Our Products

Sustainability

Ensuring sustainability of our work is important to us, and we focus on sustainability at three levels:

1. Small business sustainability: Ensure each group of entrepreneurs who sell products is running a business that yields a return on their investment that can endure for years to come.

2. Sustainable markets for products: A factory producing products for community sales and use in Haiti is sustainable because of local demand.

3. Financial sustainability: Globally, we are working toward sustainability with franchising fees paid by each country that we enter into, carbon credit financing, and traditional philanthropy.

Water Filtration systems

  • Simple ingredients: clay, sawdust, water, and nanosilver
  • Clay water filters are affordable and proven effective.
  • Clean water for a family of 5-10 people for 3 years.
  • Provides access to clean water 
    • 45% of rural Haitian communities are locations where clean water is inaccessible or unaffordable
    • Lack of access to clean water causes an estimated 5,600 deaths 
    • Water filtration systems result in 60-70% reduction in cases of diarrheal disease in Haiti every year
  • Reduces costs for a family that is typically reliant on bottled water.

Clean Burning Stoves

  • Consists of a metal container and a perforated cast iron bowl insert that permits ash to drop and collect at the bottom of the container.
  • The stove has a 45.2% thermal efficiency.
  • Clean burning stoves reduce smoke-related illnesses by limiting exposure to airborne pollutants.
  • Five-year lifespan
  • The stove allows families to reduce their charcoal usage, thus saving money.