TechnoServe Haiti Hope Project

Grant announced: August 9, 2010
Grant amount: $550,600
Location: Mirebalais, Leogane, Gros Morne
Key Partners: The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank and the Coca-Cola Company

Please click here to download the TechnoServe Haiti Hope Project Fact Sheet.


President Bush meets with Haitians who are receiving
technical assistance through the Haiti Hope Project


The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund grant of $550,600 to TechnoServe provides funding for the establishment of mango producer groups, nurseries, and service and collection centers as part of the Haiti Hope Project. By strengthening Haiti's mango value chain and increasing farmers' revenues, the project aims to increase long-term income for approximately 25,000 families.


Local farmers and producers work to organize mangos for sale and export.


Transforming Lives and Livelihoods
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund grant to TechnoServe's Haiti Hope Project will help:

  • Establish two prototype market service centers, four collection centers, and ten nurseries.
  • Deliver funding for seeds and nursery stock.
  • Provide financing for the formation and strengthening of 25 producer business groups through local financial service providers. In these groups farmers will be trained on organizational and business skills as well as ways in which they can increase the volume and quality of their mango production.
  • Develop a model for farmer credit to ensure that farmers have access to credit in order to invest in their crops and increase their revenues.
  • Convene stakeholders in the mango value chain, from farm to exporter, to foster cooperation and improve efficiency.

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's catalytic grant is intended to jumpstart the project, benefitting up to 5,000 farmers and their families, establishing a model to be replicated throughout the sector.


President Bush visists with mango farmers.

About The Haiti Hope Project
The Haiti Hope Project is a partnership between The Coca Cola Company, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank, TechnoServe, and local partners to improve the value chain for Haitian smallholder farmers cultivating mangoes for export and domestic markets. This project will help Haiti reach its full potential in marketing mangoes, already its second most valuable agricultural export, as fresh fruit and juice extracts.

About TechnoServe
Since 1968, TechnoServe has helped entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity, and economic growth for their families, their communities, and their countries.