Haiti Just Recovery
On this weeklong trip, participants will work with members of the Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP), a UUSC partner, on projects to help former Port-au-Prince residents build new lives in rural Haiti. Every day, you will work with Haitian peasants to build new homes, construct food gardens from old tires, or contribute to other sustainability projects.
Upcoming Trips
- October 5–12, 2013 (apply by July 28, 2013)
- December 7–14, 2013 (apply by September 29, 2013)
- January 25–February 1, 2014 (apply by November 17, 2013)
- March 15–22, 2014 (apply by January 5, 2014)
- May 10–17, 2014 (apply by March 2, 2014)
$1,350 per person, not including airfare. Reduced pricing is available on request for young adults, fellowshipped ministers, religious education professionals, and seminarians. Congregational groups of three or more participants are eligible for a five percent discount.
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Contact us
If you are interested in organizing your own congregational group to work with the Papaye Peasant Movement, please see our page on congregational trips.
Upcoming Open Congregational Trips
- October 26–November 2, 2013 (register by August 18, 2013), Pacific Northwest Region
If you are interested in organizing your own congregational group to work with the Papaye Peasant Movement, please see our page on congregational trips.
Our Partner
The Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP), founded in 1973, organizes and empowers small farmers in Haiti to improve their living conditions. Today, MPP has more than 60,000 members. MPP’s major goals include helping Haiti regain food security, sustainably managing natural resources, advocating for women’s rights, promoting alternative energies, and building people-centered rural communities.
Resources
For general orientation to and understanding of Haiti, we ask that you read two books before the trip. They are quick reads and very informative:
Haiti: The Aftershocks of History, by Laurent Dubois
Krik? Krak!, by Edwidge Danticat
Also recommended:
Tectonic Shifts: Haiti Since the Earthquake, by Mark Schuller
Program Leaders
Wendy L. Flick is manager of UUSC’s Haiti Program. She travels to Haiti frequently to assess the needs of survivors, to identify and support grassroots partners, and to help develop long-term strategies for reconstruction.
Nanouche Enaillo is an MPP-trained community animator with over seven years of experience helping communities in Haiti organize for social change. She has been a UUSC consultant since January 2012.
