Haiti's Matènwa School Backs 22 School Gardens and 375 Family Plots on Lagonav Island

Most food on Lagonav island comes from the mainland, and gangs make shipping it difficult. Matènwa's Creole Gardens programme trains teachers and families to grow organic vegetables at school and at home, and the school also serves a daily breakfast. A February 2026 project report counted 22 active school gardens teaching agriculture and nutrition and about 375 families keeping home gardens with project support. Matènwa says teachers at more than 120 schools have been trained, and its November 2025 report counted 223 families that planted new organic home gardens during 2025.