Frantz Dorcel Ady (known as Ady) was orphaned at two when both his parents were murdered in 1987. He was raised in poverty by his paternal Grandmother and Aunt. Ady grew up in a strong Christian environment, with values of helping others anytime there was a need. When he was at American University of the Caribbean (AUC), majoring in Environmental Studies, Ady felt God asking him to help Haiti through agriculture. Ady was driven by this desire, and after graduation from AUC, he traveled to the U.S., through The Ohio State University International Internship Program (2010-2011), working in North Carolina, at Metrolina Greenhouses.

During his internship, Ady visited a community garden in California, where he realized that the technology of a drip irrigation system, affordable and efficient, was the one thing that could change farming in Haiti. He knew everything he learned during this trip could be transferred to his country, including the method of share cropping, thus helping the community farmers benefit by making farming self- sustainable.

In 2011, Ady was given a scholarship to The University of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, to pursue a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies. He graduated in the Fall of 2013. While he was working on his Master’s Degree, he wrote a detailed business plan and formed the Planting for Hope and Future (PHF) organization, legalized in Haiti (2013). He secured the organization with a strong legal status, and staffed it with members dedicated to the project, all of whom have degrees in agriculture, with one in accounting. Ady has been on the ground working on the project, which officially began in December, 2013, and will continue to lead the project from Haiti.

Since his graduation, Ady has been offered many lucrative jobs in Canada, the United States, and Haiti, but he is committed to make this project a success. Ady is driven to make his God-given dream a reality. In his words:
“I owe a great deal to my Aunt and Grandmother for all they gave up to raise me, and want to pay it forward to make a real change in my country.”