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Working with the community to restore local farming improve economic opportunities and combat malnutrition. Environmental Education Soil Revitalization Tree Planting Greening Haiti Fund was launched in 2017 in FonddesBlancs a commune of 40 small villages whose residents had been farmers for generations. Environmental degradation land mismanagement and rural migration have led to deforestation malnutrition and widespread poverty. How Were Helping Challenges Unsustainable farming and logging practices in addition to severe weather events have put residents at an agricultural disadvantage A once thriving ecosystem of shade undergrowth and fruit trees has been largely decimated Soil depletion has forced many residents to turn to charcoal production for income Cutting trees for charcoal causes further soil erosion less than 2 of Haitis original tree cover remains Without intervention the land will soon be unable to support farming or charcoal production Solutions After identifying the needs of the community GHF developed a threepronged approach for sustainable community development Environmental Education Soil Revitalization and Tree Planting.