Why Green Clubs Matter

Haiti’s environment faces serious challenges. Over time, some farming practices have damaged the land. Too much plowing, planting the same crops year after year, and using chemical inputs have drained nutrients from the soil. This has left soil dry, weak, and easily washed away by rain.

Deforestation has made these problems worse. Trees hold soil in place and help manage water. When trees are cut down, heavy rains wash away fertile soil, leading to floods, landslides, and poor harvests.

The good news is that land can recover.

By rotating crops, planting cover plants, growing trees alongside crops, and using compost, farmers can rebuild healthy soil. Healthy soil holds water, grows more food, and supports stronger, more resilient farms.

  

What Is A Green Club?

Green Clubs are youth-led environmental groups that help restore Haiti’s land and water. When young people understand environmental challenges and are given practical tools, they become powerful agents of change.

Green Clubs equip Haitian youth with hands-on skills to care for the soil, water, and ecosystems that support their communities. Through real projects, Green Club members inspire community members to:

  • Plant and protect trees

  • Safeguard water sources

  • Improve soil health

  • Practice regenerative farming methods

Over time, these actions help rebuild the land, strengthen food security, and restore Haiti from the ground up.

What Green Clubs Actually Do

Green Clubs turn environmental learning into hands-on action. Members provide examples of caring for the land, water, and community spaces through practical projects that create visible change. They encourage communities to:

🌳  Plant and protect trees

🌱  Build school and community gardens

🪱  Improve soil through composting

💧  Protect water sources and watersheds

♻️  Lead clean-up and awareness days

🤝🏿  Work with farmers, teachers, and community leaders

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Any school or youth group can start a Green Club. No prior environmental education is required. Youth ages 14–19 are welcome to participate.

Green Clubs begin with young people who are interested in helping their communities. With guidance from local mentors, members learn to identify environmental challenges such as deforestation, soil erosion, and waste, and explore practical ways to address them.

Through this process, they begin to see themselves as leaders, confident in their future and their ability to make a difference in their communities and country.

Green Clubs plant trees, build school gardens, promote composting and recycling, and work alongside farmers, teachers, and community leaders.

Through these activities, students develop leadership skills while contributing to environmental restoration. Green Club projects help reduce tree loss, protect soil, strengthen local food systems, and support more resilient communities.

Environmental Education & Youth Leadership

  • Student-led workshops

  • Peer teaching and presentations

  • Environmental learning days

Soil Health & Sustainable Agriculture

  • Compost pits

  • School gardens

  • Crop rotation demonstrations

Trees, Reforestation & Agroforestry

  • Tree nurseries

  • Replanting degraded areas

  • Shade trees for schools and farms

Water Conservation & Watershed Protection

  • Spring and river clean-ups

  • Rainwater harvesting

  • Contour berms and erosion control

Biodiversity & Habitat Protection

  • Native tree planting

  • Pollinator gardens

  • Habitat awareness campaigns

Waste Reduction & Community Clean-Ups

  • School recycling systems

  • Plastic clean-ups

  • Waste awareness events

Climate Resilience & Disaster Preparedness

  • Flood prevention activities

  • Tree planting in upland areas

  • Community preparedness education

Community Green Spaces

  • Shaded meeting areas

  • Schoolyard greening

  • Public garden plots

Sample of Green Clubs

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Not all resources are required at the start. Many Green Clubs grow over time with support from their communities and partners.

A safe and functional meeting space is essential. Beyond that, Green Clubs typically use the following resources:

Technology

  • Computer, tablet, or smartphone to access digital learning materials

  • Projector and large screen for group viewing

  • Internet connection

  • Printer for printing learning and activity materials

  • Electricity, ideally from a solar panel or generator (solar power is the most cost-efficient long-term option)

Teaching Supplies

  • Flip chart paper and easel, or a whiteboard with markers

  • Notebooks or folders for students

  • Markers or colored pencils

Gardening and Practical Tools

  • Shovels, hoes, and burlap bags

  • Materials for building a compost pit

  • Budget for activities and optional snacks

Optional Income-Generating Materials

  • Seedlings for sale or a small school nursery

Adult Roles

  • Facilitator - coordinates sessions and ensures a safe, productive learning environment

  • Teacher - explains concepts and guides hands-on learning

  • Activities Coordinator - plans project and monthly activities

Green Club projects are supported by community involvement, partnerships with schools and local organizations, and, in some cases, government programs focused on environmental protection and sustainable land management.

In addition, Green Clubs often develop small, student-led initiatives to support their activities. These may include growing fruit trees such as papaya, raising seedlings for reforestation, making compost, or selling garden produce. Through these projects, students build practical skills while reinvesting earnings back into the club to sustain future activities.

Support from individuals, businesses, and partner organizations further strengthens Green Club activities. Together, community support, youth-led initiatives, and partnerships help ensure projects are locally rooted, educational, and sustainable.

A Shared Commitment

Green Clubs are partners in a national movement. Because clubs represent a shared mission, we work together under clear expectations that protect students, communities, and the integrity of the program.

These commitments ensure that Green Clubs remain safe, inclusive, non-commercial learning spaces, and that activities are carried out with transparency, respect, and accountability. All partner organizations agree to follow program guidelines, youth protection standards, and reporting expectations as part of this collaboration.

Full partnership expectations are outlined in the application form.

What We Ask From Green Clubs

  • Organization or nonprofit name and details

  • Copy of license or registration

  • Leadership contact information

  • A short explanation of why you want to start a Green Club

  • Agreement to follow Green Club values, policies, and guidelines

  • Agreement not to charge students for Green Club classes or activities

  • Clear understanding of financial transparency

  • Agreement to share monthly updates on Green Connect Haiti, including brief notes and photos from club activities.

  • Agreement to submit quarterly activity updates, including a short written summary, photos, and/or video footage.

  • Agreement to plan and carry out 2–3 larger environmental activity days each year, aligned with recognized environmental or community dates.

These commitments help keep all Green Clubs accessible, transparent, and focused on meaningful environmental impact.

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What We Provide to Green Clubs

This means that your club is formally accepted into the Green Club network and recognized as an active partner in a national environmental movement in Haiti. Once approved, your Green Club:

  • Is listed as an official Green Club on our website and materials

  • May use the Green Club name, logo, and identity materials

  • Is connected to other Green Clubs through Green Connect Haiti

  • Is eligible to participate in trainings, events, and shared initiatives

  • Receives guidance, resources, and ongoing support

This means we provide your Green Club with shared Green Club graphics and visual materials that create a consistent look while clearly connecting your club to the larger Green Club movement. This includes access to:

  • Official Green Club logos and shared visual materials

  • Simple guidance on appropriate use of Green Club logos

  • Visuals approved for use on shirts, posters, social media, and events

This means that Green Clubs are provided with ready-to-use teaching resources and optional hands-on activity ideas. These materials help clubs run lessons, projects, and environmental activities effectively, without needing prior experience. What this includes is:

  • Printable worksheets and activity pages for students

  • Lesson guides or instructions for facilitators

  • Project ideas such as tree planting, school gardens, composting, recycling campaigns

  • Tips and best practices for leading activities safely and successfully

Green Connect Haiti is a private online space where Green Clubs share monthly updates, photos, and short videos from their activities. It allows clubs to stay connected, learn from one another, and see how youth across Haiti are caring for land and water in their communities.

This shared space also helps highlight student leadership, documents impact over time, and strengthens the national Green Club network.

Approved Green Clubs may be featured on our website and social media channels to highlight their activities, share youth-led success stories, and recognize the work being done in communities across Haiti.

This visibility helps celebrate student leadership, raise awareness about local environmental efforts, and connect clubs with supporters and partners.

Green Clubs receive ongoing guidance and coordination support to help facilitators plan activities, stay on track with program expectations, and address challenges as they arise.

This support includes check-ins, feedback on activity plans or reports, and help connecting with relevant resources or partners when available.

In return, we commit to supporting Green Clubs with guidance, shared resources, and coordination that help clubs learn, grow, and create lasting environmental impact.

Green Clubs thrive when communities invest in youth leadership and care for the land. Support can take many forms, including:

🌱 Donations - Seeds, tools, learning materials, or other resources that help students carry out environmental projects.

🪴 Volunteering - Sharing time and skills by planting trees, tending school gardens, protecting water sources, or supporting waste management activities.

💡 Mentorship - Farmers, teachers, and environmental leaders sharing practical knowledge and guidance with students.

📣 Sharing Information - Spreading awareness of Green Club activities, inviting others to participate, and recognizing student efforts.

Wear The Change

Green Club shirts reflect Haiti’s living ecological system. Each shirt features the same Green Club logo on the front, symbolizing unity and shared purpose across all clubs. Shirt colors and back designs represent different elements of the environment and the roles they play in restoring the land.

  • Green – trees and forests

  • Brown – soil

  • Blue – water

  • Yellow – sun’s energy

  • Black – soil microorganisms

  • Bright pinks, reds, and purples – flowers, fruits, and pollinators

  • Orange – fallen leaves that nourish the soil

  • White – clouds and fungi

Together, these colors tell the story of how every part of nature is connected. Healthy harvests depend on these connections. When trees, soil life, pollinators, and water work in balance, the land becomes more productive and resilient.

Sponsors may select shirt colors, with a preference for bold, bright, or primary tones rather than pastels. Each shirt becomes a symbol of support and a visible reminder that caring for the environment requires many parts working together.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Green Connect Haiti

Dedicated Facebook Group

Green Connect Haiti is a private online space that brings Green Clubs together from across the country. It allows clubs to share their work, learn from one another, and stay connected as part of a national movement.

Members post project updates, photos of trees, gardens, cleanups, and short videos, and celebrate successes together. This shared space helps raise awareness, inspire participation, and attract support from volunteers and donors while strengthening connections between clubs.

Green Club members improve soil health and protect water sources by creating small, hands-on demonstration sites in their communities. These sites show how healthy land and water systems work together. Through these demonstration activities, students and community members:

💚  Replant native trees, especially in upland areas, to stabilize soil and restore watersheds

🩵  Share knowledge through simple displays and short presentations on erosion, reforestation, and water management practices such as contour berms and water-spreading earthworks

💙 Practice regenerative farming methods, including composting, crop rotation, and growing food without harmful chemicals

❤️ Create school gardens and rainwater harvesting systems that demonstrate soil rebuilding and water conservation over time

Together, these youth-led projects, often coordinated with the Ministry of the Environment, provide communities with practical tools and visible examples for protecting Haiti’s soil and water for the future.

Field Trip Opportunities

For Green Clubs

These remarkable sites showcase Haiti’s lush vegetation, endemic plants, and rich, diverse ecosystems. Visitors can explore unique habitats, experience the country’s natural beauty, and learn why protecting these environments is so important. Highly recommend!

Chaîne de la Grande Colline

La Visite National Park

Massif de la Hotte Biosphere Reserve

Wynne Farm Ecological Reserve

Ready To Start A Green Club?

If your organization believes in caring for land, water, and future generations of Haiti, we would love to learn more about you.

Apply to Start A Green Club