• International Community
    Donor Members

    The Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF) is a partnership of the Government of Haiti and the international community.
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  • Reconstruction Fund
    Purpose

    The objective of a reconstruction trust fund is to pool international financial assistance in support of the Government’s recovery program and plans and to channel these funds effectively and efficiently into recovery, reconstruction and development activities.
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  • Reconstruction Fund
    Governance

    The Steering Committee (SC) ensures the HRF program is in line with the overall GoH strategy and that the HRF portfolio responds to the needs of the reconstruction program as whole.
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The Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF) is a partnership between the international community and the Government of Haiti to help finance post-earthquake reconstruction.  The HRF mobilizes, coordinates and allocates contributions from bilateral and other donors to finance high-priority projects, programs and budget support.  Proponents partner with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), the United Nations (UN) or the World Bank (WB) to ensure that international standards for quality, good governance and financial management are met.  All proposals for HRF financing must be endorsed by the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC) as consistent with the Action Plan for the Recovery and Development of Haiti.

The Fund does not manage all of the resources pledged for rebuilding but is the largest source of un-earmarked financing.  The HRF does not set reconstruction priorities or directly advise to the Government. The Fund does not directly implement projects but rather works through implementing agencies that are acceptable to one of its three partners. It encourages coordination and the improvement of local capacity while building on each agency/actor’s comparative advantage.

The initial donors to the HRF are Brazil, Norway, Australia, Colombia, and Estonia. The list of donor countries and the value of their contributions are expected to increase based on pledges made in international conferences held in Santo Domingo, New York and Punta Cana. Resources are pooled, and are used for budget support and/or investments aligned with the Action Plan. All donors sign the same Administrative Agreement and no earmarking is allowed.

 Proposals for funding need to comply with the following:

  1. Be endorsed by the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC)
  2. Be aligned with the Action Plan (which is a requisite for the IHRC’s endorsement)
  3. Have the technical clearance by at least one of the Fund’s partners (UNDP, IDB, WB)
  4. Finance one of the three eligible categories of activities: technical cooperation (including capacity building), investment grants or budget support

 

Proposals are considered on a rolling-basis. No funding cap has been set and there is a fast-track option for urgent requests of less than US$1 million. Decisions for funding are mostly made based on fiduciary criteria. Clearance by one of the partners and final IHRC approval help ensure technical quality and relevance. Funding decisions are made by a Steering Committee, chaired by the Minister of Finance of Haiti, and comprised by the representatives from the Government of Haiti, partners, donor countries contributing with more than US$30 million, and by a representative of the Trustee (the International Development Association –IDA).  Decisions can be made either virtually and/or in person meetings –following the IHRC’s meetings to ensure quick response to the government’s needs.  The HRF Secretariat is co-located with the IHRC.  See About HRF for additional information including the project cycle.