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IDB to Fund Expansion of Critical Industrial Park in Haiti

$ %iew o! Caracol &nd"strial 'ar(

By Narayan Ammachchi December !" #$%

&heInter'American De(elopment Bank)IDB* has a+reed to lend Haiti ,!! million to help it stimulate economy andcreate more -obs" particularly for people in the northern parts of the country.

)"ch o! the mone* will e spent !or e#panding the Caracol &nd"strial 'ar(, a (e* in!rastr"ct"re pro+ect designed to oostHaitis ailit* in man"!act"ringand e#porting o! ser%ices. Companies operating o"t o! the ind"strial par( are e#pected togenerate ,800 +os * 2018.

he pro+ect will also oost pa*ments into the social sec"rit* s*stem, rent and ser%ices pro%ided * emplo*ers and lease-holders, as well as wages paid to wor(ers at the par(, & said, "rging the local go%ernment to decentrali3e p"licser%ices and !oc"s on creating +os.

High "nemplo*ment, estimated at 40. percent in 2010, has ecome a drag on Haitis econom*. Home to more than 10million people, Haiti has een str"ggling to o%ercome the damage ca"sed * the 2010 earth"a(e, which partiall* topplede%en the co"ntr*s presidential palace.

$nal*sts sa* creating +os sho"ld e a priorit* in the co"ntr* ma+orit* o! whose pop"lation li%es on two dollars a da*.

he new !inancing will !oc"s on constr"ction o! "ildings and !actories !or ind"strial acti%itiesand str"ct"res to meet thedemands o! c"rrent tenants and new ones that will set "p shop in the ind"strial par(.

5"rthermore, there will e an e#pansion o! roads and p"lic ser%ices, & said. 5"nds will also e allotted !or pro+ectsthat oost "ran de%elopment,transport and other p"lic wor(s in the comm"nities that s"rro"nd the ind"strial par(.

$mong the in!rastr"ct"re programs is "ilding a i(e path etween the ind"strial par( and the town o! Caracol.

6ews 7ditor !or 6earshore $mericas, 6ara*an $mmachchi is a career +o"rnalist with nearl* a decade o! e#perience inreporting on politics and international "siness. He wor(s o"t o! his ase in &ndias o"tso"rcing capital, angalore.

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Haiti - 7conom* : ;0) to e#pand the Caracol &nd"strial 'ar(12/12/2014 11:04:0 toda* appro%ed a grant o!;?? million and co-!inancing !rom the nited Atates go%ernment to thet"ne o! ;1? million. he total grant will there!ore reach ;0 million. hisamo"nt will e "sed to e#pand !acilities !or "sinesses at the Caracol&nd"strial 'ar( ='&C> and create ao%e-oard +os in the departmentsnorth and north-east o! Haiti.

he transaction is part o! '&CBs !o"rth phase and see(s to pro%idemedi"m-term s"pport !or the ind"strial and "ran ase o! Haiti in aconte#t o! en%ironmental s"stainailit*.Haitian a"thorities priorit* is tocontri"te to the co"ntr*s decentrali3ation, enco"raging economic growth* creating +os in the poorest areas. &t also aims to stim"late pri%atein%estment, oosting man"!act"ring and the Haitis e#port capacit*.

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he program aims to generate ,800 +os * 2018 in companies that operate o"t o! the ind"strial par(. $ppro#imatel*? o! them will e !or women.

he pro+ect will also oost pa*ments into the social sec"rit* s*stem, rent and ser%ices pro%ided * emplo*ers and lease-

holders, as well as wages paid to wor(ers at the par(.

he new !inancing will !oc"s on constr"ction o! "ildings and !actories !or ind"strial acti%ities and str"ct"res to meet thedemands o! c"rrent tenants and new ones that will set "p shop in the '&C. 5"rthermore, there will e an e#pansion o!roads and p"lic ser%ices.

5"nds will also e allotted !or pro+ects that oost "ran de%elopment, transport and other p"lic wor(s in the comm"nitiesthat s"rro"nd the '&C, s"ch as a "s garage and a i(e path that will connect the '&C to the town o! Caracol. he pro+ectalso pro%ides !"nds to create a management str"ct"re at hree a*s 6ational 'ar( ='6D>, recentl* created to protecta*s, mangro%e swamps and coral ree!s in Eimonade, Caracol and 5ort EiertF.

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73 &ell me about &he Haitian Alliance.

A3he Haitian $lliance is a local nonpro!it organi3ation that was !o"nded in 200 with a mission to empower the Haitiancomm"nit* to act as one and to create a !"t"re where Haitians reali3e their !"ll potential. Je ha%e ro"ghl* 1? acti%ememers and ? to 100 or so non-acti%e.

73 8hat 2as the Alliance9s response in the immediate aftermath of the #$$ earth:uake;

A3he Haitian $lliance wor(ed in collaoration with 21 comm"nit* organi3ations to send a 40-!oot container !illed with

m"ch-needed goods that were donated * the genero"s people o! metro $tlanta area. hese goods were shipped to Haitiand distri"ted in !o"r neighorhoods o! 'ort $" 'rince, where most o! the de%astation occ"rred.

73 Do you ha(e any on+oin+ pro-ects;A3he $lliance has adopted two schools in the so"thern section o! 'ort $"'rince in a neighorhood called 5ontamara. Je helped "ild a section o! one o! the schools that was destro*ed * theearth"a(e. &n addition, e%er* school *ear, we pro%ide t"ition assistance !or 2? st"dents attending these schools.

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"t this is where the stor* egins, not where it ends. oda*, Haitians and Haitian-$mericans represent one o! the !astest-growing ethnic gro"ps not +"st in the state, "t in $tlanta, with a pop"lation o! ao"t 80,000.

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O $tlanta is a transportation h", which ma(es it con%enient to tra%el thro"gho"t the region and to and !rom Haiti. elta$irlines has added direct !lights to the co"ntr*.

O i%ersit* is welcomed. Haitians add to the mi# and are one o! the largest $!rican diaspora gro"ps represented in $tlanta

and the state.O Meorgia has a ooming econom* and is a h" !or se%eral 5ort"ne ?00 companies.

$ll o! this ser%es Haiti, which is see(ing to re-image itsel!, oost to"rism and introd"ce its rich c"lt"re to the world.

7%er* ecemer, the cons"late presents 5la%ors and Colors o! Haiti to spotlight the richness o! Haitian c"lt"re, and topromote economic opport"nities and to"rism. East *ear, the !oc"s was on o"r "dding !ashion ind"str*.

h"rsda*, we ring Haitis premier dance compan*, $*i(odans, to the Lialto Center !or the $rts. Ha%ing pre!ormed !orsold-o"t crowds at )iamis $drienne $rsht Center !or the past se%eral *ears, this will e $*i(odans $tlanta de"t. hro"gha partnership with the Coca-Cola Co., proceeds !rom o"r e%ent will help !"nd an internship !or si# st"dents at Coca-Colasottler in Haiti.

$s the cons"late, it is o"r role to pro%ide reso"rces to co"nsel and protect Haitian citi3ens li%ing and tra%eling in theregion. Je also ser%e as a center o! in!ormation and c"lt"ral cooperation !or an*one interested in learning more ao"t o"rea"ti!"l co"ntr*.

I"r mission is to wor( toward the s"stainale de%elopment o! Haiti * !acilitating and growing "siness relationships,promoting !oreign in%estments, and engaging with decisionma(ers and citi3ens on iss"es o! interests.

$s part o! o"r o"treach, we in!orm people ao"t whats happening in Haiti. his an"ar* will mar( the !i!th anni%ersar* o!its de%astating 2010 earth"a(e. Aince then, o"r go%ernment has made great strides re"ilding the co"ntr*. 6"mero"sin!rastr"ct"re pro+ects are "nderwa*, incl"ding constr"ction and reno%ation o! si# new airports, !o"r ports, and roads andridges.

he Haitian econom* is growing. o"rism increased * 20 percent !rom 2012 to 201DP the !irst Haitian-made talet,

A"rta, contin"es to attract "*ers. )eanwhile, !oreign in%estments ha%e increased steadil*, !rom ;11< million in 2011 to;18?. million in 201D. Companies li(e )arriot, Hilton, Heine(en, est Jestern, Kenneth Cole and I)A all recogni3ethat Haiti is a great place !or economic growth and opport"nit*.

Carni%al Cr"ise Eines recentl* added the &sland o! &le de la ort"e on the co"ntr*s northern coast as the site o! a !"t"report on its itinerar*. $merican $irlines recentl* added a dail* !light at the historical cit* o! Cap Haitiens new internationalairport. wo Meorgia companies, Aa!i and Carters, are in%estors in Haitis garment ind"str*. Coca-Cola is one o! thelargest emplo*ers in Haiti with its rasserie de la Co"ronne ottling plant.

Je want to enco"rage other Meorgia companies to ta(e ad%antage o! the man* opport"nities to do "siness there,incl"ding close pro#imit*, "rgeoning ind"stries and genero"s ta# incenti%es. I"r o!!ice plans monthl* trips to introd"ce"siness leaders to companies and ind"stries in Haiti. Je want to contin"e to strengthen ties etween Haiti and Meorgia.

Gandy Thomas is consul general of Haiti in Atlanta.

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Haiti: USAID Houses Found to be of Poor Quality, Will Cost Millions to Repair

*Center !or 7conomic and 'olic* LesearchMloal Lesearch, ecemer 0, 2014Center !or 7conomic and 'olic* Lesearch20 6o%emer 2014
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Legion: Eatin $merica Q Cariean&n-depth Leport: H$&&

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A$& homes in Ha"t amier. ='hoto: )arthen )alo>

$ccording to doc"ments !rom A$&, ?0 ho"ses "ilt * A$& near the new Caracol ind"strial par(, were !o"nd to eo! poor "alit* and will ta(e millions o! dollars to repair. he ho"ses are part o! A$&s 6ew Aettlement 'rogram,which was the s"+ect o! a Mo%ernment $cco"ntailit* I!!ice =M$I>reportin Ictoer 201D as well as a A$& &nspectorMeneral =&M>a"dit in $pril 2014.

he M$I report !o"nd that A$& had initiall* planned on "ilding 1?,000 ho"ses "t that the n"mer had een red"cedto +"st 2,00. $t the same time costs s(*roc(eted, !rom ;?D million to o%er ;

Apea(ing e!ore the Ho"se 5oreign $!!airs Committee in Ictoer 201D, eth Hogan, an $ssistant $dministrator at A$&e#plained how those cost increases occ"rred:

$gain, its eca"se o! the re"irements that we p"t into o"r solicitation doc"ment that it meet international "ilding codes,that it compl* with !ederal "ilding standards, that these materials wo"ld e disaster- and h"rricane-proo!.

Hogan went on to sa* that she was %er* happ* with the "alit* with which the contractors were "ilding the ho"ses.a%id Mootnic(, the a"thor o! the M$I report and the irector o! &nternational $!!airs and rade at the agenc*, echoedHogans remar(s, telling Congress that, the* are e#cellent homes that are "ilt to a %er* high standard.

Howe%er, last month, A$& "ietl* awarded a contractworth "p to ;4.? million to an $merican-ased !irm, etra ech, topro%ide a remediation plan !or the Caracol ho"ses. he serio"sness o! the de!iciencies was great eno"gh !or A$& to*pass normal contracting proced"res and award the contract witho"t recei%ing other ids.he +"sti!ication doc"ment,re"ired when normal proced"res are not !ollowed, e#plains that an independent assessment was per!ormed in $"g"st2014, which re%ealed n"mero"s de!iciencies incl"ding missing roo! !asteners, s"-speci!ication roo! materials andconcrete rein!orcement, and other str"ct"ral and drainage iss"es.

he doc"ment e#plains that gi%en the locations s"sceptiilit* to h"rricanes and other e#treme weather e%ents, the repairsm"st e carried o"t immediatel* in order to pre%ent possile harm to residents. he contractors responsile !or thede!icient "ildings ha%e alread* een as(ed to egin repairs, with etra ech pro%iding constr"ction managementser%ices. "t the lame !or the poor constr"ction doesnt simpl* rest with the contractors.
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he &M a"dit !rom $pril 2014 !o"nd that A$& re"ired "alit* control plans to e dra!ted * the contractors themsel%esand that A$& personnel did not re%iew the contractors "alit* control proced"res. &! A$& had re%iewed the plans, itwo"ld ha%e een determined that the* were not ade"ate to ens"re that contractors doc"mented, trac(ed, and correctedde!iciencies, according to the &M. 5"rther, the &M reported that A$& had not completed ann"al contractor per!ormancee%al"ations !or an* o! the contractors wor(ing on the 6ew Aettlements 'rogram. he lac( o! o%ersight has pro%en costl*.

Jith the ;4.? million +"st in constr"ction management costs, the a%erage cost per ho"se will increase another 20 percent,to ;D


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Con%entional wisdom sa*s smart tra%elers sho"ld sta* awa* !rom Haiti, a nation rac(ed * corr"ption, instailit* andpo%ert*, "t the cons"l general in Atlantasa*s his co"ntr* is see(ing Sintellect"al to"rists who can see its roadernarrati%e eneath the r"le o! the past !ew *ears.

>andy &homas admits that Haiti can e da"nting witho"t proper on-the-gro"nd help. "t hes con%inced that theradiance and hospitalit* o! his !ellow Haitians, the ea"t* o! the island and its engaging histor* can o%ercome the dar(spots - gi%en the right to"rist pac(age, o! co"rse.

&ts still di!!ic"lt in Haiti, "t we can see the light at the end o! the t"nnel, )r. homas told Mloal $tlanta in an inter%iew.

He was candid ao"t Port'au'Prince, the capital cit*, which he called somewhat o! a messS !or %isitors. "t he spo(epositi%el* o! the northern coastal town o! Cap Haitien. &ts home to a Apanish-era r"ins, as well as a citadel and palace"ilt * Henri Christophe, an earl* leader o! the Haitian sla%e reellion and re%ol"tion. 6oyal Caribbeancr"ise linersstop e%er* wee( at the secl"ded each resort o! abadee, and nonstop !lights ha%e started coming in !rom 5iami.

)r. homas has een promoting pac(ages that allow to"rists to mi# %isits to the historic sites o! the Citadelle aFerriereor the =ans'=ouci Palace withisland-hopping in small oats manned * pri%ate che!s who can grill !resh-ca"ght sea!oodon demand.

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&ndeed, its a long wa* !rom crowded, gra* 'ort-a"-'rince, which was de%astated * a 2010 earth"a(e that (illed morethan 200,000 people. 5i%e *ears later, )r. homas said Haiti wants to sha(e the image that its +"st a poor ac(water withnothing to o!!er the o"tside world.

Lather than eing de!ined * what happened, Je are mo%ing !orward, )r. homas said.
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In ec. 11, the !o"rth ann"al Mo"ts et Co"le"rs dHaiti, or Colors and Fla(ors of Haiti"will !eat"re the $R&KI$6Adance tro"pe,which has per!ormed all o%er the world, showcasing the di%erse lend o! $!rican in!l"ences present in theCariean nation. he show, mi#ed with a sampling o! the islands di%erse creole c"isines, is slated to gi%e $tlantans adi!!erent %iew o! a co"ntr* (nown more !or hosting missionaries than parties. SHaiti isnt onl* what *o" see on T, )r.homas said.

Atill, challenges are mo"nting !or the co"ntr*. Haiti is now on the %erge o! a political crisis, ha%ing !ailed to hold electionssince 2011. Calls !or 'resident 5ichel 5artellyto step down are growing, as are protests to his r"le.

"t that hasnt completel* dampened in%estment enth"siasm. )r. homas has personall* led nine small trade missions!rom $tlanta with gro"ps o! three or !o"r potential in%estors at a time e#ploring targeted opport"nities. &n the north, nearCap Haitien, lies the Caracol Industrial Park, a ;D00 million pro+ect ac(ed * .=. A+ency for InternationalDe(elopmentthat was s"pposed to re%itali3e the region with 0,000 new +os. Ao !ar, a orean m"ltinational, =AE'A, isthe anchor tenant, ma(ing t-shirts !or e#port to the .A. "nder legislation that rela#es tari!!s !or Haitian-made te#tiles. $n

$tlanta-ased !irm, =AFI, is reportedl* loo(ing into the par(, which has grown slower than man* e#pected.

Ither regions and sectors are also showing signs o! li!e. =urtab, a Haitian-ased man"!act"rer o! talet comp"ters, hasset "p shop in another ind"strial par( in 'ort-a"-'rince, selling to the local pop"lation and the e#port mar(et. )a+or hotelrands ha%e po"red more than ;100 million into the co"ntr*. )r. homas has helped other te#tile !irms and agri"sinesscompanies ta(e a loo( at Haiti. Coca'Cola Co.operates a mango !arm set "p to pro%ide +os a!ter the earth"a(e, and itslocal ottling partners are hiring more people, ma(ing the Co(e s*stem one o! the largest emplo*ers in the co"ntr*.DeltaAir ines Inc. in ecemer is set to "pgrade its wee(l* nonstop $tlanta-'ort-a"-'rince !light to a dail* connection.

$ll that shows that while there are still di!!ic"lties, "siness is not impossile !or those who go thro"gh the appropriatechannels and adapt their mindset to the local sit"ation.

)r. homas said the same adage applies to "siness as to"rism: Ro" ha%e to get o"t o! *o"r com!ort 3one to get into*o"r com!ort 3one. &ts worth it.S

$s a side note, he said Meorgia is ene!iting !rom its own Haitian historical connection. ho"sands o! Haitian %isitors to=a(annah ha%e stopped in to see a mon"ment de%oted to Haitianswho !o"ght with $merican reels and 5rench !orces inthe re%ol"tionar* war against the ritish. Ine o! them, a *o"ng Henri Christophe, wo"ld ret"rn !rom that s(irmish to leadhis own re%olt in Haiti that threw o!! 5rench r"le.

Tisitwww.colorso!haiti.org!or more in!ormation or to p"rchase tic(ets !or the Colors and 5la%ors o! Haiti e%ent. se thecode HA#$%!or a 20 percent disco"nt.

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that the dri%er was trans!erred )onda* in the ominican Lep"lic to recei%e treatment, !ollowing an agreement with the6ational 'olice o! Haiti, the* !eared that he escapes the Haitian +"stice.

H"go Charles, the epartmental elegate o! the 6ortheast, has la"nched an appeal !or calm to the pop"lation.

$n o!!icial o! the 6ational 'olice o! Haiti in I"anaminthe e#plained to local +o"rnalists, there was a lot o! con!"sion amongHaitians who mista(enl* thin( that the ominican dri%er will e tried in his co"ntr* !or ha%ing ca"sed the in%ol"ntar* deatho! a little girl. He indicated that the ominican and Haitian a"thorities con!irmed that Carlos EeUn will e presentedJednesda* to the prosec"tor o! 5ort EiertF in Haiti.

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Protesters 2ounded by +unfire in Haiti

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'ort-a"-'rince - Haitian a"thorities on h"rsda* were in%estigating a street protest that t"rned %iolent in a northeasterntown close to the co"ntr*s order with the ominican Lep"lic.

'olice spo(esperson 5rant3 Eereo"rs con!irmed people were wo"nded * g"n!ire d"ring a h"rsda* protest in 5ortEierte, "t he co"ld not immediatel* sa* how man*. He also pro%ided no details on how the* were shot.

Aenator ean-aptiste ien-$ime, an opposition politician !rom Haitis northeast area, asserted that 1D people werewo"nded * Haitian police o!!icers who !ired their weapons while tr*ing to clear demonstrators !rom the main road to allowtr"c(s to pass.

5or the last !ew da*s, protesters in 5ort Eierte ha%e ta(en to the streets demanding the town e s"pplied with electricit*!rom a power plant at an ind"strial par( in near* Caracol, the senator said.
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Eereo"rs said the head o! the Haitian 6ational 'olice had sent a team to the area to in%estigate.

East wee(, an anti-go%ernment march in Haitis capital, 'ort-a"-'rince, t"rned %iolent as three demonstrators were shot *co"nter-demonstrators in a %olatile neigho"rhood.- $'

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East month gloal C7Is, heads o! state, 6oel 'ri3e la"reates, heads o! !o"ndations and 6MIs, and ma+or

philanthropists gathered in 6ew Ror( !or the Clinton Mloal &nitiati%e =CM&> ann"al meeting to disc"ss inno%ati%e sol"tionsto the worlds most pressing challenges. his *ear, the main priorit* o! CM&s Haiti $ction 6etwor( -- a gro"p o! CM&memers which !ormed in 2008 to address the pressing iss"es o! ho"sing, access to clean water, ed"cation and "sinessde%elopment -- is to ens"re the detailed monitoring o! peoples promises and commitments to the CM& to deli%er progressand action. I!tentimes its pro+ect management s(ills that are the missing ingredient in gi%ing. $s the !i!th anni%ersar* o!the de%astating earth"a(e that (illed more than 200,000 people and in+"red another D00,000 in 'ort-a"-'rinceapproaches in an"ar*, its especiall* important that we contin"e to help Haiti.

Jith this milestone aro"nd the corner, its important to loo( ac( and celerate the tremendo"s progress made in recent*ears, while (eeping !oc"s on remaining needs o! the co"ntr* and wor(ing to accelerate moment"m aro"nd these e!!orts.'erhaps the iggest indicator o! progress is spotlighted in a report released this past "ne * the Haitian Mo%ernment andthe nited 6ations e%elopment 'rogram. he2013 illennium !evelo"ment Goals Re"ort# Haiti$ a %ew &oo', showshow the co"ntr* has signi!icantl* ad%anced in achie%ing se%eral targets o! the )illenni"m e%elopment Moals -- eight

international de%elopment goals estalished !ollowing the )illenni"m A"mmit o! the nited 6ations in 2000 whichcommitted nations to achie%e speci!ic goals in terms o! po%ert*, h"nger, ed"cation, e"alit*, health, s"stainailit*. 5orinstance, Haitis M' rose !rom A;1,?48 per capita in 200< to ;1,02 per capita in 2012, with e#treme po%ert* stailisingat 24 per cent in 2012. he co"ntr* has hal%ed the n"mer o! "nderweight children "nder age !i%e more than three *earsahead o! the 201? deadline. 7nrollment rates in primar* ed"cation nearl* do"led =4 in 1


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comm"nit* memers and meeting the children and teachers who are directl* impacted * these pro+ects is especiall*meaning!"l. &n all, appro#imatel* ?0,000 children attend these new schools each da*.

Jhile the co"ntr* has recei%ed signi!icant in%estments !rom !oreign aid and pri%ate partners, more still remains to e doneto help the Haitian people create sel!-s"!!icient comm"nities. 5or one, Haiti is c"rrentl* !acing the largest cholera epidemicin the world which has (illed more than 8,?00 people since the o"trea( egan in Ictoer 2010. $ccording to a 201Dnited 6ations h"manitarian o!!ices co"ntr* report, the main ca"se !or the persistence o! cholera in Haiti is the lac( o!access to clean water and sanitation !acilities and poor h*gienic practices. oda* less than two-thirds o! the nationspop"lation has access to clean water. Aean 'enns organi3ation, /' HLI, is wor(ing tirelessl* to ma(e strides against

this horri!ic disease =as o"tlined in a recentl* p"lished editorial in The (all )treet *ournal+. Jhats re"ired isinternational s"pport with the Haitian go%ernment to strengthen the co"ntr*s healthcare s*stem and de%elop a ettersanitation s*stem. he sooner we can wor( together on oth, the sooner "nnecessar* deaths can e pre%ented.

he people o! Haiti and all dedicated gro"ps who ha%e committed time and reso"rces to the co"ntr* in recent *earssho"ld e pro"d o! the progress made. &m con!ident that thro"gh ongoing collaoration well e ale to do e%en more inorder to not onl* sa%e li%es "t "ild the !o"ndation !or Haitis s"stained de%elopment.

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Haiti contin"es to !ace challenges as one o! the poorest nations in the $mericas. he co"ntr* has str"ggled !or *ears too%ercome the reign o! terror * dictators 5rancois "%alier and his son, ean Cla"de Wa* oc "%alier, and its still
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reco%ering !rom the de%astating 2010 earth"a(e. $mericas 6ow correspondent Merr* Hadden reports man* Haitians stilldistr"st the go%ernment.

"st e!ore the *o"nger "%alier died last month, he had ret"rned to Haiti !rom *ears o! e#ile and mo%ed !reel* aro"nd thecapital, 'ort-a"-'rince. Jhile some Haitians want to lea%e the past ehind, others still want to see +"stice !or the crimescommitted "nder "%aliers reign.

he c"rrent 'resident )ichel )artell* has also een r"ling witho"t a !"nctioning parliament !or more than a *eareca"se senators cannot come to an agreement on when and how to hold legislati%e elections.

$dding to tensions is the scarcit* o! +os in Haiti. 5inding a +o in the cities can e e#tremel* di!!ic"lt and millions are"nemplo*ed. Caracol, an ind"strial par( !"nded largel* * the .A. go%ernment, will pro%ide 10,000 +os, howe%er onl* 20percent o! those +os ha%e een !illed d"e to political instailit*.

5armers in the co"ntr*side are doing slightl* etter. 'ean"ts grow %er* well in the Haitian soil and !armers can sell them* the tr"c(loads to companies, "t !armers and !isherman are war* o! plans * the Haitian go%ernment to capitali3e onto"rism on the island.

Ao !ar, the onl* to"rists coming to Haiti tra%el to Lo*al Carieans Eaadee, a pri%ate each resort where to"rists cantlea%e and locals, aside !rom those who wor( there, cant enter.

Jhile corr"ption, gra!t, and rier* is widespread, there has een some impro%ement. Aome residents are heartened tosee more clinics, schools, hospitals eing "ilt, while in the past mone* had een simpl* disappearing/

Je are not sa*ing that there is no stealing, said )ar*lin $liet o! ransparenc* &nternational in Haiti, a anti-corr"ptionorgani3ation. Je are sa*ing that perhaps we ha%e a gro"p o! people who are not stealing e%er*thing. $nd thatssomething. hats progress.

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$s laor costs in the Sworlds !actor*S contin"e to rise dramaticall*, gloal !ashion rands are loo(ing elsewhere to so"rceapparel. &n addition to estalished h"s li(e angladesh and Tietnam, the garment game is ripe !or new pla*ers: )*anmar="rma>, Haiti and 7thiopia, among others, are loo(ing to re+"%enate a once-thri%ing trade or e%en "ild one entirel* !rom

scratch.

China will shed appro#imatel* 8? million man"!act"ring +os in the coming *ears, which, some de%elopment e#perts sa*,co"ld e a golden opport"nit* !or economic de%elopment Y la Ao"th Korea.

he standard narrati%e: Atart at the ottom with low-s(ill, asic te#tile man"!act"ring =li(e -shirts> and wor( *o"r wa* "pto more comple# garments =li(e s"its>, then to more comple# goods li(e electronics. &mpro%ed "alit* o! li!e and a risingcons"mer class will nat"rall* !ollow, creating s"stainale and nat"ral growth.

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$s in China, garment asseml* will then e seen as low-row. SRo" dont ma(e tan(s o"t o! te#tiles,S sa*s ere( Acissorsa scholar at the $merican 7nterprise &nstit"te.

"t whether Chinas s"ccessors can act"all* !ollow the Ste#tile to tan(S model is a point o! serio"s contention. Aome arg"ethat new entrants can s"r%i%e onl* * o!!ering the lowest costs Z read: "nli%ale wages and minimal, i! an*, rights.5ootloose garment rands, apt to !lee to where%er laor costs are lowest, ma(e n"rt"ring an ind"str* with highl* s(illedwor(ers, ro"st in!rastr"ct"re and e!!ecti%e legislation e#tremel* di!!ic"lt.

&ts harder to "nlearn ad haits, so the est shot at a s"stainale ind"str* ma* e 7thiopia, which is essentiall* a lan(slate. espite dire in!rastr"ct"re shortcomings, 7thiopias access to a continental mar(et with si# o! the 10 !astest-growingeconomies and one o! the worlds largest cattle =leather> stoc(s ma(es SChina D0 *ears agoS an attracti%e long-termin%estment. he Chinese and "r(ish certainl* seem to thin( so. H"a+ian Ahoes and $(*a e(stil, two o! the worldslargest apparel ma(ers, are planning m"ltiillion-dollar Sapparel-citiesS !it !or "p to 0,000 wor(ers and ?0 di!!erentman"!act"rers each.

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HQ), the Awedish apparel giant, has sta(ed an earl* claim in 7thiopia as well. * partnering with nonpro!it Awed!"nd,the*re championing a SresponsileS wa* !orward with three new s"stainale !actories, and growing. he mo%e to set anethical !o"ndation in a new entrant mirrors that o! Map in )*anmar this past "ne. Ince called an So"tpost o! t*rann*Seca"se o! its r"tal militar* dictatorship, )*anmar "nderwent %ast democratic re!orms in 2011P sti!ling economicsanctions !rom the Jest were eased a *ear later. 6ow the co"ntr*s garment ind"str* is on trac( to ring in ;1. illion o!e#port re%en"e in 2014 Z compared with ;


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$nd companies are doing it, s"pposedl*, with a conscience. * partnering with A$& and local 6MIs, Map is tr*ing toa%oid the pl"nder-and-ail rep"tation o! the garment ind"str*. SJe want to lend reso"rces in s"ch an important time !or theco"ntr*,S to set a precedence o! h"mane wor(ing conditions and wor( with the go%ernment to "ild instit"tions to protectest practices, eie )esloh, Maps senior director o! go%ernment and p"lic a!!airs, told I[R.

en+amin 'owell, director o! the 5ree )ar(et &nstit"te at e#as ech ni%ersit*

"t some are calling A ... literall*. Sheres a great deal o! "llshit in the world o! corporate social responsiilit*,S sa*sAcott 6o%a, director o! the Jor(er Lights Consorti"m. She idea that a rand wo"ld mo%e into a co"ntr* to ma(e the

world a etter place is as"rd. he* do it eca"se its cheaper,S he sa*s.

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&ndeed, according to the co"ntr*s own man"!act"rers association, "rmese wor(ers ma(e as little as ;D0 per month,elow the Jorld an(s ;1.2?/da* po%ert* threshold. $nd earl* reports show 7thiopian garment wor(ers earn etween;D and ;?D per month, ma(ing them the worlds two lowest paid =angladeshi wor(ers earn appro#imatel* ;8>.

5ew can ignore the data, "t some e#perts arg"e that low wages Z once a characteristic o! all now-de%elopedeconomies, most recentl* aiwan, Ao"th Korea and Hong Kong Z are a necessar* initial sacri!ice to attract in%estors. &!

+o see(ers %ol"ntaril* choose to wor( !or low wages in a !actor*, that means its the est o! a series o! ad options, sa*sen+amin 'owell, director o! the 5ree )ar(et &nstit"te at e#as ech ni%ersit*. S&! we were to impose laws on theseco"ntries mandating higher pa* and wor(ing conditions, it wo"ld ta(e awa* the %er* reason companies chose to come

there, th"s lea%ing them trapped in an e%en worse po%ert*,S he told I[R.

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hats despite d"t*-!ree access to the nited Atates %ia the HI'7 && trade agreement and serio"s promotion !rom theAtate epartment, !ormer Aecretar* o! Atate Hillar* Clinton and !ormer 'resident ill Clinton.

Atill, companies are coming to the reali3ation that Streating wor(ers etter is good !or "siness,S Lossi sa*s, citing a etterJor( research pro+ect as proo! o! concept.

7#perts li(e 6o%a arent sold. 5or one, i! the garment ind"str* was a wa* o"t o! po%ert*, wages sho"ldnt ha%e declinedo%er the past decade across the world and, on a%erage, constit"te ao"t a third o! a Sli%ing wage.S

Jhether the garment ind"str* is good !or national and indi%id"al economic de%elopment or not, co"ntries li(e Haiti,)*anmar and 7thiopia are rolling o"t the red carpet !or !ashions name rands. &! the*ll ha%e "*ers remorse remains toe seen.

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Irphans in Caracol, Haiti will ene!it !rom the Atrong ower Eo%e L"n, a ?K !"ndraiser 6o%. 1. hosted at the CelerationCenter in Aedalia.

Atrong ower 'resident Eorie Holt, also a memer o! the 5irst nited )ethodist Ch"rch Celeration Center, said this is the!irst time !or them to host the e%ent. 'roceeds will go toward opening the other side o! an e#isting d"ple# in Haiti, allowing

room !or an additional 10 children in the all-girls orphanage. he !irst side o! the d"ple# opened a little more than a *earago, and it pro%ides !amil*-st*le care with a ho"se mother.

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He saw an elderl* lad* with nothing, ta(e o!! the shoes on her !eet, tattered and torn, and p"t them in this gi%ing as(et,Holt said. &t to"ched his heart, and he ro"ght that idea ac( and shared it with some leaders here, and it +"st e#ploded.

he idea has grown into D00 locations worldwide.

Holt added that the Celeration Center will host special ser%ices d"ring the wee(end !or Irphan A"nda*. Aat"rda*sser%ice will e at ?:D0 p.m. and A"nda*s ser%ices are 8:DD a.m. and 2014, emplo*mentincreased * 4D compared to the pre%io"s "arter =D,D24> while e#portsha%e e#ceeded the pre%io"s "arter * 1?4, to stand at ? million A.

he '&Cs power plant connected ,D00 cons"mers in the s"rro"ndingcomm"nities o! Caracol, ro" d" 6ord, errier Lo"ge and Eimonade whilecontin"ing to s"ppl* consistent and reliale energ* to clients in the par(.

he !ormer 7K$) ho"sing settlement now STillage Ea di!!FrenceS withits?0 homes now has 2?0 wor(ers emplo*ed at Caracol and pro%ides!ree, "alit* ed"cation !or 400 children.

Rear to date the wor(ers pa*roll amo"nted to A;?.4 million =244 million Haitian Mo"rdes>.
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Shis was a good "arter !or the Caracol &nd"strial 'ar( and while the accomplishments are enco"raging, AI6$'& is!oc"sed on contin"ed growth to promote in%estment and +o creation which is a critical need in 6orthern Haiti,S declaredernard Achettini, irector Meneral Aociete 6ational d" 'arcs &nd"striel.

he third "arter saw the !inali3ation o! agreements !or the constr"ction o! !o"r new "ildings that can accommodate4,000 new wor(ers in the period 201?-201.

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* $le#ander ritell

ts een a "eriod of change for Haiti in the nearly five years since the devastating earth4ua'e in 2010. A country "rone tooften significant change has continued to see much of it$ from a "rogression from relief to recovery and a ma5orre"ositioning in the ariean region to a lingering cholera crisis and an electoral deadloc' that threatens to "lace thecountry in a "olitical stalemate. But "erha"s the signature achievement for the country in the last four and a half years isthat$ for the first time in a long time$ "eo"le are tal'ing aout Haiti in new ways. That means tourism$ it means taletcom"uter "roduction and it means a crucial shift for a country that has needed a new conversation for decades. To learnmore aout Haitis changes and the state of things$ * caught u" with Haiti 6rime inister &aurent &amothe aout

develo"ing a new Haiti.

8hat is the state of Haiti today;

Jell, Haiti is eing trans!ormed on a dail* asis, and is impro%ing incredil*. &ts mo%ing !rom the past, mo%ing !romemergenc* h"manitarian relie! to re"ilding itsel! into a more resilient and modern state.

8hat ha(e been the bi++est transformations;

Jell, the iggest has certainl* een the sec"rit* aspect. Aecond, the social changes and the social policies, the socialre!orms o! the go%ernment, implementing a %er* strong social assistance programme to !ight against e#treme po%ert* andine"alit* and mi#ing that with a promotion o! in%estment in the co"ntr* to create +os.

8hat is the in(estment climate like;

&n%estment has grown * 2? percent and is contin"ing to grow. &n terms o! hotel in%estments, its een aro"nd ;100 millionin the past *ear and a hal!, with ma+or name rands coming to Haiti. Ao were %er* e#cited ao"t the prospect and theto"rism de%elopment. here are also ind"stries coming to Haiti, with o%er D,000 +os created in Caracol.

8hat is the state of the economy;

Je%e made a lot o! progress. "t the progress is still !ragile. Je need to di%ersi!* o"r growth sectors, and we de!initel*need to (eep the polic* o! +o creation and attracting in%estment into the te#tile sector, and to !oc"s on eing sel! s"!!icientin terms o! !ood sec"rit*. &ts also ao"t in%esting more into the agric"lt"ral sector, into the transportation sector, into !oodprocessing. $nd contin"ing the reconstr"ction o! in!rastr"ct"re.

Is there a part of Haiti9s economy you think has untapped potential;

Certainl* the potential "ntapped in the to"rism sector. Je +"st had a ma+or deal with Carni%al, and we are waiting towelcome Carni%al c"stomers that will en+o* some o! the worlds nicest eaches in the northwest o! ort"ga. "t thepotential o! to"rism is "ntapped, partic"larl* o"r c"lt"ral to"rism.

Ho2 does Haiti attract tourists in a competiti(e tourism re+ion;

&t is +"st a "estion o! comm"nicating. eca"se Haiti does ha%e some o! the worlds nicest eaches, the s"n, the sea, theea"ti!"l cocon"t trees. Ao it was a "estion o! shi!ting the !oc"s toward that, and tal(ing ao"t whats good o! Haiti.e!ore, past administrations ne%er !oc"sed on promoting the good side o! Haiti, and we ha%e decided to do that and weredoing that * ha%ing agreements with ma+or companies to come o%er and see what Haiti has to o!!er.

&he leadin+ economic dri(er for the (ast ma-ority of the Caribbean is tourism. Is it lo+ical for Haiti to follo2 thatmodel;

e!initel*. 100 percent.

5o(in+ to lon+'delayed elections 2ill Haiti hold elections by the end of this year;

Jere loo(ing at the end o! this *ear. he iss"e with the elections is that there are si# senators that are re!"sing to %ote onthe electoral law, so were waiting !or that. 7%er*thing else relies on that. he !inancing is read*. "t were waiting !or thesi# senators loc(ing the "or"m, as the ma+orit* o! senators want to pass it.


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Haiti and the Dominican 6epublic recently embarked on a re+ular hi+h'le(el dialo+ue. Ho2 ha(e thees talks beenpro+ressin+;

he dialog"e res"lted in a etter "nderstanding o! the go%ernments position, and also o! the passage o! the lawreg"lating citi3enship ^in the ominican Lep"lic_. $nd man* agreements ha%e alread* een signed, and the*re wor(ingprett* well. Ao oth go%ernments are wor(ing to contin"e to impro%e relations. Ao were doing it in a serene atmosphere,and one where we !eel that we are mo%ing well together.

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Haiti: W!ere 'ill t!e poor %o(

Aeptemer 2, 2014

by Set! Donnelly

"ring m* last trip to Haiti this "ne with a delegation o! st"dents and h"man rights oser%ers, we were e#posed to theraw %iolence o! the ongoing !orced dispersal o! the poor. In )a* D1, the )artell* regime intensi!ied a process in thename o! eminent domain o! %iolentl* e%icting the poor !rom their homes in downtown 'ort-a"-'rince and then

ph*sicall* destro*ing their homes and "sinesses.

&n downtown 'ort-a"-'rince, the )artell* regime has een destro*ing homes o! the poor in the name o! eminent domain. 'hoto: Aeth onnell*

Je met with a gro"p o! men and women who had een s"+ected to this %iolence and we !ilmed their e#tensi%e testimon*.he* spo(e o! AJ$ police and "lldo3ers coming at night, o! ha%ing onl* 10 min"tes to !lee their homes, then witnessingthe destr"ction o! e%er*thing the* had.

hese s"r%i%ors came to "s with tears, anger and ac(pac(s !"ll o! the onl* possessions the* had le!t. he* spo(e o!ha%ing to sleep in par(s or on roo!s, o! children eing p"t o"t on the street, o! %"lnerailit* to in!ection and ongoingharassment * the go%ernment.

Ine man, spea(ing on ehal! o! the Lepresentati%es o! the Citi3ens o! Centre-Tille $gainst 5orced isplacement, statedthat more than 2,000 people had lost their homes in downtown 'ort-a"-'rince since )a* D1. he )artell* regime has notpro%ided compensation and h"mane, alternati%e ho"sing in clear %iolation o! the Haitian Constit"tion.

&ndeed, o!!icial so"rces ac(nowledge that 400 properties ha%e een destro*ed, "t onl* 1 people compensated.^i_Clearl*, this grossl* "nderestimates the n"mers o! people rendered homeless since legall* registered pieces o! propert*ma* act"all* consist o! m"ltiple dwellings o! the poor with do3ens o! people li%ing within them.

Aecretar* o! Atate 'lanning )ichel 'res"me stated earlier in the spring that the )artell* regime had ta(en all thenecessar* steps to compensate the owners. Je deposited this mone* in a deposit acco"nt. Iwners ha%e +"st to appearwith their original titles, so the* can recei%e !rom the 7#propriation Committee the %al"e o! their land or their homes inaccordance with the e%al"ation criteria !or "ildings.^ii_ndo"tedl*, the prolem with this compensation !orm"la is that itdoes not ta(e into acco"nt the tho"sands o! people dispossessed o! their homes who were tenants, not owners.

$ccompanied * a Haitian h"man rights +o"rnalist, we %isited the areas o! downtown that had een s"+ected to thesedemolitionsP we saw massi%e destr"ction spanning loc(s and loc(s, incl"ding hal! o! the Meneral Hospital. Je saw a"lldo3er still at wor( and Haitians standing aro"nd the r"le, perhaps some still in shoc(, as i! another earth"a(e hadhit.
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he initial eminent domain decree !or the downtown was iss"ed * 'resident 're%al in 2010, then repealed and re-iss"ed=with some modi!ications> * )artell*. Istensil*, the goal is to re"ild the administrati%e center o! the cit*, "t )artell*has also stated that he welcomes the in%ol%ement o! entreprene"rs and the pri%ate sector.

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Ahe came to the edge o! the can*on and *elled down to the wor(ers not to dig an* closer to her home. Jhile she lac(edthe sand, roc( and cement to "ild a simple water cistern !or her comm"nit*, an apparentl* pri%ate compan* poachedthese reso"rces !or !ree in order to sell to those who co"ld etter a!!ord the mar(et rate.

&he people of Canara do not ha(e any meanin+ful access to 2ater" electricity" education" healthcare" food andemployment" let alone e(en the cement and cinder blocks to complete many of their houses.

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H"ndreds o! smallholder !armers were coa#ed into gi%ing "p more than 00 acres o! land !or the comple#, *et nearl*


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Haitian women wor( !or sla%e wages in a Caracol &nd"strial 'ar( sweatshop. 'hoto: Awoan 'ar(er, Le"ters

o"rism, sweatshops and e#port-agric"lt"re these are integral components o! Clintons %ision !or Haiti. ndo"tedl*,some o! this de%elopment will re"ire the coerci%e dispersal o! the r"ral poor who occ"p* land that will e t"rned into!ree trade 3ones and o! the "ran poor who occ"p* space either in tent cities or pop"lar neighorhoods slated !orto"rist pro+ects and "p-scale commercial 3ones.

$nd what o! )artell*, the other award recipientN Has he do"led the rate o! Haitian children going to school, as claimed inthe Happ* Heart 5"nd ceremon*N

his claim is patentl* !alse, according to Haitian grassroots ed"cators who we inter%iewed. )artell* pledged to pro%idepa*ments to schools on a per p"pil asis, "t this !"nding reportedl* onl* co%ers a !raction o! all p"pils and, to date, hasnot e%en een recei%ed * schools !or this past school *ear.

)an* teachers ha%e not een paid in months, res"lting in the recent, widespread teacher and st"dent protests.$pparentl*, s"per model 'etra 6emco%a was "naware o! these asic, easil* %eri!iale realities on the gro"nd in Haitiwhen she awarded )artell*.

)artell* came to power in 2011 thro"gh sham elections what man* Haitians call selections eca"se the largestpolitical and most pop"lar political part*, 5anmi Ea%alas, the part* o! the poor ma+orit*, was e#cl"ded !rom participation.Inl* 22 percent or less o! the electorate othered to %ote and, o! that !raction, )artell* recei%ed the winning !raction.

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Mrassroots acti%ists o! the poor reported to o"r team that the* are e#periencing threats on their li%es * a growing networ(o! repressi%e agents. he )artell* regime has postponed legislati%e electi%e and ma*oral elections, with )artell* insteadselecting man* ma*ors across the co"ntr*, incl"ding in 'ort-a"-'rince.

'ro"d o! his de%elopment o! an e#port econom* raising !ood !or the world "t none !or the Haitian people ill Clinton%isits a pean"t plantation on Haitis central platea" on "ne 2


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^i#_Kat3, $ Mlittering &nd"strial 'ar( in Haiti 5alls Ahort.

^#_Coca Cola Acheme rings Hope to Haiti

^#i_Aee )o*e, Hope in Haiti: Jh* o Creation and 7conomic e%elopment Jill ri%e 6ations Leco%er*.

^#ii_Aee the Haiti Hope 'ro+ect !act sheet on Clinton "sh Haiti 5"nd wesite.

^#iii_Aee o!!icial wesite !or the Clinton 5o"ndation.

^#i%_5or a detailed e#amination o! this aid pro+ect, see Jilent3, Eetter !rom Haiti: Ei!e in the L"ins.

^#%_5or a s"mmar* o! the man* prolems with these selections, see Jeisrot, Haiti 7lection: a ra%est* o! emocrac*and &H, he nited Atates Aho"ld A"pport 5air and &ncl"si%e 7lections in Haiti.

^#%i_eeton, Haitis 7lections: 'arties anned, )edia Rawns. he ;14 million !ig"re re!ers to .A. !"nding o! the initialro"nd o! presidential and legislati%e elections in 6o%emer 2010. ndo"tedl*, the .A. p"mped in more mone* to !inancethe r"n-o!! elections in the spring o! 2011, since the .A. was %igoro"sl* p"shing !or )artell*s incl"sion in the r"n-o!!s.

^#%ii_Mrandin, )artell*: Haitis Aecond Mreat isaster.

^#%iii_&id.

^#i#_he 7conomist, Haitis $rm*: Jho 6eeds hemN

^##_C7'L&, 5ormer ictator Ei%es the Mood Ei!e.

^##i_Me!!rard, Haiti: 'olitical $ssassinationN

)eth !onnelly is a memer of the Haiti Action ommittee and a Bay Area high school teacher. He regularly travels to andwor's in Haiti. He can e reached at )eth.!onnelly7mvla.net.

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Mi$!elle C!en

7#ploring the world o! wor(, !rom the order to the arricades.

Ho' Hu#anitarian Aid Wea"ened Post+art!ua"e Haiti

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A 8% "eace'ee"er delivering aid in Haiti 9reative ommons:8) %avy+

)ore than !o"r *ears a!ter 'ort-a"-'rince cr"mled to the gro"nd, last months meeting with a delegation!rom the$merican Chamer o! Commerce seemed to mar( Haitis stead* new pathwa* to reco%er*. "siness elites posed !orphoto-ops and a!!irmed 'resident )ichel )artell*s goal to ma(e Haiti an emerging co"ntr* * 20D0.

7lsewhere on the island, tens o! tho"sands had *et to emerge !rom the r"ins o! the 2010 earth"a(e and were cl"steredin ma(eshi!t encampments, still !ro3en in the a!termath o! the catastrophe.

&t was on ehal! o! these Haitians that h"man rights acti%ist $ntonal )ortime paid a %isit to Jashington, C, the samewee( that the $mCham shmoo3ed in the Haitian capital. &n collaoration with the $merican ewish Jorld Aer%ice, hecame to tell A acti%ists that Jestern aid e!!orts had harmed !ar more than the* had helped. )ore than !o"r *ears sinceHaiti was !looded * aid mone*, the chaotic re"ilding e!!ort has widened the co"ntr*s social ri!ts, ringing the !irstemancipated lac( rep"lic "nder the *o(e o! a new (ind o! imperialism.

&n an inter%iew with The %ation, )ortime, e#ec"ti%e secretar* o! the'lat!orm o! Haitian H"man Lights Irgani3ations='IHH>, descried the social disaster that had "n!olded "nder the anner o! h"manitarian aid.

he mone* that has tric(led down has een asored in large part * a phalan# o! 6MIs +ostling chaoticall* !orinternational grant mone*. espite some good intentions, man* o! these gro"ps, )ortime arg"es, ha%e !"nneled mone*into ill-planned pro+ects with little o%ersight or acco"ntailit*, leading to waste and pro!iteering that ha%e li(el* impeded the

co"ntr*s long-term de%elopment.

5or man* o! the co"ntless 6MIs that ha%e m"shroomed post-disaster, )ortime sa*s, & thin( it was important !or them togo and help Haiti. "t the wa* the* went ao"t it was not the right wa*. eca"se some 6MIs had hapha3ardl* deli%eredser%ices in a wa* that displaced indigeno"s instit"tions and local ser%ices, he adds, h"manitarian aid act"all* contri"tedto a wea(ening o! the state and also to the wea(ening o! local organi3ations.

&ndependent a"dits ha%e re%ealed that the gro"ndswell o! international assistance e!!orts, ranging !rom missionar* aidenterprises to ad hoc home "ilding pro+ects, ha%e operated with little coordination, despite e!!orts * the nited 6ationsICHL, along withan international coordinating od*, the &nterim Haiti Leco%er* Commission, co-chaired * ill Clinton, tocentrali3e the distri"tion and deplo*ment o! reco%er* !"nds. he international partnerships ha%e "nra%eled amid costo%err"ns and massi%e mismanagement.$nd Haitis go%ernment, historicall* tethered to streams o! !oreign aid and det
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and cheap e#port trades, remains saddled with a shattered in!rastr"ct"re and tattered p"lic ser%ices. oda*, 100,000remain internall* displaced, with ramshac(le shanties standing as a sad epitaph to !alse promises.

$s(ed ao"t the complications that ma* arise when mone* !alls into the hands o! corr"pt agencies, )ortimeac(nowledges, &t is tr"e that the state str"ct"res are %er* wea(, and there were legitimate reasons !or !oreign donors towant to *pass the go%ernment. &n the long term, howe%er, he sa*s Haiti can onl* de%elop sel!-s"!!icienc* i! its p"licagencies ha%e a sta(e in the reconstr"ction. he reco%er* e!!ort might ha%e made more progress * now, had the 6MIsprioriti3ed wor(ing within the e#isting instit"tions rooted in Haiti, to help the state re"ild its own str"ct"re, * goingthro"gh the go%ernment agencies that are alread* there !or these speci!ic reasons.

Conscio"s o! Haitis histor* as a lac( ins"rgent rep"lic, )ortime elie%es in the d"railit* o! the rep"lican instit"tionso! the state, incl"ding, ideall*, the (ind o! open electoral democrac* and acco"ntale go%ernment that his gro"pcampaigns !or. Jhile the c"rrent regime is wrac(ed * corr"ption, he sa*s, the go%ernment itsel! will not sta*. "t thestate itsel!, the str"ct"res, is something permanent.

naccountable Aid

5aced with a slew o! otched pro+ects and pro!iteering scandals, Congress recentl* passed legislation aimed at e#pandingo%ersighto! A$& reconstr"ction !"nds and impro%ing coordination with Haitian agencies. Jatchdog gro"ps ha%ewelcomed the meas"re,"t the damage wro"ght * past mismanagement ma* e irre%ocale.

$ccording to the Center !or 7conomic and 'olic* Lesearch=C7'L>, o! the ;1.D8 illion in A$& !"nds Jashington haspo"red into the reco%er* e!!ort, +"st 0.< percent has gone directl* to Haiti organi3ations, while ?. percent has gone to!irms located inside the eltwa* =Jashington .C., Tirginia and )ar*land>. A$& has claimed that man* s"contractorso! the !ederall* contracted !irms are local "sinesses, so act"al local in%ol%ement is m"ch greater. "t the agenc* hasconsistentl* re!"sed to disclose s"pposedl* proprietar* in!ormation ao"t local s"-grantees. Jitho"t !"ll transparenc*,C7'L concl"des, it is impossile to determine the tr"e e#tent o! local participation in .A. assistance programs ased onthe in!ormation that is c"rrentl* a%ailale.

)an* Haitian acti%ists agree that the reco%er* e!!ort has een d*s!"nctional "t the* also %iew the !ail"res so !ar as aprod"ct o! a corr"pt international agenda.

&n a recentBoston Reviewessa*,C7'L researcher a(e ohnston descriedthe Caracol &nd"strial 'ar(, an e#portman"!act"ring %ent"re !"nded with Clinton 5o"ndation !"nds, as a case st"d* in otched h"manitarianism. 'lans toconstr"ct s"rro"nding ports and in!rastr"ct"re, ha%e een dela*ed and plag"ed * cost o%err"ns, and the harsh laorconditionsha%e onl* reprod"ced the s*stem o! e#ploitation in place prior to the disaster. ohnston concl"des, $ re%ol%ingdoor etween 6MIs, de%elopment companies, and the .A. go%ernment has entrenched the s*stem so deepl* that an*mo%ement !or change will e long and di!!ic"lt.

he women who wor( inside Caracol ha%e paid the price. $ recent report p"lished * 'IHH, ased on s"r%e*s o!Caracol wor(ers in late 201D, !o"nd that the women garment wor(ers s"!!er e#tremel* di!!ic"lt conditions, inade"ate pa*and ^lac(_ an* !orm o! e!!ecti%e social protection. he* also had minimal "nion representation and were e#posed to wagethe!t and se#"al harassment at wor(Zre!lecting a o%erarching climate o! gender-ased %iolencethat has roiled thro"ghpost-"a(e Haiti. espite recent minim"m wage hi(es, garment wor(ers t*picall* earn etween ;? and ; a da*,!ar lessthan whats needed to s"pport a !amil*s asic needs in 'ort-a"-'rince.

=ecurin+ Haiti

o )ortime and other acti%ists in Haiti, rea(ing the co"ntr* o"t o! the c*cle o! aid and impo%erishment re"ires arethin(ing o! the relationship etween h"man rights and economic sec"rit*.

oth A lawma(ers and the Haitian go%ernment constantl* stress the need to ring sec"rit* to Haitis streets, citing thepre%alence o! crime and disorder. "t 'IHH sees real sec"rit* as a pro+ect o! democratic go%ernance, not the r"talit*and aggression !or which Haitis c"rrent sec"rit* apparat"s is (nown. $longside a notorio"sl* corr"pt criminal +"stices*stem, the 6s sec"rit* operation, )&6A$H, still patrols Haitis comm"nities and is widel* %iewed as an occ"p*ing!orce. he p"lics resentment contin"es to grow as the 6 contin"es to ignore widespread e%idencethat its troops areresponsile !or introd"cing the massi%e cholera o"trea( o! 2010 to 2011.
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$ h"mane approach to p"lic sec"rit*, )ortime sa*s, egins with strengthening ci%il societ* !rom the gro"nd "p.7#panding access to ed"cation is (e*, as is the estalishment o! an independent +"diciar*and clean elections as a chec(on the political r"ling class.

e*ond p"lic policing, he sa*s, &m also tal(ing ao"t social +"stice. Je ha%e to create stailit* inside the co"ntr*. &! wedont resol%e the iss"e o! political instailit*, we will not e ale to resol%e the economic iss"es, let alone the socialiss"es.

&t seems e#traordinar* that a!ter witnessing so man* disasters, h"man-made and nat"ral, e!all his co"ntr*, )ortime stillhas !aith that a democratic rep"lic can e raised !rom the r"ins o! the "a(e. "t he ears in mind that the co"ntr*swhole histor* is rooted in the peoples resilience thro"gh wa%es o! political "phea%al and colonial dominion.

Je paid a historical conse"ence !or eing the !irst lac( rep"lic in the hemisphere, in the world, he sa*s. Je are thepoorest co"ntr*, perhaps, "t we are also the co"ntr* that has the most ea"ti!"l histor* when it comes to independence,and the imperialists will ne%er !orgi%e "s !or that\. & thin( all these prolems are lin(ed to imperialism.

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Haiti - 7conom* : 7#tension o! )etropolitan &nd"strial 'ar(12/08/2014 12:D2:28

)onda*, 'resident )ichel )artell*, accompanied * the $massador o! )e#ico inHaiti, osF E"is $l%arado, paid a %isit to the 6ational Aociet* o! &nd"strial 'ar(s=AI6$'&>.

&n the presence o! Jilson Ealea", the )inister o! rade and &nd"str*, the head o!state attended a presentation o! the new e#pansion plan o! the AI6$'& prepared *the leaders o! the ind"strial par(. &n his presentation, ernard Achettini, irector

Meneral o! the AI6$'&, insisted on the accompan*ing o! the )e#ican $massadorto Haiti and the willingness o! the Head o! Atate in order to do"le the capacit* o! the)etropolitan &nd"strial 'ar( ='&)> and at the same time increase the n"mer o! +os.

his e#pansion plan will e cond"cted in two phases. 'hase & will incl"deconstr"ction o! 4 "ildings o! 10,000 m2, while d"ring 'hase &&, or additional"ildings will e constr"cted e#plained ernard Achettini. 5or his part, $massadorose E"is $l%arado con!irmed that )e#ico had agreed to dis"rse the 20 milliondollars needed !or the completion o! the !irst phase.

$s part o! a plan, ernard Achettini indicated that steps had een ta(en * AI6$'&,in order to reco%er more than ?0 acres o! land elonging to the &nd"strial 'ar(, c"rrentl* occ"pied illegall* in order to "ildthe !irst !o"r "ildings in the space o! si# months. hese "ildings will accommodate new "sinesses and create in the!irst phase nearl* 4,000 new +os. 6ote that the new AI6$'& comple# and that o! Caracol, hosts companies speciali3ed

in te#tiles, which acco"nt !or o%er 88 o! e#port earnings o! the co"ntr* =ao"t ;800 million>.

&n addition, the 'resident )artell* stressed the possiilities !or Haiti to attract in%estment in this sector and reminded thatHaiti sho"ld ha%e ade"ate !acilities that meet new demands o! space as the* occ"r. he Head o! Atate in!orms that hehad alread* instr"cted the )inistr* o! Commerce and the 'resident o! the oard o! irectors o! the AI6$'& to wor( withthe 'ar( management a"thorities, to ma(e him recommendations on the possiilit* o! moili3ing sa!e reso"rces !or thede%elopment o! the '&).

Jith his team, the 'resident )artell* wants to mo%e !rom 12.000 to 24.000 the n"mer o! +os at the )etropolitan&nd"strial 'ar( S&t is in this conte#t that &m accompanied * the $massador o! )e#ico d"ring this %isit and on ehal! theHaitian people, & e#tend m* warmest than(s, thro"gh )r. $massador, to the 'resident and people o! )e#ico.S
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'atric( Lo"3ier

5ormer memer, &nterim Haiti Leco%er* Commission

=ettin+ the 6ecord =trai+ht on Haiti?s 6eco(ery

'osted: 0?/21/2014 D:D? pm 7 pdated: 0/21/2014 ?:?< am 7

& read with great disappointment a Jall Atreet o"rnal op-ed ao"t Haitis reco%er* e!!orts =Sill, Hillar* and the Haitieacle,S )a* 1. n!ort"natel*, the piece gets man* (e* !acts ao"t the appro%al o! reco%er* pro+ects wrong, andignores the wor( that has helped impro%e the li%es o! tho"sands o! people across Haiti.

'resident Clinton and ean )a# elleri%e, the then Haitian 'rime )inister, co-chaired the &nterim Haiti Leco%er*Commission =&HLC>, which appro%ed pro+ects !or consideration that aligned with the Mo%ernment o! Haitis action plan !orreco%er*. he pro+ects then went to the Haiti Leconstr"ction 5"nd =HL5>, which was responsile !or dis"rsement o!pro+ect !"nds. he HL5, which was chaired * Haitis )inister o! 5inance and administered * the Jorld an(, made thedecisions on how to !"nd pro+ects, along with partner entities. Ine o! the three partners -- the Jorld an(, nited 6ations,and &nter-$merican e%elopment an( -- partnered with each appro%ed pro+ect.

he &HLC did not enter into contracts with reco%er* pro+ects, and it did not dis"rse mone* collected * the internationalcomm"nit* to these pro+ects. 5"nding decisions were made * the HL5, and did so in a !"ll* transparent manner thatincl"ded a p"lic a"dit o! the decision-ma(ing process.

& was personall* in%ol%ed with the administration o! one large pro+ect appro%ed * the &HLC and !"nded * the HL5 -- the1/ program.

he 1/ program was designed to re"ild 1 comm"nities a!!ected * the 2010 earth"a(e while closing si# ma+or &'s=internall* displaced persons> camps. he e!!ort has helped to re"ild damaged ho"ses, constr"ct new homes, andrehailitate comm"nit* in!rastr"ct"re. &n addition, !amilies recei%ed rental s"sidies !or permanent ho"sing. he pro+ectser%ed h"manitarian needs * mo%ing people o"t o! camps and promoting economic de%elopment thro"gh theconstr"ction and rehailitation o! comm"nities.

$nother pro+ect was the de%elopment o! a %iale econom* in the 6orth. ecentrali3ation is critical to Haitis long-termprosperit*. his means creating ro"st economies o"tside o! 'ort-a"-'rince. $t the center o! this e!!ort is the Caracol&nd"strial 'ar(, which opened in Ictoer 2012. he ind"strial par( is r"n * the Mo%ernment o! Haiti. I"r internationalpartners, incl"ding the nited Atates, ha%e een e#tremel* help!"l and responsi%e to re"ests, in the case o! the 6orth,helping to re%itali3e the local econom*. o date there are tho"sands o! Haitians wor(ing in the 'ar(, the %ast ma+orit* o!whom did not pre%io"sl* ha%e emplo*ment or income, and are women. he anchor tenant in the ind"strial par( is Koreanapparel man"!act"rer Aae-$, and other companies incl"de local Haitian man"!act"rers and companies loo(ing to e#pand!rom the ominican Lep"lic. )ore tenants are mo%ing in each *ear. Jhen !"ll* "tili3ed, the par( has the potential tocreate "p to 0,000 +os.

Je (now that while an ind"strial par( can ser%e as an economic anchor, it does not ma(e a comm"nit*. hat is wh* theMo%ernment o! Haiti has wor(ed closel* with the .A. Mo%ernment, local and international an(s and de%elopers to "ild

sa!e ho"sing near* at Caracol 7K$). )an* o! the residents o! the comm"nit* mo%ed to the 6orth a!ter the earth"a(e.hese ho"ses, "nli(e man* in Haiti, will e connected to an electric grid, !"nded * the .A. Mo%ernment in response toHaitis re"est. $s someone who wor(ed on ho"sing, & can sa* that these ho"ses will e home to tho"sands o! Haitians!or *ears to come and ser%e as the center o! man* comm"nit* acti%ities and celerations.

hese pro+ects, and se%eral others, ha%e made a di!!erence in the li%es o! h"ndreds o! tho"sands o! Haitians.n!ort"natel*, !acts li(e these were totall* ignored in the Jall Atreet o"rnal piece.

'resident Clinton has een acti%el* engaged with Haiti !or o%er D0 *ears. 7%en e!ore the earth"a(e, his !o"ndation washelping to ring in%estors and "sinesses to Haiti to sp"r economic de%elopment. His wor( contin"es to this da*, and o"rco"ntr* owes him a det o! gratit"de !or his wor(.
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5ormer A 'resident ill Clinton and A Aecretar* o! Atate Hillar* Clinton attend the grand opening ceremon* o! the newCaracol &nd"strial 'ar( in Caracol, Haiti on Ictoer 22, 2012. $gence 5rance-'resse/Mett* &mages

he Clinton crowd has a lot o! e#perience in Haiti. $!ter 'resident Clinton "sed the .A. militar* to ret"rn ean ertrand$ristide to power in 1


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Haiti extends call for en+ineerin+" super(ision to refurbish #./!'58 Drouet hydro pro-ect

'IL-$-'L&6C7, Haiti

0?/1 has e#tended the deadline !or e#pressions o! interest to per!orm engineering st"dies and pro+ect

s"per%ision !or rehailitation o! the 2.?-)J ro"et h*droelectric pro+ect in the comm"nit* o! Aaint-)arc, Haiti.Lesponses now are d"e )a* 28.

7H> pre%io"sl* called !or responses by 5ay %. he go%ernment is ad%ancing wor( on ro"et "nder a grant !rom theJorld an(s &nternational e%elopment $ssociation !or reconstr"ction o! Haitis disintegrating electricit* in!rastr"ct"re ande#pansion o! access to electricit*. he nited Atates $genc* !or &nternational e%elopment pre%io"sl* pro%ided A;4.?million !or rehailitation o! ro"et and the 1.1-)J el"ge, 800-(J Caracol and D00-(J Inde Terte h*dropower pro+ects.

In another !ront, the &nter-$merican e%elopment an( is fundin+ feasibility studies for micro'hydro, st"dies o! theproposed#'58 Artibonite %Ch*dro pro+ect and re!"rishment o! the !%'58 Peli+reh*dro pro+ect.

&n the c"rrent solicitation, 7H in%ites e#pressions o! interest !rom cons"ltants to per!orm engineering st"dies !orrehailitation o! electro-mechanical e"ipment o! the ro"et plant, which has !o"r ?00-(J and one ?0-(J t"rine-generators. he pro+ect is to e di%ided into three lots: ci%il wor(s incl"ding "ildings and penstoc(P electrical andmechanical wor(s incl"ding t"rine control s*stem, generators, a"#iliar* controls, protection, distri"tion and s"stationPand s"per%isor* control and data ac"isition =AC$$> s*stem.

&n addition to engineering st"dies, the cons"ltant is to assist 7H in iss"ance o! tenders and s"per%ision o! rehailitationwor(.

Aolicitation doc"ments ma* e otained !rom the address elow. 7#pressions o! interest and "ali!ications, in 5rench,now are d"e to the address elow * deli%er*, mail or e-mail * D p.m. )a* 28.

5or in!ormation, contact 7lectricite dHaiti, 'ro+et de Leconstr"ction de l&n!rastr"ct"re 7lectri"e et d7#pansion de l$ccesa l7nergie, $ttn.: )artin Camille Cange, $ngle L"e Chareron et o"le%ard Harr* r"man, 'ort-a"-'rince, HaitiP =?0

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