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Completed project

Développement communautaire (PRODEP)

Haiti
Women's and girls' rights
Date

January 2006 to June 2013

Budget

USD $28.6 million

financed by the World Bank

Impact for

1,6 million people

Partenaire de consortium

31 municipalities in Haiti Conseils de projet de développement participatif (COPRODEP) grassroots community organizations (GCO)

From January 2006 – June 2013, CECI implemented the Participatory Development Project (PRODEP) in Haiti on a national scale. The PRODEP project carried out in the departments of Artibonite, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest and Plateau Central benefited 31 of Haiti’s poorest municipalities, with small-scale investments made in initiatives that the communities took charge of identifying, prioritizing and executing.

The 31 municipalities benefited from sub-projects that either generated revenue or improved access to basic social and economic services. Investments were made with the support of participating organizations represented through the community-based council, les Conseils de projet de développement participatif (COPRODEP), which brings together more than 1,800 grassroots community organizations (GCO). The project helped improve local governance and strengthen social cohesion in communities, all of which was made possible thanks to participating organizations, the promotion of good accountability practices among communities and the training of 25,000 local actors, of whom 8,135 were women.

The 834 sub-projects helped improve living conditions for 1.6 million people, who now have better access to drinking water, education, farm inputs and agricultural product processing services.

Six priorities guided the initiatives:

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Improve rural roads and the quality of life in urban settings:

The work carried out with the help of 162 targeted investments facilitated better distribution of agricultural products and lowered the risk of post-harvest losses;

Support the processing of agricultural products:

Business initiatives backed by 88 investments supported the agricultural sector, primarily by promoting products and decreasing risk of wastage, especially seasonal fruit. These initiatives directly impacted more than 80,000 people, especially women, and led to the creation of 146 stable jobs;

Improve access to drinking water:

This initiative attracted 85 investments in the form of rehabilitating existing systems, building new small irrigation systems, and setting up water treatment units. The investments gave an average of 470 families access to water.

Improve access to education:

With the help of 67 investments, 188 classrooms were built, benefiting 7,990 school children. In addition, more than 33 spaces for school directors were built and 107 school teachers received training on classroom management and how to follow the detailed program set out by the Ministère de l’éducation nationale.

Strengthen husbandry practices (cows, goats, etc.):

62 investments lead to increased revenues for some of the poorest farmers.

Improve access to electricity and public lighting:

Business initiatives backed by 48 investments, 31 of which were in solar energy production, improved the living conditions of more than 220,000 people, especially in rural areas. Solar streetlamps were installed as part of the project and continue to provide light at night, making it possible for small commercial activities to take place and groups of young people to socialize while reducing safety issues, particularly for women.

To build on these strengths after the project has ended, CECI has established productive partnerships with three institutions specializing in different areas (small irrigation systems, community schools and micro-businesses) that will provide much-needed ongoing support to these communities.

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