Present-Day

Fertilis Terrae is dedicated to improving the lives of millions of people across the Caribbean and Latin America. Our approach factors in existing research, or conducting our own, about what works best and implementing solutions for people in need. Our geographic focus for program implementation is the Caribbean and Latin America. We deliver compassionate and evidence-based interventions where the need is greatest.

We provide services to the most vulnerable people without regard to race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.

What makes Fertilis Terrae unique is our process: we take the necessary time to identify proven interventions, evaluating them for their scalability and cultural and other idiosyncratic appropriateness for their target populations.

We employ a host of innovative financing mechanisms and build best-practice operational models (prototypes). We tenaciously self-monitor, evaluate and learn. This inevitably leads to the improvement of our models for scaling with a commitment to transparency on progress, impact, and value for money.

We lead with our values, putting compassion for those we serve first and bolstering this with informed, research-based action.

Going where the need is greatest and basing our every intervention on rugged evidence-testing, allows our decision-making process (how we choose which innovations to scale up and how to constantly evaluate them) to produce programs that have the largest impact for investment.

Our Mission, Vision & Values

Mission

Fertilis Terrae works throughout the Caribbean and Latin America using compassionate, cost-effective, evidence-based and scalable interventions to create an environment where people can flourish, and sustainable business ideas can become reality.

Vision

Building a world where opportunity abounds among the poorest and least fortunate to facilitate measurable improvement to their lives and circumstances.

Values

All of our actions are underpinned by a firm belief in and acceptance of the Biblical principles of charity and good will.

Compassion first. We go where we are needed with targeted interventions aimed at diminishing human suffering, lessening inequality and improving lives.

Evidence-based action. Robust, rigorous research informs our choices and decisions.

Always think big. Every individual matters. Solutions of scale start small, so along with the large and well-known, existing solutions we examine and test smaller ones for scalability and soundness. Our modus operandi facilitates the identification and delivery of proven solutions for the benefit of millions.

Our solutions are never perfect. We perform constant evaluations of the impact our actions are having and adapt accordingly.

Good stewardship. We aim to generate the biggest impact at the lowest cost. We ensure value for money for all our stakeholders but know there is no substitute for quality. Our donors work hard and how we utilize their resources demonstrates that we understand and appreciate that.

Locally owned. We don’t dictate to or impose upon our clients. They live and therefore best understand the severity of their challenges. We support them with research and other resources. As stakeholders, they share ownership of the projects and the results ensuring long-term viability and sustainability.