The Haiti Grass Project wishes to recognize Kappa Alpha Theta sorority members at Florida State University for their recent contributions to the Haiti Grass Project. Led by Andrea Strickland, the sorority’s Service Director, Kappa Alpha Theta raised $636 to help the project further its mission.
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Dr. Tawainga Katsvairo recently met with Father Patrick Verdiue, the priest for St. Joseph Church in Carcasse, Haiti. The Haiti Grass Project will be expanding the planting of grass to the Southern Part of Haiti. Several nurseries will be established. This project also has an education component, where students at St. Joseph will receive a curriculum on environmental conservation.
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Meet the amazing team of intern Project Specialists that are sustaining Better Universe and Citizens’ conservation efforts this summer!
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Better Universe and Citizens is proud to announce that we have received a grant from the Rotary Club of McLean, VA to establish grass nurseries in schools in the northern part of Haiti. Read more here…
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Better Universe and Citizens celebrates World Oceans Day with new message, attending Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2023: Ocean x Climate in Washington D.C.
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Haiti Grass Project participates in Springtime Tallahassee! Read more about this event here!
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Come join us for the 11th annual Tallahassee Science Festival on Saturday October 22nd 10AM to 2PM, at Kleman Plaza!
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This video from the University of Reading shared an insightful study we interpreted for the case in Haiti.
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Better Universe and Citizens, a non-profit group based in Tallahassee, Fla., in 2017 began the Haiti Grass Project to establish “grass nurseries” there and eventually hopes to build hundreds of them.
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Better Universe and Citizens held a ceremony on April 22 to recognize student volunteers who have worked hard to help improve the livelihoods of communities in Haiti.
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Monett brings a wealth of experience to the Better Universe and Citizens initiative, joining in an exciting time of growth and expansion for our organization.
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Congratulations to our very own Dr. Tawainga for being selected as Green Person of the Week for the work being done in Haiti.
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Her Campus staff writer Amelia Bonjour interviews Dr. Katsvairo, where he explains the issues involving Haiti and soil erosion: “The Man, the Myth, the Legend Dr. Tawainga Katsvairo!”
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Better Universe and Citizens is pleased to announce the receipt of a grant from the Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club for the initiative to grow native grasses on deforested Haitian mountainsides for the purpose of stabilizing topsoil surface and tree reforestation.
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Better Universe and Citizens is pleased to announce that the Florida State University’s Seminole Solutions will be taking on the crucial role of marketing and promoting the Haiti Grass Project for the second year running.
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FSU’s Center for the Advancement of Human Rights, Center for Global Engagement, and the Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science have joined Better Universe and Citizens to help combat soil erosion in Haiti.
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