse to provide the food for her. Also knowing the conditions with crops, she hopes to help a local farmer to provide food for her family.

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hat we have learned from the donators:

People want to support but they want to see the results.

They want to connect with the people of Haiti In Haiti’s particular situation because of their constant natural disasters and economical instability, they would like to see sustainable efforts made

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Retired Couple Name: Harry and Linda Age: 60 and 50 (respectively) Harry and Linda have been married for 26 years and have four children. Their youngest is still in college and they are helping all of their children financially. They don’t have lots of extra spending money, but want to support Haiti. They like the idea of making a donation to somthing that will be sustainable and provide help for an extended period of time.

Environmentally Friendly Male Name: Ben Age: 57 Ben is an environmental activist and has always had a love for nature. He was aware of the deforestation taking place in Haiti before the earthquake and knows that without help the situation will only get worse. He wants to help support earthquake victims, but wants to donate to something sustainable, that will help the Haitians for years to come.

College Student Name: Mia Age: 22 Mia is a senior at university. She is active in community serivce and donates much of her time to helping others. She has been making financial donations to organizations supporting earthquake relief, but wants to do more. She thinks that it is necessary to help Haitians far into the future, not just during the first few months after the disaster.

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e decided to pick out case studies that represent the product or the help we would like to provide to Haiti as one of the poorest countries in the world and after the earthquake.

The question of where donation goes was raised and we started looking for cases that gave back to the donator as well as to Haiti.

We were also looking for stainability. The old saying; “Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime” was one of

our great inspirations. Some of the cases we found were more interesting than others, which we will go into more detail and inform about what they have done so far and what their future goals are.

soil

Organization focused on building compositing toilets or (latrines) that the Haitian community (mostly children and women) would maintain.

tide

Donaters purchase shirt and then Tide matches the price of shirt and donates to Haiti.

better Hope

A non profit organization dedicated to the reforestation of Kenya which is helping restore financial independence, education and income

food for the poor

Donations for tree planting Mission - “To reforest and feed those of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere”

tree for haiti now

Acknowledged the importance of donating trees because of t ehir ability to store water in the ground.

breat cancer fund pins

Sale of the pins provide money for breast cancer research.

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case study 1 soil

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ustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting soil resources, empowering communities and transforming wastes into resources in Haiti.

Increased global consumption of food and fiber has diminished soil resources and increased environmental pollution.

Deforestation, driven by localized poverty and charcoal demand and global demand for forest resources, has led to serious

erosion. Fertile soil needed for productive farming is washed into aquatic systems, where it displaces fishstocks in a cycle that continually reduces local food production. In addition, the denuded mountainsides no longer protect communities from landslides and floods.

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ncreased soil fertility is also critical to income generation, particularly in impoverished agricultural communities, which constitute approximately

2.4 billion people worldwide. In contrast to industrialized farming systems, these communities rarely have access to the commercial fertilizers that are used by wealthier farmers to maintain soil fertility and increase production, making it difficult for poor farmers to compete in the global market. Each year hundreds of thousands of farmers are forced to leave their land and seek work in the cities, no longer able to support their families through farming.

Cities do not have adequate jobs or services to absorb the flow of internally displaced refugees and, in many communities, poor water and sanitation contribute to the spread disease and drive families deeper into poverty.

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iven their importance to human health, livelihood and wellbeing, access to soil fertility and water resources are politically and socially regulated and, much like oil, are increasingly controlled by capital markets. Poor farmers

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are unable to afford prime agricultural land, irrigation or inputs and much of the world does not have access to safe drinking water resources. The cycle of poverty is perpetuated.

SOIL seeks to support and engage in collaborative community-based education and implementation projects which utilize local creativity, resources, and labor to enhance soil fertility, improve crop yields, limit erosion, protect water resources, and create livelihood opportunities

for impoverished communities in Haiti.

What is done well: They are very involved with the communities; they speak Creole so communication is very good between the organization and the people of Haiti.

They are helping in multiple ways; the latrines create good soil, which in turn helps crops and water supplies.

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case study 2 better globe

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etter Globe based their charity around the fact that “Without massive forests being planted there will soon be no farmland and as a consequence very few farmers left in Africa and the global warming will claim disastrous results, all over the world.” Under the Better Globe Group, there are multiple branches including Better Globe Forestry, Ltd. – Kenya, Mukau Wood Ltd. – Kenya and Better Globe Forestry, Ltd. – Uganda, all of which deal with planting trees in different

countries in Africa.

Better Globe Forestry Ltd.Kenya is the mother company of all the Better Globe Forestry Group and does all the planning, physical plantation, hiring people and has the executive responsibility of planting the trees and seeing to it that all the studies like Environmental Impact Assessment and Feasibility studies are done in a proper way. They also run a 45-acre test and training farm

in Kibwesi, Kenya for trees and agriculture projects. The company will work close with the communities wherever they have a tree plantation and provide people with jobs, schools, water, a clinic and agricultural help through Microfinance, so they can become self-sustainable.

What is done well: Better Globe does a good job of researching what trees are appropriate for the many climates of Africa. Their Feasibility

Studies predict how beneficial and profitable each kind of tree will be for the community it is planted in.

They work with the community, not only planting trees, but providing jobs, schools, water, etc.

They take a personal interest in the community and make sure it is supported.

What can be improved: Better Globe is very unorganized, particularly with their communications between the

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company and potential donators.

It is hard to tell where the donated money is going, and if it is actually being put to good use. Donators tend to want proof that they are not being scammed and the way the current website does not give the charity a vote of confidence.

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2010 earthquake haiti

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massive earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, 2010 just after 5 p.m. The earthquake hit 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince leaving the city in unimaginable destruction. This quake is the worst to hit Haiti in 200 years according to the New York Times.

Studies done by the InterAmerican Development Bank estimates that the cost for the damages could be anywhere from $7.2 billion to 13.2 billion.

The total population in Haiti is

10 million people. There are 200,000 estimated deaths along with 196,595 injuries.

The world response to the quake was almost immediate. One of the largest earthquakes had devasted a country that was already devastated economically, agriculturally, and suffers from natural disasters frequently.

However, the earthquake that hit January 12 left many homeless, without food, a home to go to and many children without their families.

On January 12th, 2010, at 16:53 local time, a massive earthquake hit Haiti. It measured 7.0 on the richter scale and was the worst to hit Haiti in 200 years.

Epicenter: 10 miles Southwest of Port-au-Prince Estimated dead: 200,000 Estimated injuries: 196,595 Hardest hit age group: Under 20 Estimated homeless: 1,100,000

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earthquake science

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n earthquake is created when the constantly moving geologic plates get stuck while shifting eventually the plates unstuck which created the earthquake.

An earthquake may be large or small, the large earthquakes are called mainshocks and the smaller earthquakes are the aftershocks created by the mainshock.

During an earthquake, hillside stability is further threatened as the gorund is shaken.

Magnitude is the measurement of an earthquake. A quake measuring 3 to 5 is considered minor or light; 5 to 7 is moderate to strong; 7 to 8 is major; and 8 or more is great.

Magnitude 1.0 - 3.0 3.0 - 3.9 4.0 - 4.9 5.0 - 5.9 6.0 - 6.9 7.0 and higher

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what about the people? haiti earthquake 2010 With a total population of 10,000,000 people living in Haiti, each

represents 100,000 people

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Estimated deaths

200,000

Injuiries

196,595

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what about the people? haiti earthquake 2010 Homeless

1,100,000

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Need food

2,000,000

Hardest hit population

3,725,615

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haiti vs. chile infrastructure

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aiti

Roads & Transportation Only a small percentage of roads in Haiti are paved, and those that are paved are filled with potholes or damaged by landslides. Poor road conditions have made it super difficult for farmers to take their products or crops to markets or towns. There are no railway systems implemented except for a small one that was connected to an ex-sugar plantation Portau-Prince International Airport is

located about 5 miles from the capital and has its most regular connections with North America and Europe.

Energy Deforestation and the resulting soil erosion have silted up Haiti’s main hydroelectric power system. Only wealthy and companies have private generators but there was barely enough energy to generate electricity for the country. Only 10% of city dwellers and 3% of rural population have working electricity.

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hile

Roads & Transportation Internal transportation network is pretty well developed The Chilean government heavily regulates all sources of transportation Energy Many new infrastructures are being implemented in Chile right now because of their economic growth and political stability Chile is attempting to alleviate its dependence on imported energy

sources; they are now making major efforts especially in Santiago (Chile) to use renewable sources of energy to generate electricity to the country.

Summary Although, Chile rated higher on the Richter scale, the country suffered less damage to their buildings and land and thus less fatalities. Just a month before, Haiti suffered an earthquake of 7.7 on the Richter scale and suffered almost four times the amount of damage.

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According to many reports and articles, the reason why Haiti suffered more even though it had a smaller scaling earthquake, is because of their poor building codes.

How do we gauge a good building code?

1.Materials for buildings a. For high-risk buildings, concrete, reinforced concrete or steel are used. On the other hand you have materials, which

are very poor for an earthquake country, like adobe, which is used a lot in poorer countries such as Haiti.

2.Ductility a.Ductility was explained well in an NPR interview with an archi tect. If you bend a paper clip back and forth, it does not break but if you have a piece of chalk and bend it slightly and it breaks. Like chalk, concrete is a brittle material to work with but by adding adequate amounts of steel you can make it ductile

3.Economic Stability a.In order to really implement a strong building code and have the country uphold these standards, the country needs to have strong financial support from the government. Poorer countries loan out to poorer constructions.

chili vs. haiti after the earthquake haiti numbers Richter Scale – 7.0 Estimated Fatalities – 230,000 chili numbers Richter Scale – 8.8 Estimated Fatalities – 279 45

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PHASE TWO DESIGN

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red cross inspiration exploring seed haiti

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uring our initial stages of brainstorming for the Haiti Recovery project, we had the opportunity to meet with Mick Maurer of the Red Cross of Greater New York. His initial presentations allowed us to understand the role of the Red Cross in the Haitian Earthquake crisis as well as other matters dealt with in the area of Greater New York.

Although we decided not to partake in any of the specific issues Mr. Maurer proposed as ideas to work on to help volunteer participation

in the Red Cross. We did grow inspiration from this. We learned a lot about the immediate relief and noticed that there was heavy emphasis on the matter.

However, this is where all group members decided to embark on finding sustainable methods of providing relief to Haiti as well as other disaster areas.

Thanks to the Red Cross we were able to derive our initiatives towards providing long-term recovery effects that maybe supported by the Red Cross in the future!

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clinton bush haiti fund researching seed haiti

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n the aftermath of the earthquake, President Barack Obama asked President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush to raise funds for immediate, high-impact relief and long-term recovery efforts to help those who are most in need of assistance. In response, the two Presidents established the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF) to respond to unmet needs in the country, foster economic opportunity, improve the quality of life over the long term for those affected, and assist the people of Haiti as they

rebuild their lives and “build back better.� he Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is doing this by working with and supporting the efforts of reputable 501(c) (3) nongovernmental and nonprofit organizations.

Presidents Clinton and Bush oversee the CBHF through their respective nonprofit organizations, the William J. Clinton Foundation and Communities Foundation of Texas.

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e looked at the efforts being made by the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. In addition to another organization we hope to work with such as SOIL, we can probably find an opportunity with the Clinton Administration to help our organization SEED HAITI to succeed. The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is hoping to find ways to bring long-term recovery efforts and to rebuild the lives of the Haitian community thru smaller non-profit organizations. With

this recent research, SEED HAITI can now considering submitting a proposal to work with the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund because they are more established as a group. They are established economically and publically known and can generate interest in what our group intends to offer to the Haitian community as well as its donators.

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environment haiti

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he forests that use to cover the entire country are now reduced to 4% of the total land area. According to the United Nations sources, Haiti loses 3% of its forests every year.

Deforestation has had a disastrous effect on soil fertility because the steep hillsides that the farmers generally work on are susceptible to erosion.

Explaining erosion and the effects of deforestation:

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Erosion is the process by which the surface of the Earth breaks down or wears down. A large example of erosion is the Grand Canyon. Erosion is caused by natural elements such as wind or water.

modern concern with Erosion Although this is a natural process of the earth, it has increased dramatically by human land use, industrial culture, deforestation and urban sprawl.

Anything that can be turned into fluid, water, ice and wind cause erosion naturally on our earth and breaks down soil, mountains, rocks etc.

Erosion is actually healthy for the ecosystem. However when there is excessive erosion as Haiti is experiencing, ecosystems are damaged and there is a large depletion in soil that can be used for harvesting.

In general, given similar vegetation and ecosystems, areas with high-intensity precipitation, more frequent rainfall, more wind, or more storms are expected to have more erosion. This is the case with Haiti, which experiences major storms and several hurricanes a year.

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mind mapping 1

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rebuilding infrastructure

language COMMUNITY

communication

education POVERTY

digital photography/ polaroids identification search

FOOD AND WATER distribution

data bases

LOVED ONES

$2 or less/day

electronic chips

awareness

HAITI

therapy helping

main source of income

identification development

AGRICULTURE

damaged by droughts

CULTURE

african / french / europen

SOIL EROSION, DEFORESTATION art

water

plant food + soil

donations

money opportunities

cause flooding education seeds

-set= by buying this, a tree is planted in Haiti -to prevent flooding and promote agriculture

- related to culture + art exchange?

- or a “Haiti” seed sold in local stores?

tree planting project, “plant a seed, plant a hope” - web site - sales/donations - tree planting = reconstruction = education

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mind mapping 2

WASTE SHRINKS BY 90%

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Anaerobic digestors

Working system set up in China More complex Sustainable system

AGRICULTURE ECONOMY GOES UP INFECTIOUS DISEASES GO DOWN

HOW COULD THIS PROJECT BE FUNDED

LATRINES

Composting toilets

Easy to construct Comparitively odorless Don’t require water

ADS, POSTERS

DIRECTS THEM TO WEBSITE THAT INTRODUCES THEM TO THE SANITATION PROBLEM IN HAITI

CAN DONATE THROUGH WEBSITE

OUR GROUP CAN JOIN WITH A ORGANIZATION LIKE SOIL TO WHO CAN BUILD THESE LATRINES WITH THE HELP OF OUR FUNDRAISED MONEY

RELIEF IN HAITI!

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mind mapping 3

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Why?

Provide more water Lack of food Soultions?

Co-ed Shelters Lack of water

Provide more food Soultions?

More Police Is this possible at this time?

How? Shelters for only women and children

Is this sustainable?

Will it really make a difference?

Is this sustainable?

Fly in more supplies

Airways are backed up

Find a sustainable soulution

Can we grow food?

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bringing community together rebuilding infrastructure

language COMMUNITY

communication

education POVERTY

digital photography/ polaroids identification search

FOOD AND WATER distribution

map 1 + 2 + 3 = final map

data bases

LOVED ONES

$2 or less/day

electronic chips

awareness

HAITI

therapy helping

main source of income

identification development

AGRICULTURE

damaged by droughts

CULTURE art

water

plant food + soil

african / french / europen

SOIL EROSION, DEFORESTATION money opportunities

cause flooding education seeds

-set= by buying this, a tree is planted in Haiti -to prevent flooding and promote agriculture

- related to culture + art exchange?

- or a “Haiti” seed sold in local stores?

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tree planting project, “plant a seed, plant a hope” - web site - sales/donations - tree planting = reconstruction = education

donations

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WASTE SHRINKS BY 90%

Violence against women and children

Why?

Provide more water

FERTILIZER USED FOR AGRICULTURE

Anaerobic digestors

Working system set up in China More complex Sustainable system

Lack of food Soultions?

Co-ed Shelters

AGRICULTURE ECONOMY GOES UP INFECTIOUS DISEASES GO DOWN

Lack of water

HOW COULD THIS PROJECT BE FUNDED

LATRINES

Composting toilets

Easy to construct Comparitively odorless Don’t require water

Provide more food

ADS, POSTERS

DIRECTS THEM TO WEBSITE THAT INTRODUCES THEM TO THE SANITATION PROBLEM IN HAITI

CAN DONATE THROUGH WEBSITE

Soultions?

More Police Is this possible at this time?

How? Shelters for only women and children

Is this sustainable?

Will it really make a difference?

Fly in more supplies

Find a sustainable soulution

OUR GROUP CAN JOIN WITH A ORGANIZATION LIKE SOIL TO WHO CAN BUILD THESE LATRINES WITH THE HELP OF OUR FUNDRAISED MONEY

Is this sustainable?

RELIEF IN HAITI!

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Can we grow food?

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ll of our sketches and individual brainstorming revealed that we all had ideas that could somehow work together and essentially lead to the same question: How could we bring together our concepts and ideas to form a sustainable form of donation?

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Women and Children

Fruit

Engaging the locals of Haiti to plant

Types of Trees Building Latrines

Clients Anerobic Composting Toilets

Partnership with SOIL

Planting Trees

Donaters

Non-profit organization Easy to Construct

Doesn’t require water

Personal Connection

Haitian Climate Awareness

Flooding

Rebuilding Landscape

Odorless Creating Fertilizer

Sustainable Crops

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mission seed haiti

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ur three ideas brought together SEED HAITI. We intend to be a group who will not only contribute to immediate relief but most importantly sustainable relief. We hope to achieve this by allowing the donator to purchase a seed that will then be planted in Haiti. By rebuilding the forest landscape of Haiti, new soil will be generated to harvest food and trees will be used more as a barrier for future natural disasters such as hurricanes.

Not only will SEED HAITI bring agricultural and economic stability in the long run but, there will also be a personal connection built between from the donators of the United States and the people of Haiti.

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Where will they be sold?

Haiti

Buying the plants/seeds

Going to Haiti to help plant the trees Environments

Where our products are sold

Experiences

Checking up on the trees that you donated Updates given on the website

SEED HAITI

Use google earth to produce satellite images Updates given through e-mail Products

Plants In branded pots

Seeds

In branded packets

Books/pamphlets about our company

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why trees haiti

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lanting trees could mobilize many different efforts that could help the people of Haiti for years to come. People who hope to have a better personal connection with their donations could buy a seed that would be planted in Haiti.

People of the Haitian community could begin planting these trees which would help rejuvenate their soil conditions as well as contribute to the rebuilding of their forests which are currently depleting faster

each year.

In addition, planting trees would also allow Haiti to combat the constant flooding, and mudslides that devastate the country frequently.

Planting trees also allowed us to create connections to our other ideas of building composting latrines and with the replenishment of soil, bring a larger abundance of localized food and crops. These efforts could also lessen the current

violence crimes that are mostly done against women and children.

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what trees haiti

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ith a tropical climate these are the trees atable suitable for Haiti

guava

orange

grapefruit

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mulberry

lime

breadfruit

mango

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pine island nursery exploring seed haiti

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EED HAITI as a group decided to look at tree nurseries whom nursed tropical trees suitable for Haiti’s climat. Another requirement for the tree nursery was that it had to be close to Haiti but still in the USA. ine Island Nursery was founded in 1972 by owner and President Colleen H. Boggs. The fifty acre family owned and operated facility is located twenty-five miles southwest of downtown Miami in an upland pine habitat, for which the nursery was named. The nursery

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now specializes solely in tropical fruit, nut, and spice trees and primarily caters to commercial fruit growers in Florida. SEED HAITI will purchase Mango trees, Guava trees, and Mulberry trees from Pine Island.

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brite leaf citrus nursery exploring seed haiti

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rite Leaf Citrus Nursery is located in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, located about 1 hour north of Tampa. We are a family owned and operated containerized citrus nursery. Our primary customer is the commercial grove owner. We have been selling to commercial growers since 1998, and have been involved in the citrus industry for many years prior to starting our nursery. We are involved in many aspects of the citrus industry, have a long-standing love and respect for the industry, and are active

in citrus associations to help improve and promote Florida citrus. We are members of the FNGLA (Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association) and the PRVCGA (Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Association).

SEED HAITI will purchase Lemon trees, Lime trees, and Grapefruit trees from Brite Leaf.

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owwever this nursery does not deliver thier tree outside Florida. Moreover they provide tehir customers with 1-2 days

direct shipping information with prices, which is interesting since it gives us a thought of how much it may cost and how trees are transported.

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bout shipping; Tree Shipment ;Shipping is via UPS Ground.

-I ship on Tuesday following receipt of payment.

-Shipping is via UPS Ground.

Most Florida locations deliver in 1 to 2 days.

-We pack in a 4x4x48� sleeve that protects the tree.

- Our trees are not bareroot....they are shipped in the growing pot with all soil.

- A screw is placed through the box and pot to keep tree from moving around and crushing top during shipment.

- Simply remove the screw and open the box from bottom.

- Pull your new citrus tree out pot first.

- While, the box protects the tree from damage, it cannot prevent the tree from freezing. If you live

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in a cold climate and night time temps are below 40 degrees, you risk damage to your tree. We will gladly take your order and hold till spring.

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osts;

1 Tree = $10 2 Trees = $15 3 Trees = $20 4 Trees = $25 For more than 4 trees we will calculate shipping.

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process explore seed haiti

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his is a prototype map of what the process of SEED HAITI would look like.

1. The plant is sold for money 2. The money is used to purchase seedlings from one of the tree nurseries we have chosen 3. The money is also used to transport the trees to Haiti and to pay the import fees ones entering Haiti.

4. The trees are given to the local farmers whom with help of the rest of the community plants and nurtures the seedlings so they can

grow and become trees which will hopefully feed generations after generations in Haiti

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in store prototype explore seed haiti

nt a hope” “plant a seed pla for haiti

GUAVA

nt a hope” “plant a seed pla for haiti

ORANGE

nt a hope” “plant a seed pla for haiti

GRAPEFRUIT

nt a hope” “plant a seed pla for haiti

MULBERRY

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ur three ideas brought together SEED HAITI. We intend to be a group who will not only contribute to immediate relief but most importantly sustainable relief. We hope to achieve this by allowing the donator to purchase a seed that will then be planted in Haiti. By rebuilding the forest landscape of Haiti, new soil will be generated to harvest food and trees will be used more as a barrier for future natural disasters such as hurricanes.

Harvesting Food Seasonal

Engaging the locals of Haiti to plant

Types of Trees

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Building Latrines

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Clients Anerobic Composting Toilets

LIME

BREADFRUIT

MANGO

Farmers

Women and Children

Fruit

Partnership with SOIL

Planting Trees

Donaters

Non-profit organization Easy to Construct

Doesn’t require water

Personal Connection

Haitian Climate Awareness

Flooding

Rebuilding Landscape

Odorless Creating Fertilizer

Sustainable Crops

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system map seed haiti

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community map evaluate seed haiti

farmers with poor soil before SEED HAITI and soil’s colaboration

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farmers with seedlings, transported from the us, planted with help of the rest of the community

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with help of everyone’s efforts the seedlings grow into trees...

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... trees, which grow fruits to feed generations of Haitians and prevent furture natural disasters...

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donator experiance evaluate seed haiti

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ia was one of our initial donor personas in Phase 1.

The following was her interaction with SEED HAITI: Mia was out of her morning class and went to the local cafe on her campus. She saw the SEED HAITI display and was interested in their mission. She decided to purchase a plant in order to donate money to SEED HAITI. As a way to remind her of her contribution to Haiti, the plant

sits on the window sill in her apartment; she waters it every day. She also logs into the SEED HAITI website to track the progress of trees being planted in Haiti by SEED HAITI. She really enjoyed the experience, especially because she could see the difference her doanation made. She told all her friends at school about it in hopes to encourage them to make the same donation.

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liezer was one of our initial client personas in Phase 1.

The following was his interaction with SEED HAITI: When SEED HAITI was introduced into Eliezer’s town in Haiti, he was hesitant about using their resources.

However, he had a lot of hardships when farming his cropland and was willing to try out SEED HAITI and see if any improvements could be made.

As his former profession was farming, Elizer worked with SEED HAITI to teach his community how to farm and when crops were ready to be harvested. He helped engage them in a community effort to create a sustainable life in Haiti and felt extreme pride about this.

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arie France was one of our initial client personas in Phase 1. The following was her interaction with SEED HAITI: Being a mother of five, Marie France’s main concern was how to feed her children and herself.

The efforts of SEED HAITI have been introduced into Marie France’s community.

experiencing better helping them produce more plentiful crops.

Marie is extremely happy that she now has a sustainable way to feed her children and hopes that this new system will empower her children to continue the efforts in creating a sustainable environment for their children in future generations.

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conclusion seed haiti SEED HAITI explores the problems that face a beaten nation following the horrific earthquake of January 12th, 2010. By understanding the history, landscape, agriculture, economic situation, culture, and earthquake aftermath, SEED HAITI builds on a new hope of engaging the community and literally replanting the earth in hopes of a much richer future. SEED HAITI will allow communities to plant hope for tomorrow. Not only will SEED HAITI nourish the land, but it will nourish the people; the trees

will bring nutrients back to the soil, help prevent flooding, and provide food for the people. By working with the community, we will attempt to create years of natural prosperity for the people of Haiti.

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resources images Landscape, pg. 23 | http://www.dr1.com/blogs/uploads/environment_deforestation.jpg Landscape, pg.23 | http://aq48.dnraq.state.ia.us/prairie/images/Deforestation.jpg Landscape, pg.23 | http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3997726415_ac79320621.jpg Woman Cooking, pg. 24 | http://www.hobotraveler.com/b-photos01/211-768-haiti-food.jpg Fish, pg. 24 | http://multiculturalcookingnetwork.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/haiti_4_2cr2.jpg Food, pg. 24 | http://www1.american.edu/ted/images4/food-fruits-photo.jpg Art Culture pg. 25 | http://www.synergyart.org/Haiti/Haiti%20invite%20photo.jpg Red Cross of Greater NY, pg.51 | http://www.flickr.com/photos/30084374@N02/4055521377/ Red Cross, woman carrying box pg.51 | http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifrc/4309112500/sizes/l/ Red Cross Smiling child, pg.51 | http://www.flickr.com/photos/ifrc/4304149613/sizes/o/ Obama, Bush, Clinton, pg.53 | http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamkoenig/4279600272/ Clinton UN, pg. 53 | http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/4348919458/sizes/l/ Seed pg. 73 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Maple-seed.jpg Seedling pg. 73 http://www.flickr.com/photos/34250973@N04/3553227217/ Tree pg. 73 http://www.flickr.com/photos/denemiles/3828501255/ Old Tree pg. 73 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2951429007_76eb266451.jpg Orange tree, pg. 75 | http://affordablehomeandgardenstore.com/merchandise/washington-navel-orange-tree Guava tree, pg.75 | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Guava_ID.jpg Grapefruit tree, pg. 75 | http://affordablehomeandgardenstore.com/merchandise/rio-red-grapefruit-tree Mulberry tree, pg.75 | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Mulberry_larger.jpg/250pxMul Lime tree, pg. 75 | http://silviahartmann.com/background-tile/images/01-lime-tree-background.jpg Bread fruit tree, pg.75 | http://www.vanheygen.com/Silhouette/images/breadfruit.jpg

Mango tree, pg.75 | http://mgonline.com/media/Images/m/mango04.jpg Citrus Tree, pg.77 | http://www.arizonacactusandtrees.com/images/AED+Citrus+Tree.jpg Young girl pg. 94 http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindsaystark/1269358903/in/set-72157601749012676/ Older man pg. 94 http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindsaystark/2109152095/in/set-72157601749012676/ Young boy pg. 95 http://www.flickr.com/photos/dangerding/2389944936/ Old woman pg. 95 http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldano/4340229681/ Young girl pg. 95 http://www.flickr.com/photos/americanredcross/2879318993/ Teen boy pg. 95 http://www.flickr.com/photos/nygus/4394583459/

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