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Rebuilding Haiti must start from the ground up, with agricultural education

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Dec 8, 2010
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COOPERATIVES - THE THIRD WAY - CHRH

Note: this is not a sales pitch by an NGO. It is a call for all interested people invested in Haiti to consider a new way to support Haitians for the long term, cooperatively, for basic human rights. CHRH- Cooperatives for Human Rights In Haiti by Tom Luce, President of Hurah, Inc. mailto://president@hurah.orgTHE THIRD WAY is what some people call the cooperative movement. My human rights group, along with several other partners, is supporting a network…See More
Dec 3, 2010
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Nov 27, 2010
Thomas F. Luce commented on Thomas F. Luce's blog post COOPERATIVE BANK?
"Hi Mike, microcredit is clearly fulfilling a primary need, but as the NYT article sort of touches on, there is something more than micro. It speaks of "for-profit" banks. I'm not familiar with FONKOZE's "for-profit"…"
Nov 22, 2010
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"Welcome Tom, I am happy to see someone from Berkley on Haiti Reconstruction who cares for Haiti. I hope you can share this information with others, comment or critisize and contribute your knowledge to help others. Our Members will make a difference…"
Nov 22, 2010
Mike Mahowald commented on Thomas F. Luce's blog post COOPERATIVE BANK?
"Hi Tom, thanks for joining our site! I liked the article by the NYT so I posted it. I have heard a lot of Fonkose and use it often for transfering money. I personally have not heard of BHD or KIVA while I have been in Haiti, but that doesn't…"
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Nov 22, 2010
Thomas F. Luce posted a blog post

COOPERATIVE BANK?

Hello, I'm new to Haiti Reconstruction so I haven't followed your page on "Bank&Infrastructure Needs". My question is has anyone here heard of the Banque Haitienne De Développement" (BHD)?This was a cooperative bank, 51% owned by cooperatives beginning back in 1999. This was an innovation in a time when microcredit-caisses populaires had alrady been set in motion. The idea of the BHD was what I've caught here briefly and in the NYT's article Can Microlending Save Haiti? Doesn't Haiti's poor…See More
Nov 22, 2010
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COOPERATIVES - THE THIRD WAY - CHRH

Note: this is not a sales pitch by an NGO. It is a call for all interested people invested in Haiti to consider a new way to support Haitians for the long term, cooperatively, for basic human rights.



CHRH- Cooperatives for Human Rights In Haiti by Tom Luce, President of Hurah, Inc.… Continue

Posted on December 3, 2010 at 8:00pm

COOPERATIVE BANK?

Hello, I'm new to Haiti Reconstruction so I haven't followed your page on "Bank&Infrastructure Needs". My question is has anyone here heard of the Banque Haitienne De Développement" (BHD)?



This was a cooperative bank, 51% owned by cooperatives beginning back in 1999. This was an innovation in a time when microcredit-caisses populaires had alrady been set in motion. The idea of the BHD was what I've caught here briefly and in the NYT's article Can Microlending Save Haiti? Doesn't… Continue

Posted on November 22, 2010 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

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At 8:35pm on November 22, 2010, Mike Mahowald said…
Welcome Tom, I am happy to see someone from Berkley on Haiti Reconstruction who cares for Haiti. I hope you can share this information with others, comment or critisize and contribute your knowledge to help others. Our Members will make a difference and can help Haiti become the pearl it once was.
Thanks Mike

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