Corruption and the Co-op

One question I got was what if there is corruption on the island of La Gonave or within Haiti by politicians.  My response.  "We have a Zero Tolerance Policy when it comes to corruption"!  This not only goes for politicians, but also for civilians.

Our Co-op is designed with clawback measures that will punish individuals or cities that participate in corruption.  For example, lets say a farmer claims that he started a program that the Co-op created.  We as a Co-op will decide if that person should be voted out of the Co-op, pay a fine, or be put on probation.  Not being  apart of the Co-op can be devastating to a farmer as it will destroy their selling and marketing power.  The Co-op is working with many large companies to eventually buy our crops and goods.  Being voted out or suspended will make that farmer rely solely on the local market which will impact their way of life.  Also if the farmer was renting out equipment, such as our beehives, not only will the equipment be taken back, but that farmer would loose out on income.

Lets say a city asks for kick back in-order for the Co-op to operate.  This city could end up loosing the Co-op which affects jobs in that city, could be asked to publicly state what they did and why they did it, or if Haiti itself showed corruption towards us, we could decide to move operations out of the country.  While that is a drastic measure that is very unlikely, it is likely that expansions in Haiti would stop and those projects be moved to other nearby countries. 

These clawback measures are designed for "Good Faith and Fair Dealing".  This means we expect and will act in the best of faith of what we are doing and expect to be have fair and honest dealings with who we do business with.

The power is with the people of Haiti and on La Gonave island.  We are good stewards of the public and public trust is our top priority.  Anyone or entity caught violating the laws we have setup could face harsh consequences.  The people of Haiti deserve the very best and should have transparency in what we do!

Go Gonave!

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