Sow a Seed is dedicated to bringing hope and creating sustainable change in the lives of orphans in Haiti.
Sow a Seed also provides a strong and independent voice that shines a light on their needs and encourages preventive and lasting investments in the welfare of these underprivileged Haitian children.
Sow a Seed is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, volunteer-based organization that works with struggling orphanages in Haiti, assisting them with food, shelter, education and healthcare. Founded and managed by a team of young Haitian-American professionals, Sow a Seed has been operating since 2004 with the financial support of leading foundations and corporations. The organization also benefits from individual donations.
While careful to maintain its independence and its basic principles of honesty, integrity, humanity and dedication, Sow a Seed works in collaboration and in partnership with other local and international organizations, volunteer groups, private sponsors, public institutions that share its mission to embed seeds of hope into the lives of the most vulnerable children of Haiti
Located 600 miles southeast of Florida, Haiti shares the western third of the island of Hispaniola, the second largest island in the Caribbean, with the Dominican Republic. Hispaniola was originally inhabited by the Taíno Arawak Indians and was discovered by Columbus in 1492. Haiti was colonized first by the Spanish, then the French whom began the importation of African slaves to the island. The indigenous Arawaks were either killed outright by conquering Spaniards or succumbed to disease. Almost all Haitians are descendants of slaves who won their freedom when they overthrew the French colonial government in 1804 to set up an independent republic. Haiti was the first black nation to claim it’s independence in the world. Today it is the least developed nation and poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The country's economy is overwhelmingly agricultural with coffee, sugar refining, textiles, flour milling and light assembly industries accounting for most economic production.
For more info on Haiti visit the US Library of Congress.
