KONKRET - The Cooperative

The Name

Every Action Is Konkrèt

KONKRET means concrete. Not a project, not a promise... an answer. The youth-employment cooperative of SAKALA in the North of Haiti, born in 2011 in Dubre, Milot.

We bet on the land, on training, and on cooperation to create jobs that last. Faced with the limits of outside aid, we chose a model rooted in local resources, led by Haitians for Haitians.

Because every action is KONKRÈT, and because together we can sow hope and harvest a new Haiti.

Founding philosophy, KONKRET, 2011

Young member of the KONKRET cooperative working the plots, North of Haiti

Common Ownership

What We Build Belongs to Everyone

The difference between an aid program and a cooperative is ownership. Here, the land, the tools, and the harvests belong to the people who bring them to life. We don't hand out crumbs... we build a shared inheritance.

Common Ownership

The productive resources belong to the cooperative. A community share, in allocated gold, is assigned to members and grows in value over time.

A Living Wage

Steady income that beats the street, weighted by certification. A job isn't a promise, it's the starting point.

Training & Dignity

Technical skills, cooperative management, and personal growth. We train whole citizens, not just workers.

The North of Haiti

Three Regions, One Network

From its birthplace in Dubre, Milot, KONKRET has grown to Trou-du-Nord and Limonade. A cooperative network that proves the model can be repeated, and that the land of the North can feed and employ. See the programs.