Earthquake strikes Haiti, Levo Launches Recovery Effort
Levo’s team in Haiti that will be handling Levo’s recovery effort in the Southern Pennisula
Levo’s Bokit Systems in action in Pignon, Haiti. Bokits are simple hydroponic systems that cost only a few dollars to distribute and operate.
The Earthquake which struck Haiti in August has killed over 2,000 people and injured 12,000 more. 55,000 homes have been destroyed and 77,000 have been damaged. Combined with the destruction caused by the tropical storm that immediately followed, thousands of people are at risk of exposure and starvation. While Levo has waited to emphasis the need for support for our work in Haiti, prioritizing the immediate relief, we believe now is the time to begin to scale Levo’s hydroponics.
Our hydroponic systems (soilless farming) provide as a way to create fast and long term sources of fresh vegetables. Hydroponics is farming without soil, and Levo has created a affordable way to build this technology. Levo’s compact family sized Babylon systems grow up to 150 pounds of produce in a growing season, while only using a few gallons of water a day. They can be built locally, and all aspects of distribution and training is handled by the Haitian, rather than Americans who do not fully understand the situation on the ground. This technology, paired with a locally led distribution is both low cost and high impact.
Levo’s Babylon systems in operation in Haiti. The Babylon is hand pumped, making it possible to set them up almost anywhere, in both urban and rural Haiti.
Levo is looking for support for our recovery effort, which sets the ambitious goal of providing 25,000 families in the earthquake affected region with permanent food security with our systems. To support this goal, click here.