Job Opportunity
Job Title – Permaculture Expert for Haitian Villages
Agency – Hands of Light in Action
Location – Haiti, villages including Fonde Parisean, LeTante, Gaunthier, and El Bethel
Pay Rate – Trip discounts and potential stipend up for negotiation
Responsibilities – Designing efficient gardens for impoverished villages, leading educational programs, assisting in delegation of agricultural programming.
Required Skills – 1 year of permaculture experience. Desire to rehabilitate villages in need. A lot of people skills and patience.
Desired Skills – Travel experience in Haiti, Florida, or Caribbean environments.
Several years in permaculture practice.
Other Information – Expertise in aquaponics, horticulture, hydroponics, and mycology all welcomed and encouraged. College students, industry professionals, and local Haitians
are teaming with Hands of Light in Action to implement small-scale gardens with the most efficient and sustainable designs available, eventually offering maximal nutritional, educational, and economical output.
Our Haitian volunteers will be trained for long term agricultural management, and will act as the true seeds planted in these impoverished villages. This internal support system will sprout the success Haiti needs. HOLIA’s goal is to guide Haitians to
mentor each other to when provided with the appropriate amount of initial supplies, education, and support networks.
This is a collaborative project. We are partnering with Aquaphytex, a company that uses plants for water filtration. California Lutheran University is behind the project as well, with a majority of the college participants being from there.
The trip is December 27, 2013 - January 17, 2014
Application Mode – Call/email for interview
Application Deadline – December 16, 2013
Contact for Further Information – Ryan Glatt, 805-231-7339,
rglatt8@gmail.com