Solace International Inc

Programs: Organic farm demonstration project located in lake worth, florida. The farm serves several purposes; a open to the public farm that teaches about permaculture, sustainability and organic farming. The solace farm serves as a model farm for sustainable organic agriculture that can be developed in the usa or abroad. All of the lessons learned abroad in our various projects are being utilized from water conservation to companion planting to permaculture. Many volunteers are working at the farm on a weekly basis, including high school students and other community members. Produce is donated to various local organizations such as food banks and other organizations serving the poor.

in 2013, solace responded to the refugee crisis in lebanon with an estimated 1 million syrian refugees, many whom are living with no heat, no water or beds, crammed into uncomfortable housing. Lebanon has chosen not to set up refugee camps, so the refugees are living in substandard housing, wherever they can find shelter. Most are in a total state of confusion, schock and truama. Many of the refugees are women and children, having lost their fathers, sons, brothers in war torn syria, from where they have fled for their lives. Solace continued setting up schools for some of the refugee children with a hot lunch program.

nepal: as part of solace's commitment to women, fair wage and the use of recycled materials we created a line of products using rubber from recycled tires, used snack chip wrappers and used rice bags. As this was a totally new product in the market place we spent over 1 year training women and families, working on designs, making samples, testing the market, purchasing materials, getting production online and shipping products to market both in nepal and the usa. We also opened a shop in kathmandu which served not only as a retail outlet for these fair wage recycled products but also provided a training facility for construction of samples in house and training facility for beaded and woven jewelry craft and practical instruction in international sales, marketing and packaging. Furthermore the shop provides a way for us to understand the local and expatriate market and therefore refine our designs for the wholesale export market. Ongoing support for this cottage industry.