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Better Universe and Citizens Marches in Tallahassee Parade
Apr 28, 2025
Better Universe and Citizens Marches in Tallahassee Parade
Apr 28, 2025
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Apr 28, 2025
Connecting History and Sustainability: Haiti Grass Project at the Tallahassee Festival
Apr 2, 2025
Connecting History and Sustainability: Haiti Grass Project at the Tallahassee Festival
Apr 2, 2025
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Apr 2, 2025
Haiti Grass Project Receives $5,000 Grant from Rotary Club of McLean
Jul 18, 2024
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Haiti Grass Project Receives $5,000 Grant from Rotary Club of McLean
Jul 18, 2024
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Jul 18, 2024
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Delta Nu Zeta Sorority Raises Funds for Haiti Grass Project at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Event
Apr 18, 2024
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Delta Nu Zeta Sorority Raises Funds for Haiti Grass Project at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Event
Apr 18, 2024
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Apr 18, 2024
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Better Universe and Citizens Welcomes Mike Zang
Feb 4, 2024
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Better Universe and Citizens Welcomes Mike Zang
Feb 4, 2024
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Feb 4, 2024
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The Rotary Club of Sanibel Captiva Maintains Effort for Erosion Control In Haiti
Jan 18, 2024
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The Rotary Club of Sanibel Captiva Maintains Effort for Erosion Control In Haiti
Jan 18, 2024
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Jan 18, 2024
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FSU Center for Global Engagement Highlights Our Work with the Haiti Grass Project
Nov 20, 2023
FSU Center for Global Engagement Highlights Our Work with the Haiti Grass Project
Nov 20, 2023
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Nov 20, 2023
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority Raises Funding for the Haiti Grass Project
Nov 9, 2023
Award & Recognition
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority Raises Funding for the Haiti Grass Project
Nov 9, 2023
Award & Recognition

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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Nov 9, 2023
Award & Recognition
Father Patrick Verdiue and Dr. Katsvairo to Establish Grass Nurseries in Carcasse, Haiti
Aug 10, 2023
Father Patrick Verdiue and Dr. Katsvairo to Establish Grass Nurseries in Carcasse, Haiti
Aug 10, 2023

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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Aug 10, 2023
Meet Our Summer Intern Team!
Aug 3, 2023
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Meet Our Summer Intern Team!
Aug 3, 2023
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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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Aug 3, 2023
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Haiti Grass Project Receives Grant from Rotary Club of McLean
Jul 18, 2023
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Haiti Grass Project Receives Grant from Rotary Club of McLean
Jul 18, 2023
Press Release

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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Jul 18, 2023
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Celebrating World Oceans Day
Jun 8, 2023
Event
Celebrating World Oceans Day
Jun 8, 2023
Event

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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Jun 8, 2023
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Haiti Grass Project Attends Springtime Tallahassee
Apr 1, 2023
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Haiti Grass Project Attends Springtime Tallahassee
Apr 1, 2023
Event

Haiti Grass Project participates in Springtime Tallahassee! Read more about this event here!

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Apr 1, 2023
Event
Join Us at This Year's Tallahassee Science Festival!
Oct 21, 2022
Event
Join Us at This Year's Tallahassee Science Festival!
Oct 21, 2022
Event

Come join us for the 11th annual Tallahassee Science Festival on Saturday October 22nd 10AM to 2PM, at Kleman Plaza!

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Oct 21, 2022
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University of Reading Shares Drought Demonstration
Aug 14, 2022
University of Reading Shares Drought Demonstration
Aug 14, 2022

This video from the University of Reading shared an insightful study we interpreted for the case in Haiti.

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Aug 14, 2022
Better Universe and Citizens Featured in Sun Gazette
Apr 19, 2022
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Better Universe and Citizens Featured in Sun Gazette
Apr 19, 2022
Featured Articles

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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Apr 19, 2022
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News archives from 2020

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Reducing Soil Erosion in Haiti by Planting Perennial Grasses
Apr
16
6:00 PM18:00
panel discussion

Reducing Soil Erosion in Haiti by Planting Perennial Grasses

  • Tuesday, April 16, 2019
  • 6:00 PM 8:30 PM 18:00 20:30
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https://cahr.fsu.edu/events/soil-erosion-in-haiti/

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