Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 8720
Country/Region: Haiti
Year: 2008
Main Partner: International Organization for Migration
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Multi-lateral Agency
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $200,000

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $200,000

The International Organization on Migration (IOM) has a five-year grant from USAID/Haiti's Economic

Growth Office to provide jobs for vulnerable populations in six "hot-spot" areas of Haiti: Port-au-Prince, Les

Cayes, Petit Goave, St. Marc, Gonaives and Cape Haitian. Rapidly rising food prices are compounding the

already chronic food insecurity for the 80% of Haitians that have less than $2.00 a day to spend on life's

necessities. The Haiti PEPFAR Program is putting $1,000,000 into the IOM jobs creation and agricultural

infrastructure improvement program in order to allow persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and their

familes as well as families caring for OVC to take part in the program. The cash income will allow the

famiies to purchase food and the agricultural infrastructure improvement activities for which they will get

their day labor salaries (improved family garden plots, irrigation canals, soil erosion control structures,

garden terrassing on hill-sides and ravines) will result in a more long-term impact on household food

production.