Our Partnership with Tearfund USA

Haiti is the most vulnerable country in Latin America and the Caribbean to climate change. In an island nation where 40% of the population depends on small-scale agriculture as their primary food supply, the increased frequency and severity of natural disasters is catastrophic.  The situation for women farmers is compounded by deeply rooted attitudes and practices that create an environment conducive to violence against women. In Haiti, 29% of women ages 15-49 report having experienced physical violence by the age of 15. Gender inequities limit the opportunities women have to contribute to their families’ food supply and economic well-being.

We’re partnering with Tearfund USA to train and equip 100 women smallholder farmers in Haiti’s Sud-Est region to increase their agricultural yields and fight hunger in their community. Tearfund is collaborating with a Haitian-led partner, Etapase, to train the farmers in agroforestry and climate smart agriculture techniques. To address gender inequities, the women alongside their husbands and other community leaders will also complete Transforming Masculinities:  an evidence-based intervention developed by Tearfund to end sexual and gender-based violence and to work toward more gender-equal societies.