Cultivating Land and Community: Hope for Haiti with Ryan Robinson and David Sanon | Ep. 75

In keeping with a focus on the environmental, political, and economic struggles of the Haitian people, Forrest talks with Ryan Robinson and David Sanon of Konbit Haiti. Konbit Haiti was founded jointly by a group of Americans and Haitians; they continue to work together to support family health, local business development, and environmentally sustainable practices to meet needs such as clean water, sanitation, and productive farming.

Guests: David Sanon and Ryan Robinson 

• Konbit Haiti 
• David Sanon: Environmental Branch Director 
• Ryan Robinson: Executive Director 

Mentions: 

• Cholera outbreak in Haiti 
• Konbit Haiti’s W.A.S.H. program 
• Gleaning in the Old Testament 
• Waste problem in Cité Soleil, Haiti 
• Deforestation in Haiti: United Nations article, effects on mass extinction, rates and statistics 
• American rice and Haiti: BBC article, Cornell paper, USDA report 
• Trees and heat reduction: EPA article 
• Climate compensation: COP27 agreement, PBS article 
• Haiti and American peanuts: NPR article 
• UN resolution on Haitian violence: PBS article 
• Give to Konbit Haiti 
• Circlewood Course: How Creation Works: Science for Everyday Earthkeepers

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