Project profile — Inclusive Local Governance Support in Haiti

The expected results for this project include the following: (1) decentralization and deconcentration efforts are conducted in a strategic, coordinated and inclusive manner, ensuring integration of the distinct perspectives and priorities of women; (2) territorial institutions are modernized and strengthened in order to leverage a more accountable and inclusive local governance that adequately responds to people’s needs; and (3) development of territories is driven and rebalanced by the use of tools and approaches that take into account local circumstances and women’s specific needs.

Results achieved as of March 2021 include: (1) provided technical and financial support to implement activities connected to the steering of the decentralization and deconcentration of reforms. Examples include the finalization seminar for the 2018–2023 state modernization program (PME-2023), technical support to the Fédération Nationale des Maires D’Haïti (national federation of Haitian mayors) for their advocacy for decentralization, support for the organization of the forum on decentralization and deconcentration in two border departments (Sud-Est and Nord-Est). Also planning workshop with technical and financial partners to develop a unified strategic support framework to implement state reform; (2) modernized supported institutions, among others, the Ministry of Interior and Territorial Communities (MICT), to implement the communal administration modernization program (PMAC) in target communes in the border strip. The program supports the deconcentration through the strengthening of delegations and vice-delegations. Encouraged the pooling of resources to conduct the departmental forum on territorial governance central to PME-2023. In 2020, MICT executives conducted four missions to carry out the remaining PMAC implementation phases; and (3) developed territories by supporting, among others, the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation (MPCE)to conduct activities. These activities include the awareness workshop on the policy note regarding integrating gender into territorial planning. Provided support to the MPCE to organize a series of two-day workshops on territorialisation in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Goals implementation support project.