With CIDA support, hundreds of thousands of Haitian children have received vaccinations against measles, polio, diphtheria, and tuberculosis.

Since the spring of 2004, CIDA’s program has been part of the Interim Cooperation Framework (ICF), a two-year reconstruction plan on which Haiti’s interim government and all donors have agreed. Canada has disbursed more than C$190 million from April 1, 2004, to March 31, 2006.

Despite the instability and deep poverty of Haiti, Canada achieved visible results there in several areas. Some examples follow.

Ensuring better governance and promoting a national dialogue

• Canada, thanks to its rapid involvement and significant funding, made a strong contribution to the success of the recent presidential and legislative elections:
  1. More than 3.2 million voters obtained—for the first time—a national identification card.
  2. An unprecedented 63 percent of the electorate voted.
  3. The participation of women was significantly higher this time, particularly because of training given to 240 candidates in how to become involved in the political process.
  4. The new government was democratically elected and supported by the Haitian people.

• Canadian specialists trained dozens of Haitian journalists to improve the quality and objectivity of media coverage.
• Scores of Haitian organizations received training specifically with respect to human rights, and 400 monitors learned the principal techniques for holding inquiries into human rights violations.
• With the help of Canadian experts, the Haitian National Police developed its first strategic action plan.

• Because of Canadian aid, each village in the Nippes, Marmelade and North-East regions put in place a strategic action plan. Locally elected individuals received training on the electoral process and their responsibilities in representing the electorate.
• Many basic infrastructure projects are now giving better access to potable water (e.g. by using cisterns) and the better storage of harvests (e.g. by using silos) have been brought to villages of Marmelade and Plaisance. Various types of training, on such topics as crop diversification and microcredit, have been given to rural families.
• Close to 350,000 sprouts and 400,000 trees have been planted in the Nippes, Gros-Morne and Anse d’Hainault regions. Also, the people of these areas have been sensitized to environmental problems.

• Canadian aid has helped strengthen the management of the Société électricité d’Haiti in Jacmel and improved its capacity to produce and distribute electricity. The Jacmel model could be replicated throughout Haiti.
• A network of some 60 savings and credit unions was created. Of the 200,000 members, 50 percent are women.
• Scores of projects were put into place to rebuild roads, clean up neighbourhoods, increase agricultural production, and launch commercial enterprises for microentrepreneurs and workshops for artisans. These initiatives generated thousands of jobs in the poorest parts of the country.

• More than 850,000 children were immunized against measles, 1,150,000 against polio, and 385,000 against diphtheria and tuberculosis. Some 117,000 women were immunized against tetanus.
• Some 150 young educators were trained in HIV/AIDS prevention, and more than 30,000 people, mostly youths, have participated in sensitization activities.
• The Université d’État d’Haiti offers a renowned health administration program.
• Some 85 public and private organizations have been provided with medications for health care that reached more than 50,000 people.
• Furniture and scholastic materials were provided to 124 schools, and 252 schools were repaired or completely rebuilt.
• More than 1,000 teachers in 100 schools teach in the region of Artibonite, allowing more than 40,000 children to get a better education.
• Nutrition has been improved for 1,800,000 people with the help of more than 150 health centres via the World Food Programme (WFP).