EMERGENCY OPERATION IN HAITI
PROJECT BY: World Food Programme (WFP)
PARTNERS: Caritas, Care, World Vision, CRS, German Agro Action (GAA), UNICEF, Save the Children, and all other humanitarian partners
ESTIMATED COST: $54,000,000
ANTICIPATED LAUNCH: September 2008
PROJECT DURATION: 6 months
WEB SITE: www.wfp.org
It is estimated that some 800,000 people in total will need food assistance for the next six months in Haiti. High-energy biscuits are the most appropriate type of food in such situations. The specific needs of children, pregnant and nursing women, elderly, and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) shall be covered with specific rations. Due to collapsed bridges and roadwork, some 70 small communities in the South have remained isolated with no assistance for more than ten days. A timely, efficient, and well-coordinated delivery of relief-items is therefore required. In addition, the project will ensure VHF and HF radio availability throughout the humanitarian theatre of operations, by strengthening the existing networks and deploying in new areas of operations. A team of telecommunication experts will initially provide technical support to this task. Two new UN common radio rooms capable of 24/7 operations will be established, and both will provide 24/7 monitoring of the radio networks, staff and vehicle tracking in the field, and maintain a contact directory for all humanitarian partners in the country. Training will also be a priority.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
As part of the Consolidated Flash Appeal, WFP is requesting $54,000,000 to aid the estimated 800,000 people in dire need if food assistance for a period of six months following the recent Hurricane. WFP is seeking financial donations to match the mammoth nature of the task ahead and would welcome assistance on all fronts to better the lives of the desperate people of Haiti.
EMPLOYMENT
PROJECT BY: Yéle Haiti, under the banner of Together for Haiti
PARTNERS: Pan American Development Foundation (PADF)
ESTIMATED COST: $8,500,000 (funding units: minimum possible
is $5,100,000 to employ an average of 3,000 people a day and
maintain economies of scale)
ANTICIPATED LAUNCH: October 1, 2008
PROJECT DURATION: 24 months (subject to renewal)
WEB SITE: www.yele.org
Yéle Haiti commits to employing up to 5,000 people a day in labor intensive activities that support the expansion of domestic agricultural production and help in recovery from the storms that have hit Haiti. Included will be tree-planting, the rehabilitation of small irrigation systems, protection of gullies/ravines located upstream from these irrigation systems or their irrigated perimeters, rehabilitation of agricultural roads, and the clearing of drainage areas and canals and general cleanup in urban areas affected by the storm disaster. All activities will be undertaken in consultation with the Ministries of Agriculture and Public Works.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Yéle Haiti is seeking financial assistance to provide sustainable jobs for Haitians to acquire a job, learn the skills associated with that job, and then to take those skills forward into their future careers.
FONKOZE
PROJECT BY: American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
PARTNERS: Fonkonze
ESTIMATED COST: $30,000
ANTICIPATED LAUNCH: October 2008
PROJECT DURATION: 2 months
WEB SITE: www.ajws.org
AJWS has an ongoing commitment to support Fonkonze, Haiti’s alternative bank for the organized poor. Fonkonze provides access to micro-credit to strengthen businesses, a variety of savings programs, currency exchange and international deposit services, business development assistance and literacy and business skills training in financial and business management. Over 2,000 Fonkonze clients and 16 employees in 2 branch offices were affected by the recent devastation. Fonkonze employees are homeless and have lost all their physical assets. Fonkonze will provide immediate relief for its employees by providing clothes, items for living, and food and long term relief by helping employees repair or reconstruct their homes so they can continue to run the organization’s programs.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Additional areas for collaboration include the funding of long term relief by helping 1,000 employees and clients repair or reconstruct their homes which were affected by the recent devastation.
HAITI CACAO ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HAICAP)
PROJECT BY: The Pan American Development Foundation
PARTNERS: The Governments of the Dominican Republic and Haiti
ESTIMATED COST: $7,000,000
ANTICIPATED LAUNCH: November 1, 2008
PROJECT DURATION: 4 years
WEB SITE: www.padf.org
Small farmers in Haiti are often limited by their scarce resources and have difficulty starting or expanding a business, even if it is based on a successful model. Additionally, deforestation and poor resource management have contributed to recent and past severe flooding. A coordinated effort to rectify the situation for both the environment and for small farmers in Haiti is needed to improve the situation. The four-year program will foster community-driven natural resources management in two important watersheds Grande Rivière du Nord in the Department du Nord and the Grande Anse in the Department of La Grande Anse, Haiti.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
PADF has extensive experience working with communities in Haiti, based on several successful projects implemented over the last ten years. The community-driven development (CDD) model is based on grassroots participation in development and basic services activities, allowing beneficiary communities to establish their own priorities through empowerment and technical assistance for local groups. This model will be utilized for the proposed project, which will greatly increase the productive capabilities for chocolate farmers in these regions. PADF successfully expanded coffee production in Haiti using similar methodology, preparing producers for an international market.
HAITIAN ARTISAN WOMEN LEADERS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
PROJECT BY: Vital Voices
PARTNERS: Diane von Furstenberg; Vital Voices Haiti Chapter
ESTIMATED COST: $250,000
ANTICIPATED LAUNCH: January 1, 2009
PROJECT DURATION: TBD
WEB SITE: www.vitalvoices.org
Vital Voices commits to developing the talents of indigenous women artisans to become more economically viable. U.S. businesswomen who are experts in design, management, finance, and branding will work as trainers of Haitian women artisans who run cooperatives or other small businesses. The goal is to help the women artisan leaders and the women with whom they work to produce higher quality products while procuring markets for the products that are of export quality. The program will be launched at the Vital Voices Summit in Latin America by inviting a Haitian woman leader to participate in the artisan training track at the Summit. Vital Voices will then conduct a needs assessment in Haiti. Additionally, designer Diane von Furstenberg, a Vital Voices Board member, will engage a Haitian artisan in a handbag design competition open to several women in the developing word. The winner will have her product sold in DVF stores.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Haiti has an active Vital Voices chapter that will be key to the success of the initiative. The price of the economic development training for Haitian artisan leaders is $250,000. Vital Voices is keen for financial support in order to realize the potential
of Haitian businesswomen.
