Eco Factory first met Nadine Patrice at Miami Goin' Green, where we learned of the horrible environmental plight affecting Haiti and pushing many into crushing poverty. We learned of the corruption that allowed the once-verdant forests of Haiti to give way to barren rock. Today, 98% of Haiti is unfarmable. That's why Operation Green Leaves formed in 1991 with a focus on pushing back the desert and teaching people how to live in ways that would regenerate their depleted environment.
Today, Nadine is fighting for a Haiti that has been imperiled more than ever.
Operation Green Leaves is now trying to coordinate efforts to bring water, food, and medical supplies to outlying cities like Jacmel, Archaie, and Carrefour, which have been less covered but equally devastated by the 7.0 Haiti Earthquake. The temporarily repurposed Operation Green Leaves is working to turn these cities into centers of communication, operations, and supply delivery to relieve both the citizens of Port-au-Prince and those stranded in rural areas without food or water.
Operation Green Leaves is just a small portion of the effort. Much of the work is still yet to be done, and it involves help from people around the world. To learn more about Operation Green Leaves' efforts, and the efforts of their 30+ partner organizations in Haiti's earthquake recovery, visit their repurposed Haiti earthquake recovery website.
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