On Friday, June 5, 2015, Soul of Haiti & the Haitian organisation Foundation Enfant Jesus launched «CHACHE LAVI» on Ile a Vache. Local community leaders and the media sat alongside future participants of the program, to learn more about what it can do for this beautiful island.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe ceremony took place in a warm presence of representatives of different community organizations, who displayed  their satisfaction and welcomed this program to the Island. Chache Lavi will soothe the suffering of many poor local families and therefore these community leaders promised to support its continued success.

Chache Lavi (CLV) is designed  to combat extreme poverty, which is at the heart of Haiti’s problems. It does so by helping poor women & children, living in rural areas; providing them with the means to become economically self-sufficient.

Chache Lavi is a not for profit social program which promotes the rehabilitation and the socio-economic strengthening of families. Its main purpose is to provide for comprehensive, independent and sustainable human development. It encourages initiative & entrepreneurial spirit. It promotes production and transformation of agricultural products. It encourages the consumption of local products and stimulates collective participation & community development.

Representatives of IAV local Groups

 Some of the Representatives of Local Community Organisations

Chache Lavi’s first goal is to assist participants in creating or expanding their small enterprises, providing the financial & business techniques necessary to increase earnings which allows participants meet their immediate needs and those of their families. Secondly, the ultimate aim of the programme is to achieve a significant transformation in the beneficiaries living standards, giving them the opportunity to become autonomous and encouraging them to act for the well-being of their communities.

Ile a Vache is the second site for a Chache Lavi Programme. Foundation Enfant Jesus has already successfully implemented this in Lamardelle, near Port au Prince, where more than 300 families  have already benefited, leading to a significant increase in their standard of living. A new group of 60 women from Lamardelle are currently going through the selection phase and in parallel, the Soul of Haiti Chache Lavi Team will start their selection phase at the end of June 2015.