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Fruit and vegetable market, Rue Oge in Petionville

New Oge Street Produce Market Launch. President Martelly joined Petion-Ville Mayor Brutus to launch Oge Street Fruit and Vegetable Market. It is being held in a new building, funded by the Office of Monetization of Programs of Development Assistance.

The space contains 56 stalls, toilets, and showers, supported by a 10,000-gallon capacity water tank.

Martelly wants the market kept in sanitary condition, and merchants to be vigilant to potential thefts. Cost of the project came in at 18 million gourdes.

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Fonds-Verretes, a Town in Haiti

Our visit to Haiti helped us understand the transport challenges facing the peple of Haiti and especially those from Fonds-Verrettes. Fonds-Verretes is 53km from Port-au-Prince along the Haitian border with Dominican Republic. It took us over 2 hours to drive from the capital to the remote village. Even with good performing trucks, we couldn't make over 35 miles per hour. The road is paved for a short distance and the rest is dirty road. The road is narrow and has several dropping cliffs. It is two way traffic and vehicles easily roll down the steep inclines. Like this tap-tap we found which rolled about 20m down a steep cliff.

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Bochika Little Haiti Farmers Market inauguration

A brand new way of promoting health in the Haitian community in Miami. On January 7th, Bochika opened the first Farmers Market in Little Haiti. The market which has for purpose to promote healthy eating will be open on a weekly basis from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Toussaint Louverture Elementary School in Miami.

The Little Haiti Farmers Market is a not-for-profit community event that invites vendors to gather to sell affordable, fresh, and locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables foods. The food products sold directly to the consumers.

The Bochika Little Haiti Farmers Market has plan to expand as it trying to address the needs of the Haitian community. For now, it is working in collaboration with community services to offer other services such as free health screenings, wellness workshops, children's activities and some entertainment.

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