page_title: Canaan, Haiti
section_title: Ann Develope Canaan / Canaan Upgrading and Community Development Program
hierarchical_section_title: Canaan, Haiti / The way forward / Ann Develope Canaan / Canaan Upgrading and Community Development Program
caption_attribution_description: English: Water pump in Canaan
context_page_description: Canaan, Haiti, is a suburb of Croix-des-Bouquets and Thomazeau in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, by 2016 an estimated population of 200,000 is settling in the about 50 square kilometers large territory that was expropriated in reaction to the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake. Since 2010 earthquake victims that were fleeing the chaos in the adjacent Port-au-Prince neighborhoods, migrants from rural zones of Haiti and people profiting from the uncontrolled situation invested according to ONU-Habitat data more than 10 million US Dollar in the development of the "new city".
  The Government of Haiti initially refused to recognize settlements like Canaan as permanent settlements and officially banned the construction of any permanent structures or the implementation of any infrastructure projects in the area. Over time, the de facto land ownership has become accepted and donors have funding projects including roads and water systems.
context_section_description: In February 2015, USAID and its funding partner the American Red Cross (ARC) announce a two-year long, approximately 14 Million US-Dollar activity—the Canaan Upgrading and Community Development or Ann Develope Canaan (Haitian Creole) Program—working closely with the Government of Haiti's Unité de Construction de Logements et de Bâtiments Publics within the Office of the Prime Minister, to support the Government of Haiti's vision to promote equitable and resilient urban development in the Canaan zone.
  "Specifically, USAID is seeking to support achievement of the following results:
  A better functioning and more resilient urban area created through carefully planned neighborhood upgrading and urban management initiatives.
  A more dynamic and equitable livelihoods sector fostered by reducing market barriers and inefficiencies and stimulating new economic opportunities in Canaan.
  The program will also operate at two geographic scales
  A “pilot neighborhood” where the implementing partner will engage in more intensive infrastructure upgrades/investments and
  The larger Canaan zone, where a broader set of small-scale infrastructure, urban management, and targeted livelihoods interventions will take place."
  Involved Actors: 
  Unité de Construction de Logements et de Bâtiments Publics
  USAID
  American Red Cross
  ONU-Habitat Haïti/UN-Habitat
  Global Communities Haïti
caption: Water pump in Canaan
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