Trash for Development, Empowering Women

Fundraising activities are already taking place through bake goods and t-shirts sales thanks our partnership with other organizations at Luther College. More fundraising activities will continue throughout this semester; Serge Fleurimont, the leader of RARA bags, will also ship RARA products from Haiti to be sold in the Decorah community. If sponsored, the machines will be purchased from Singer Company, the solar panel, from Florida Solar Panels, and shipped by Choucoune Export and Import Company free of charges, within the first two weeks of July. From august 1st to 22nd our students will travel to Haiti to carry out the project. The team will be accommodated by Mr. Serge Fleurimont, the leader of the Rara foundation. As an experienced foundation in working with the most financially disadvantaged people in Haiti, during the month of July, RARA will be responsible to identify the additional women who will be most benefited from this opportunity. Once in Haiti, the students will help set up the room, plan and manage the training sessions for the new members and production during the first two weeks, august 2nd until the 15th. From august 16th until the 21st the team will be working on a marketing campaign so that the RARA products can be reintroduced into the Haitian market. The targeted places for marketing efforts will include touristic sites such as Labadee where the team in collaboration with the Haitian students from the University of Sciences, will seek opportunities to reintroduce the merchandise to individuals and souvenir shops. On the 23rd the team will fly back to the US.