US$38.6 MILLION FOR BUDGET SUPPORT FROM HAITI RECONSTRUCTION FUND.
Port-au-Prince, May 28th, 2014.The Steering Committee of the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF), chaired by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Marie-Carmelle Jean-Marie, confirmed funding totaling US$38.6 million for budget support. When these new allocations are finalized, the HRF will have provided a total of nearly US$74 million in budget support to the Government of Haiti since its creation in 2010, thus helping the government to balance its budget and pursue its reconstruction agenda.
$44.7 MILLION APPROVED FOR ENERGY, EDUCATION AND GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT BY THE HAITI RECONSTRUCTION FUND.
Port-au-Prince, September 13, 2013.75,000 children will benefit from one hot meal a day, and hundreds of thousands of citizens will have access to better electricity supply following the approval of four projects today by the Steering Committee of the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF). The Steering Committee, under the presidency of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Minister Wilson Laleau, approved US$44.7 million in financing for projects in the energy and education sectors and for general budget support.
HIGHLIGHTS OF HRF QUARTERLY BULLETIN No6
- HRF Financial Reserve increased to USD 99.78 million with additional USD 32.28 million for budget support (p.2)
- HRF supports private sector development, particularly small and medium businesses (p.3)
- Neighborhood Reconstruction Project relocates more than 10,000 people from « Parc Jean Marie Vincent » and « Pétion Ville club » camps (p.5)
- 16/6 Project has economic and social impact on communities (p.5)
- Disaster Risk Reduction in the South Department Project closes (p.5)
$28 MILLION RESERVED BY HRF TO SUPPORT RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH HAITIAN BUDGET
Port-au-Prince, February, 22, 2013 - $28 million was reserved yesterday by the Steering Committee of the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF) to support reconstruction through the Government’s budget. The chairperson of the meeting, Finance Minister Marie Carmelle Jean-Marie, pledged that the budget support would be used to finance the Government’s priority reconstruction projects. An additional $3.5 million was reserved to support investment in the education sector.
NEW FUNDINGS TO TREAT CANCER AND STABILIZE ELECTRICITY NETWORK
Port-au-Prince, February 6, 2013 - At the request of the Government of Haiti, the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF) had provisionally put aside US$18 million for two projects that will have a direct and sustainable impact on the living conditions of Haitian citizens. These projects will help reduce the cancer mortality rate in Haiti and help stabilize 32 percent of the electricity supply in Port-au-Prince. The final approval and subsequent transfer of funds are subject to submission of final project documents.
A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR THE COORDINATION OF EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF HAITI'S DEVELOPMENT
Port-au-Prince, 26 November 2012_ The President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe today presided over a meeting of the Haitian government, the international community and Haitian stakeholder organizations to endorse a new framework for the coordination of external assistance in support of Haiti's development ( Cadre de Coopération de l'Aide Externe au Développement [CAED]).
180, 000 STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM SCHOOL KITS
Port-au-Prince, November 13. In the courtyard of the “EFACAP” school in Kenskoff about three hundred children begin singing the national anthem to open the distribution ceremony of kits and school uniforms in the presence of a representative of the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training, the Mayor of Kenscoff, the Director of the Economic and Social Assistance Fund (FAES) and representatives of donors.
AFTER RELOCATING 11000 FAMILIES AND CLOSING 50 CAMPS, THE 16/6 PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS REHABILIATION
Morne Hercules under the sun, 9 October 2012- Standing in front of her house under construction, a helmet on her head, Mrs Josette Clotilde, 62, stops working for a moment and says with a smile: "I've been working here for two months. We had many difficulties to rebuild houses. We do a bit of work but we receive three times more to help us rebuild”.