Project profile — School Feeding and Local Purchases in Haiti

The expected results of this project include: (1) Reducing chronic hunger for school-aged children; (2) increasing primary school attendance and academic achievement rates (particularly for girls); (3) stimulation of economic growth of communities, especially of women.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2021) include: (1) reunited 3,491 children (1,891 girls) and domestic workers separated from their families due to unacceptable situations with their families. This number includes 2,653 children (1,388 girls) in the reporting year; (2) 3,259 children (1,665 girls) received individualized support for their reintegration into education, including cash transfers, training for their families, and remedial classes. This number includes 1,452 children (815 girls) newly enrolled during the reporting period; (3) 998 child survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) (611 girls) received temporary shelter and food, psychosocial support, and referrals for further medical care. Of these 321 children, including 170 girls and 151 boys, benefited during the 2020 to 2021 period; (4) 6,442 households, including 5,034 led by women, have received economic support through cash transfers. Of the female-led households, 94% (4,731 women out of a total of 5,034 women) reported feeling more empowered after receiving monetary support; (5) 83,836 people, including 53,531 girls, 42,926 women, 52,046 boys and 35,333 men, actively participated in activities raising awareness of child rights, prevention of GBV, and response to survivors of GBV and domestic child labour; (6) strengthened the foster care system, and the number of foster families accredited by the Social Welfare and Research Institution increased to 150 families; and (7) 1,631 adolescents (794 girls and 837 boys) aged 14 to 17 received vocational training in different trades (cutting/sewing, agricultural techniques, plumbing, plastic arts, tiling, etc.).