Impact Spotlight

Empowering 1,500 farming families with solar-powered hubs for honey and agricultural processing

Replacing costly, unreliable fossil-fuel energy with solar power

Supporting locally managed cooperatives with solar-powered infrastructure for value-added agricultural production and business development

About

Across rural Haiti, agriculture remains central to household livelihoods and food security, accounting for roughly two-thirds of rural employment. Yet farmers often face limited access to infrastructure, reliable electricity, processing equipment, and markets—constraints that can make it difficult to preserve harvests, add value locally, or turn increased production into increased income.

Asosyasyon Fanm Limyè (Fanm Limye) is a Haitian, local nonprofit organization founded in 2012 to empower vulnerable women, strengthen rural livelihoods, and build resilient communities through sustainable economic development. Working in partnership with local communities, government institutions, and international organizations, Fanm Limye equips women and smallholder farmers with the knowledge, resources, and market opportunities they need to achieve lasting financial independence.

“It brings me immense joy to see women who have struggled through life’s hardships regain their confidence, stand back on their feet, and become champions for their families. Witnessing these life-changing transformations makes every effort, sacrifice, and challenge worthwhile to start Fanm Limye. It is a privilege to be part of turning these dreams into reality.”

— Siiri Morely, Founder of Fanm Limye

HF Partnership

Through this partnership, Fanm Limyè will establish solar-powered community aggregation and processing centers serving rural women, beekeepers, and smallholder farmers across Haiti’s West and Nippes Departments. The centers will provide reliable clean energy for honey and agricultural processing, cold storage, training, and small-business development—helping families reduce post-harvest losses, improve product quality, and retain more value from what they produce.

Reaching more than 1,500 farming families, the project will build on Fanm Limyè’s existing network of women-led farmer and beekeeping groups while reducing dependence on costly fossil fuels. By pairing shared infrastructure with local management and business development, the centers will strengthen household incomes, women’s economic leadership, and the resilience of rural food systems.