Haiti Just Recovery

Papaye, Haiti A UU Service-Learning Program

Don’t miss this hands-on opportunity to work with the Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP) and help former Port-au-Prince residents build new lives in rural Haiti. You will work with Haitians to build new homes, construct food gardens from old tires, or contribute to other sustainability projects. Witness firsthand the challenges facing post-earthquake Haiti and how MPP is meeting those challenges with hope and resilience.

Mutiple Trips Cost: $675–$1,350 Visit UUCSJ.ORG to apply. Application deadlines on reverse. Haiti Just Recovery Trip Itinerary Day 1 • Arrival Day 5 • Morning reflection • Dinner, introductions, and trip orientation • Work at project site Saturday Wednesday • Market visit in nearby town of Hinche • Dinner out in Hinche (and possibly dancing) Day 2 • Driving tour of downtown Port-au-Prince to see the • Evening reflection and free time Presidential Palace, Champs de Mars, National Sunday Cathedral, and more • Travel to Papaye, in the Central Plateau Day 6 • Morning reflection • Work at project site • Free time to explore Lakaye National Peasant Thursday Training Center grounds and settle in • Meeting with MPP training group • Sunday evening service and singing • Evening reflection and free time

Day 3 • Morning reflection Day 7 • Morning reflection • Tour of training center led by Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, • Work at project site Friday Monday founder of the Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP) • Meeting with leaders of Fanm MPP, the women’s • Evening reflection and free time group of MPP • Final reflection and trip wrap-up • Performance by Ebolele, a local dance troupe Day 4 • Morning reflection • Celebratory dance party • Orientation to and beginning of work project Tuesday • Visit to house and garden of MPP youth-group leader • Trip to the beautiful waterfall at Basin Zimm Day 8 • Travel from Papaye to Port-au-Prince • Airport departures • Evening reflection and free time Saturday

Note: Schedule subject to change. Dates January 5–12, 2013 (application deadline: October 28, 2012) March 2–9, 2013 (application deadline: December 30, 2012) May 25–June 1, 2013 (application deadline: March 24, 2013)

Congregational Groups: Organize your own congregational group trip! UUCSJ staff can assist you in finding an available date. Please visit uucsj.org for more information. Cost All adults (except as described below): $1,350 Fellowshipped ministers*, religious education professionals, and lay leaders engaged in justice work: $1,010 (25-percent scholarship) Seminarians and young adults (18–35) with demonstrated interest in advancing justice: $675 (50-percent scholarship)

*Additional discount available for fellowshipped ministers interested in assisting trip leaders. Partner The Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP), founded in 1973, organizes and empowers small farmers in Haiti to improve their living conditions. Today, MPP has more than 60,000 members. MPP’s major goals include helping Haiti regain food security, sustainably managing natural resources, advocating for women’s rights, promoting alternative energies, and building people-centered rural communities.

Trip Leaders Wendy L. Flick is manager of UUSC’s Haiti Program. She travels to Haiti frequently to assess the needs of survivors, to identify and support grassroots partners, and to help develop long-term strategies for reconstruction.

Nanouche Enaillo is an MPP-trained community animator with over seven years of experience helping communities in Haiti organize for social change. She has been a UUSC consultant since January 2012. For more information and to apply, visit UUCSJ.ORG.