Project profile — Haiti Earthquake - Haiti Reconstruction Fund



Overview 

CA-3-A035138001
$31,296,000
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank (44001)
2010-08-13 - 2013-04-30
Closed
Global Affairs Canada
NGM Americas

Country / region 

• Haiti (100.00%)

Sector 

• Education, Level Unspecified: Education facilities and training (11120) (5.00%)
• Conflict Prevention And Resolution, Peace And Security: Security system management and reform (15210) (35.00%)
• Other Multisector: Urban development and management (43030) (60.00%)

Policy marker 

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

Description 

This grant represents Canada's contribution to the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF). The role of the HRF is to help finance reconstruction activities in Haiti following the January 2010 earthquake. The objective of the HRF is to improve basic living conditions in Haiti and to help strengthen the capacity of the Government of Haiti to manage the reconstruction process. The HRF is a multidonor fund created as a partnership between the international community and the Government of Haiti. The multidonor approach aims to increase the harmonization and coordination of donor activities and reduce transaction costs for the Government of Haiti. The HRF places a priority on building local capacity, delivering activities quickly and efficiently, and promoting a transparent and accountable reconstruction process. Activities financed through the HRF may include technical assistance and capacity building, investments in infrastructure, delivery of basic services, community development, environmental protection and clean-up, and income generation activities. Allocation of HRF funds is guided by the Government of Haiti’s Action Plan for the Recovery and Development of Haiti. All HRF funds are disbursed through the Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations, or the World Bank, to ensure rigorous monitoring of the use of the funds.

Expected results 

N/A

Results achieved 

Results achieved as of the end of the project (April 2013) include: nineteen projects totalling US$292 million have been funded in priority areas of debris removal, housing, education, job creation and disaster risk reduction to recover and rebuild from the earthquake. These initiatives have provided access to credit for 245 small and 8 medium-sized entreprises, enabling them to continue to operate their businesses and to provide jobs and incomes. These initiatives also supported the creation of 30 milk processing plants managed by farmers' organizations, which provide dairy products to school feeding programs. Schools have been rebuilt and 180,000 school kits were provided to students. The agricultural sector was supported, including the provision of seedlings to farmers. As part of housing and neighbourhood rehabilitation projects, targeted urban areas of Port-au-Prince have benefitted from a debris management system established which has removed over 170,000 cubic metres of debris, recycled and sold it for construction materials.This system has provided temporary employment for over 3,300 people as well as supported local businesses and the creation of microentreprises producing paving stones. Housing was provided to more than 11,000 internally displaced people living in tent camps and at least 25 camps were closed; damaged housing was repaired for 1,304 families and more than 9,500 working days in housing rehabilitation were created; roads and sidewalks were built, solar lamps and access to drinking water installed. Disaster prevention projects have created 3,600 temporary jobs per month, reforested 1,300 hectares, built nearly 14,000 meters of ravines and water retention dikes, cleaned 30,000 meters of irrigation and drainage canals; conducted geological mapping and earthquake prevention training in three northern provinces to reduce economic and human losses during future seismic events. These have contributed to rebuilding and improving the living conditions in Haiti following the earthquake.

Budget and spending 


Original budget $0
Planned disbursement $0
Transactions
Country percentages by sector
Type of finance Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Collaboration type Bilateral
Type of aid Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners