In the last 2 years CHF established itself in Haiti as a driving force for durable and long-term positive

change. Partnering with international and national private sector, the Government of Haiti, beneficiaries, and

international organizations, CHF has enabled beneficiaries with the tools and the market linkages necessary

to generate durable income. CHF also draws the proven track record of national organizations and

institutions, such as Fonkoze, ADIH and Femmes en Democratie to ensure that solutions are Haitian

solutions to Haitian challenges.

Fonkoze's strong success rate on micro-lending working with the poorest of the poor enriches CHF's

portfolio. Similarly, CHF relies on Femmes en Democratie's track record in creating women micro-

entrepreneurs from skills to actual jobs. Finally, CHF's support of the HOPE II Act passed in Congress this

year has manifested in an initiative with a private sector association ADIH through a market driven

approach. These strategic partnerships take the best of what works in Haiti and reinforces them to ensure

that they are replicated, and supported.

In Haiti the informal sector provides the main source of earned income for most families, more than 60% of

which live at only a subsistence level. HIV/AIDS has had and continues to have a profoundly negative

socioeconomic impact because it affects people during their most productive years and simultaneously

usurps a share of family income that would otherwise be allocated towards basic living expenses, nutrition,

education, general healthcare, and illness prevention. Unable to shoulder increased health care costs while

at the same time more likely to suffer increasing disruptions in income as PLWHA's ability to work falters,

households affected by AIDS-related infections sink ever deeper into poverty.

CHF will help mitigate the socio-economic impact of living with HIV/AIDS. Using existing and new data to

identify target beneficiaries, CHF will direct its activities at a) entrepreneurial, b) semi- and c) skilled-worker

levels to improve job opportunities for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), their family members, and/or

caregivers including women--headed households. These activities will positively address the financial needs

of target households; they will enhance the income opportunities of PLWHAs and their families, help reduce

their dependence on outside assistance, and foster their long-term self-sustainability.

Proposed training and assistance activities are outlined below:

ACTIVITIES AND EXPECTED RESULTS:

RESULT 1: Increased incomes to PLWHAs, caregivers, and/or orphans and vulnerable children through

expanded microenterprises

ACTIVITY 1.1: Increase Access to Finance for Microenterprises through Micro-Lending

CHF will build the capacity of individuals and small groups to start, maintain, or grow sustainable

microenterprises. Working through local organization FONKOZE, the program will provide entrepreneurship

training for 1,000 individuals, and will provide loan facilitation services for training graduates, at least 20% of

which will be PLWHAs, members of their households, or caregivers.

ACTIVITY 1.2: Encourage New Microenterprise Start-ups via a Business Grant Competition

Through its successful KATA program, CHF has already launched a small business grants competition

whereby the maximum grant of $50,000 is matched in kind by the applicant. Building on the success of the

launch, the potential small enterprises reinforced, and the new jobs created in the KATA micro-lending

program, CHF will expand the small business grants competition to solicit applications from cooperatives

and/or limited liability companies of at least 3 owners/members, of which at least one must be a PLWHA or

family member of a PLWHA. A maximum of $30,000 will be provided to groups, for a total funding amount

of $90,000. Expecting that each small enterprise has at least 2-3 employees, this will reinforce or create at

least 6-9 long-term jobs.

RESULT 2: Improved skills for PLWHAs, family members, and/or caregivers through workforce

development initiatives

ACTIVITY 2.1: Vocational, Employability, and Entrepreneurship Training through Existing Service Providers

Through the KATA program, CHF is working with existing vocational training centers and NGO service

providers to help young people in 5 cities obtain the skills necessary for obtaining and keeping employment.

Through PEPFAR funding we propose to include in KATA's workforce development targets for FY 2009

(2,000 trainees), 20% to include services to reach a people living with HIV/AIDS, their families, and

caregivers through additional scholarships. In addition, using criteria already established by CHF tool kit

grants, the best of the best graduates who are PLWHAs, families and caregivers, will be provided with

starter tool kits for their trade.

In August 2008, CHF undertook a pilot training and grant program with Femmes en Democratie for the

production of girls' school uniforms, enabling low income families to purchase, at subsidized prices,

uniforms requisite for their daughters to attend school. While enabling more low income families to keep

their daughters in school, the program has also enhanced 300 long-term jobs within existing tailoring shops.

CHF will continue this program to include PLWHAs, family members, and caregivers.

ACTIVITY 2.2 Expand Private-Sector-Led Workforce Development in the Apparel Industry

CHF is currently working with the Association des Industries d'Haiti (ADIH) to launch a training center

directly linked to market demand for skilled workers in the textile industry. In response to the HOPE II Act

passed in Congress, and effective October 1 of 2008, ADIH has led an initiative that will train close to 1,000

workers in one/per year for existing jobs in the textile industry. To build sustainability, the training center will

charge students an enrollment fee and will charge factories a per-worker-hired placement fee.

The Government of Haiti has already committed its contribution in the form of a training space in the free

trade zone area of Sonapi; ADIH will provide equipment as a private sector contribution. CHF will provide

Activity Narrative: scholarships to ensure that beneficiaries in target zones of Port au Prince participate, and that at least 20%

of all ADIH trainees will be PLWHAs or family members of PLWHAs. CHF will also ensure the quality of the

training of trainers and of the textile workers by assisting in the development of the curriculum. Furthermore,

CHF will include health issues, HIV/AIDS awareness and access to services in the training that is part of the

"life skills" training. Activities are expected to start on or before July 2009.

ACTIVITY 2.3 Employer Incentives for Internships

Important to mainstreaming HIV/AIDS-affected populations is reaching out to employers—both private and

public sector. The proposed program seeks to set aside a small pool of employer incentive grants that will

lead firms to hire vocational training graduates as interns. These one to three month internships will

encourage businesses to reach out to vocational training graduates and to keep them on for longer-term

employment.

New/Continuing Activity: New Activity

Continuing Activity:

Emphasis Areas

Gender

* Increasing women's access to income and productive resources

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $500,000

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Economic Strengthening $300,000

Education

Water

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