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The Project partners with families in the selected rural mountain area.
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An active group within the project is engaged to begin the work of soil/water conservation and reforestation.
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Workers are divided into Groups of 6-12 members.
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Each Group in managed by a Group Leaders designated as "Animators".
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Animators are assisted by "chiefs" who keep the record the progress and keep the records. Animators also engage "inspectors" who perform the project audit function.
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Production planning, budgeting, reporting is started at the team level and flows upward from Members to Group Leaders & Animators to the Director.
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The Project's Haitian partners are trained, provided with supplies & equipment and paid to work the projects.
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The team members must typically volunteer for a day's work per week. They are then offered an additional 2-3 days of paid work after the volunteer day.
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In addition to pay the workers earn incentive credits. These credits accumulate based on days worked, forest & fruit tree plantings, gardens planted, performance, etc.
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Credits applied to awards such as scholarships for the children, tools and supplies, cisterns for clean water, tilapia ponds, and new hurricane proof homes.
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Detailed records are kept on expenditures, work statistics, production, incentive credits, and follow up checks are assure that the forest plantings are sustained.
