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Cine Institute FFFJ will expand the multimedia education offered by the Cin Klas and Cin Lekl programs of its Cin Institute to reach 5,000 high school students in Jacmel and Port-au-Prince and to provide training in filmmaking to 75 young adults. FFFJ's goal is to develop the Haitian film industry, to create more job opportunities for young people and to otherwise stimulate the economy. (HA-206)
KOFAKAD - Development project of a training center and strengthening Kombit Fanm Kaskad-Dubreuil KOFAKAD will construct and equip a workshop and training center in the southern town of Ducis, where 350 at-risk young women and adolescents can become computer literate and acquire the skills to work as dressmakers, artisans and bakers. KOFAKAD will also develop its members' dressmaking, cake- decoration and production of handicrafts and baked goods into a community-based enterprise.
Communicating & Mobilizing to Respect Women's and Girls' Rights in Haiti Rural Haitian women often have low formal education and lack information about their rights, making them particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence. The IAF supports community-led solutions to enhance peace and security. Our grantee partner Rezo Fanm Radyo Kominote Ayisyen (REFRAKA) supports a network of 30 community radio stations throughout nine of Haiti's ten departments to raise awareness about gender-based violence and increase the capacity of majority female radio hosts and technicians to produce programming about women and reducing violence. These strategic investments increase leadership and build networks.This grant is part of the IAF's Women Investing in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Reinforce and Promote Traditional Haitien Song and Dance through the Cultural Troupe Dawome, from a Commercial Perspective Fondation Sant Pon Ayiti (SPA), $269,212 over three years SPA will work with Troupe Culturelle Dahomey (Troupe Dahomey) to document and disseminate traditional Haitian dance and music and promote the troupe in Haiti and the Caribbean. Troupe Dahomey will become more skilled in technique, performance, sound recording, management and business and will expand its repertoire. SPA will increase the exposure of Troupe Dahomey and of other musical groups across Haiti, improving access to affordable studio space and encouraging cultural pride, especially among young people. Approximately 500 Haitians will benefit directly and another 10,000 indirectly.
Support for Agricultural Production and Food Security For Vulnerable Families in the Cotes de Fer District in South-East Hati This amendment provides OPLA an additional 18 months and $188,540 to increase farmers' access to credit, create wells and storage tanks for drinking water, establish a center to produce livestock feed, and improve sustainable agricultural production. As part of this amendment, OPLA is mobilizing an additional $53,350 in counterpart resources to the grant agreement.This amendment is part of the IAF's Women Investing in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.Website Blurb:Farmers in the Ctes-de-Fer district in Haiti's Sud-Est department lack sustainable revenue and access to household food supplies.Organisation des Paysans de Labiche (OPLA) provides technical assistance to improve production, increase income and establish infrastructure including a grain mill and home gardens.At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Haiti.OPLA's activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Developmen project of a training center and strengthenin g Kombit Fanm Kaskad- Dubreuil, KOFAKAD. Kombit Fanm Kaskad-Dubreuil (KOFAKAD), $17,825 over six months KOFAKAD will install a corn mill and sell milling services to farmers and merchants in Kaskad-Dubreuil in order to generate revenue to defray recurring costs of running the training center. The cost of construction will be financed by a small grant from the Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation, and in-kind participation will be given by KOFAKAD. 18
Planning and building local capacity in the watershed area of Morne auguste (3rd and 4th sections) Programme 2014-2017 Rural women and farmers in the Artibonite department depend on the health of the local ecosystem for food security and quality of life. Platfm Inite ganizasyon Dezam (PLAIOD) provides technical assistance and facilitates conservation and reforestation activities to improve the health of Mome August watershed. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Haiti. PLAIOD's activities promote smallholder agriculture to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Communication, Mobilisation pour le respect des droits des Femmes et des Filles rurales en Hati Rural Haitian women often have low formal education and lack information about their rights, making them particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence. The IAF supports community-led solutions to enhance peace and security. Our grantee partner Rezo Fanm Radyo Kominote Ayisyen (REFRAKA) supports a network of 30 community radio stations throughout nine of Haiti's ten departments to raise awareness about gender-based violence and increase the capacity of majority female radio hosts and technicians to produce programming about women and reducing violence. These strategic investments increase leadership and build networks.This grant is part of the IAF's Women Investing in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Communication, Mobilisation pour le respect des droits des Femmes et des Filles rurales en Hati Rural Haitian women often have low formal education and lack information about their rights making them particularly vulnerable to gender-based violence. The IAF supports community-led solutions to enhance peace and security. Our grantee partner Rezo Fanm Radyo Kominote Ayisyen (REFRAKA) supports a network of 30 community radio stations throughout nine of Haitis ten departments to raise awareness about gender-based violence and increase the capacity of majority female radio hosts and technicians to produce programming about women and reducing violence. These strategic investments increase leadership and build networks. This grant is part of the IAF's Women Investing in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.
Appui au dveloppement conomique et Renforcement de capacits de 395 exploitants agricoles/commerants et de 02 Organisations Communautaires de Bases de Corail, 7e section Diondion commune de Jean-Rabel. Many farmers in the North West department of Haiti do not have the resources to produce sufficient food or earn enough income to support their families. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture and micro-enterprise development. Our grantee Koperativ Konsomasyon Atizanal Bi-Miltip (KABM) is planning for the future by strengthening its organizational development. It is improving food security by training farmers in sustainable agriculture and livestock production and providing them with necessary supplies and materials. KABM is also strengthening small businesses by increasing their access to credit. These investments are part of the IAF's sustainable agriculture initiative and increase farmers' food security and incomes.
Agriculture/Training Grant EFAMED will work with graduates of its vocational training school based in Jrmie to launch a metalworking cooperative producing industrial doors, windows and gates, and agricultural tools. The project is expected to provide a steady source of income for 50 young men and its products will benefit the entire department of Grand'Anse.
Partenariat Organisationnel et renforcement de capacit institutionnelle pour lutter contre l'exclusion des groupes de base au niveau sanitaire dans les communes de Cap-Haitien et Mombin-Crochu. Haitians face barriers to regular health care including the cost and distance of health services and shortages of essential medicines. The COVID-19 pandemic has further strained Haiti's health infrastructure. The IAF supports community-led solutions to carry out health care, disease prevention, and development activities that engage community members. Our grantee partner Unit de Lutte pour la Sante (ULS) is conducting public health campaigns, partnering with grassroots groups to provide basic medical services, and expanding access to credit which can assist with obtaining medical necessities.This grant is part of the IAF's broader COVID-19 response strategy.
Reinforcement of the socioeconomic solidarity of farmers in the community of Port-de-Paix Food insecurity due to drought and poverty threatens the health and livelihoods of rural farmers and their families in Mahotire, Baie des Moustiques, and Lacorne in Haiti's North West department. Furthermore, lack of capital limits farmers' ability to prosper. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture and access to capital. Our grantee partner, Union des Paysans Tt Kole de Mahotire (UPTKMA), trains farmers in sustainable agriculture techniques such as gardening, livestock production, and seed storage to increase incomes and food security. UPTKMA also provides financial management training and access to capital through savings and loan associations, providing farmers the opportunity to grow their small businesses.
Haitian Youth Peace Building Initiative in Bel-Air and Saint Martin Young people in Saint Martin Bel Air and Nan Cocteau neighborhoods on the periphery of the Haitian capital city of Port-au-Prince face violence that affects their livelihoods. Lakou Lap provides technical assistance to a network of young people to develop vocational and conflict management skills that enable them to develop community-based responses to violence. At the IAF we support community-led solutions to enhance peace and security in Haiti. Lakou Lap's activities strengthen communities through education and training and build peer-to-peer learning and action networks.
Production and processing of manioc and associated crops in Acul-du-Nord Mouvement Paysan de l'Acul du Nord (MPA), based in Haiti's Nord department, is composed of farmers dedicated to improving the lives of the rural poor. MPA will continue to work with 600 member-families to adapt to drought, increase agricultural production, expand access to credit, strengthen community organizations, and prevent domestic violence in three sections, Camp-Louise, Bas de l'Acul et Mornet near Cap-Hatien
Vegetable production and sales in Camp- Perrin Association Planteurs Jonc-Tiby (ASPJ), $206,720 over three years ASPJ will work with its members to increase their production and sale of vegetables by offering training in agriculture that includes exchanges; distributing seeds, tools, and other inputs; constructing a storage facility and processing center; developing a credit fund for women merchants; identifying viable clients for volume purchases; and introducing practices related to soil conservation and reforestation. The project will benefit 650 member families in Camp- Perrin in the Sud department.
Reinforce and Promote Traditional Haitien Song and Dance through the Cultural Troupe Dawome, from a Commercial Perspective Fondation Sant Pon Ayiti (SPA) will work with Troupe Culturelle Dahomey (Troupe Dahomey) to document and disseminate traditional Haitian dance and music and promote the troupe in Haiti and the Caribbean. Troupe Dahomey will become more skilled in technique, performance, sound recording, management and business and will expand its repertoire. SPA will increase the exposure of Troupe Dahomey and of other musical groups across Haiti, improving access to affordable studio space and encouraging cultural pride, especially among young people. Approximately 500 Haitians will benefit directly and another 10,000 indirectly.
Lakou Lape - Haitian National Peace building Initiative Lakou Lap (Lakou Lap), $49,985 over one year Lakou Lap will develop its administration and structure itself as a national peace- building organization while working with residents of Port-au-Prince neighborhoods to prevent violence and resolve conflict. The project will benefit 424 residents directly and another 125,000 indirectly.
Strengthening the Capacity of Rural Haitien Communities Fondation Hatienne pour le Maintien de la Paix Sociale/Partenariat pour le Dveloppement Local (FOHMAPS/PDL), through PDL, its rural development program, will train 3,000 members of grassroots groups to manage agricultural, community health, conservation and microcredit activities in Haiti's North and Artibonite departments. It will develop the leadership that enables the groups to form larger organizations and become self-sufficient.
Appui au Renforcement de la Capacit Organisationnelle et la Relance de l?Economie et de la production des Paysans vulnrables. Many farmers in Haiti's North West department lack the resources to produce sufficient food or earn enough income to support their families. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture and micro-enterprise development. Our grantee Action des Cadres pour l'Accompagnement et l?Intgration des Organizations au Dveloppement Rural (ACAIODR) is improving food security by diversifying farmers' agricultural activities, increasing livestock production, and providing them with necessary supplies and materials. ACAIODR is also strengthening small businesses by increasing their access to credit. These investments are part of the IAF's sustainable agriculture initiative and increase farmers' food security and incomes.
Reforcing the Production and Commercializ ation of Goats in the First Section of the Community of Cavaillon ODDSHA will assist families in rebuilding their communities after Hurricane Matthew. It will provide seeds, chickens and goats, as well as materials for repairing damaged homes. A total of 560 people will benefit directly and 2,240 indirectly in Boileau et Flamands, communities in the first section of the Commune of Cavaillion in Haiti's Sud department
Supporting food security and capacity building of Haitian grassroots organizations FIDES will provide technical assistance, training, equipment, materials and financial resources to 10 of its member organizations toward assuring a more reliable food supply, increasing income and developing their technical skills and overall management. The project will benefit 1,000 farmers and market women in the Bas- Artibonite, Nord-Ouest, Sud-Est and Ouest departments of Haiti. (HA-207)
Strengthening the Capacity of Rural Haitien Communities FOHMAPS, through PDL, its rural development program, will train 3,000 members of grassroots groups to manage agricultural, community health, conservation and microcredit activities in Haiti's North and Artibonite departments. It will develop the leadership that enables the groups to form larger organizations and become self- sufficient.
Support for the production of yam cultivation technique thriugh minisett and marketing. MP3K will work in the Third Communal Section of Camp-Perrin in the Sud department to apply the minisett technique, an inexpensive method of rapid propagation, to the cultivation of three yam varieties. The increase in production and crop sales will boost the income of MP3K's 1,500 farmers-members and will indirectly benefit the 25,000 other residents of Camp-Perrin. (HA-203)
Cine Institute FFFJ will expand the multimedia education offered by the Cin Klas and Cin Lekl programs of its Cin Institute to reach 5,000 high school students in Jacmel and Port-au-Prince and to provide training in filmmaking to 75 young adults. FFFJ's goal is to develop the Haitian film industry, to create more job opportunities for young people and to otherwise stimulate the economy.
Support project for the intensification of irrigated agriculture in Maury Farmers living in Desarmes, L Artibonite, Haiti, often lack sufficient water for their crops, diminishing their ability to produce food for their families and earn revenue. The IAF supports community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities through sustainable agriculture and microenterprises. Our grantee partner, Association des Irrigants de Maury (AIM), is repairing irrigation systems, strengthening management practices, establishing a seed bank, and expanding farmers' access to credit. These strategic investments will increase farmers' food security and incomes
Transformation Project of Cereal Products, Seed Bank and Technical Training in Rural Areas South East of Haiti. Kowdinasyon pou Developman Solid Sids (KODESS), $50,000 over 18 months KODESS will work to further develop four grassroots groups in Haitis Southeast department, to ensure a more reliable food source and reduce vulnerability to natural disasters. Approximately 1,500 residents of the communities of Bainet, La Valle, Meyer and Montagne La Voute in Jacmel will benefit directly and another 3,150 will benefit indirectly.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant Organisation pour la Promotion de lAgroforesterie (OPA) will offer training in agroforestry to 200 farmers belonging to nine associations in the first and third communal sections of Port-de-Paix, North- West, and will improve their organizational management. The farmers will build and operate two tree nurseries and will develop between 25 and 30 demonstration plots on their own land. Another 2,000 farmers and their families will benefit indirectly. OPA expects to reach additional farmer associations using the methodology piloted during the project.
Enforcement and Promotion of Sustainable Agricultural Practices in the Karis Community Farmers facing harsh growing conditions in Haiti's Northeastern department can boost their revenues through more reliable agricultural practices. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities and improve food security through sustainable smallholder agriculture. Our grantee partner, Sant pou la Kilti ak Devlpman Karis (SKDK), provides technical assistance to 800 producers through eight community-based organizations in the villages of Karis, Montganize, and Monben Kwochi. SKDK's activities focus on strengthening savings and loan associations as well as four agricultural value chains: ginger, coffee, yams, and peanuts. Through these efforts, SKDK strives to help households increase incomes and savings, have a more reliable food source, and further integrate into the local economy.
Haitian Hometown Association Grassroots Investment Fund Fonkoze will offer additional resources from its subgrant fund to help CODEF, a farmer organization and subgrantee in Fond-des-Blancs, relaunch agricultural activities that were interrupted by hurricane Sandy. Haitian partners abroad have committed matching funds. (HA-210-A3)
Plaidoirie sur l?inclusion social / ducation inclusive et accessibilit universelle en faveur des personnes handicaps dans la rgion Nord Haitian society has made important strides in breaking down stigmas against people with disabilities, as well as the many barriers that impede their daily lives. Many Haitian organizations that work with people with disabilities focus primarily on meeting their basic needs, but there is a lack of available support to help them fully integrate into society and the local economy. The IAF supports community-led solutions to help people with disabilities expand their economic opportunities and social inclusion through sustainable micro-enterprises. Our grantee Association dAide des Techniciens pour les Personnes Handicapes (AATPH) is improving the quality of life and integration of people with disabilities into society by delivering physical therapy, conducting community outreach campaigns, providing training in job skills, and increasing access to credit for people with disabilities. These strategic investments are key to increasing people with disabilities incomes, visibility, and autonomy in Haitian society.
Haitian Youth Peace Building Initiative in Bel-Air and Saint Martin Young people in Saint Martin, Bel Air, and Nan Cocteau neighborhoods on the periphery of the Haitian capital city of Port-au-Prince face violence that affects their livelihoods. Lakou Lap provides technical assistance to a network of young people to develop vocational and conflict management skills that enable them to develop community-based responses to violence. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to enhance peace and security in Haiti. Lakou Lap's activities strengthen communities through education and training and build peer-to-peer learning and action networks.
Agriculture/Food Production Grant MPA will work with 600 member-families to develop their production, processing and sale of manioc and associated crops, such as pumpkins, sweet potatoes and beans, in Camp Louise and La Souffrire, two sections communales of Acul du Nord, near Cap-Hatien.
Reforcing the Production and Commercialization of Goats in the First Section of the Community of Cavaillon Organisation de Dveloppement Durable et Solidaire D'Hati (ODDSHA) will work with farmers in 14 grassroots associations in Boileau et Flamands, communities in the first section of the Commune of Cavaillion in Haiti's Sud department, to improve their production and sale of goats. The investment in training and in better animals will benefit 980 Haitians directly and another 3,925 indirectly.
Support for Agricultural Production and Food Security For Vulnerable Families in the Cotes de Fer District in South-East Hati This amendment provides OPLA an additional 18 months and $188,540 to increase farmers access to credit, create wells and storage tanks for drinking water, establish a center to produce livestock feed, and improve sustainable agricultural production. As part of this amendment, OPLA is mobilizing an additional $53,350 in counterpart resources to the grant agreement.This amendment is part of the IAF's Women Investing in Growth and Security (WINGS) initiative to empower women as business and community leaders.Website Blurb:Farmers in the Ctes-de-Fer district in Haiti's Sud-Est department lack sustainable revenue and access to household food supplies.Organisation des Paysans de Labiche (OPLA) provides technical assistance to improve production, increase income and establish infrastructure including a grain mill and home gardens.At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunity in Haiti.OPLA's activities promote smallholder agriculture and food production to enhance food security and ensure meaningful opportunities for communities to thrive.
Life Skills: Support for Sustainable Agriculture in Karis Farmers facing harsh growing conditions in Haiti's Northeastern department can boost their revenues through more reliable agricultural practices. At the IAF, we support community-led solutions to expand economic opportunities and improve food security through sustainable smallholder agriculture. Our grantee partner, Sant pou la Kilti ak Devlpman Karis (SKDK), provides technical assistance to 800 producers through eight community-based organizations in the villages of Karis, Montganize, and Monben Kwochi. SKDK's activities focus on strengthening savings and loan associations as well as four agricultural value chains: ginger, coffee, yams, and peanuts. Through these efforts, SKDK strives to help households increase incomes and savings, have a more reliable food source, and further integrate into the local economy.
Food security through goat-farming, credit and grain storage Food security through goat-farming, credit and grain storage