Location
The Kays will be located off the Jacmel Road, in the CODEP Region of Haiti.
Restoring Haiti’s forest, one home at a time
Incentive Kay budget (per kay) Materials: $4,450 wood, hardware, roofing, concrete Labor: $1,750 1 BGF Field Manager/Trip Leader, 5 Haitian crew members Supervision and support: $1,300 Total: $7,500
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INCENTIVE KAYS
2%
ISSUE: deforestation In RURAL HAITI
of Haiti’s original forest remains
solution: INCENTIVE kays To earn a home, the average family in the CODEP program plants
Since 2000, families enrolled in the CODEP program have planted
12 million trees
50,000 trees
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNER: CODEP - Haiti Fund CODEP (Comprehensive Development Project) - Haiti Fund is one of Building Goodness Foundation’s longest-standing partner organizations. CODEP provides health, education, agricultural, and economic initiatives to support the people of rural Haiti. Families in the CODEP program plant trees to earn homes—“kays”—built by BGF volunteers and Haitian crews.
What is an Incentive Kay?
An Incentive Kay is a 12’ x 20’ family home with traditional Haitian features, including a porch, two doors, and a custom-built front truss. Incentive kays adhere to international standards for earthquake-, hurricane-, and termite-resistance. Kays serve as enduring points of pride for the families who earn them by reforesting their land.