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PRODEPURUrban Community Driven

Development Project

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By strengthening the

capacity of community

institutions, PRODEPUR

is able to improve

the effectiveness

of community

interventions.

(Top) World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim

and PADF Country Director Nadia Cherrouk visit

project sites to see the impact that development

programs are having on local communities.

(Above) Women enrolled in a culinary arts

program in Cité Soleil gain important skills that

will improve their access to better jobs.

(Right) A growing cement block manufacturing

business in Delmas 32 is creating jobs and giving

local residents access to building products that

are more affordable and of better quality.

Throughout Haiti’s long, proud, and troubled history, certain zones have become incubators for

conflict and violence. Due to a combination of demographic and socioeconomic risk-factors, as

well as institutional policies, these zones’ lack of security have actively undermined Haiti’s political

stabilization process, perpetuating conflict and adversely affecting the efforts of reconstruction

and national development.

In order to reverse this trend of conflict and chaos, the Government of Haiti, in partnership

with the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), started the Urban Community Driven

Development Project (PRODEPUR) in 2009. With $8.8 million in funding from the World Bank and

the Caribbean Development Bank, PRODEPUR actively works to build the capacity of community

organizations, encouraging them to define their own local priorities and assisting them in

implementing critical inventions in the areas of

health, education, micro-enterprise, and

infrastructure. In this respect, PRODEPUR fosters

accountability and transparency while building

a social capital that alleviates the problems

of violence and conflict that have previously

hampered development.

Background

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The Methodology: PADF’s Community Driven Development (CDD) PADF has been implementing the

Community Driven Development

(CDD) methodology in Haiti since

2004, in rural communes in the

South and South East of Haiti, and in

the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area

through an urban community driven

approach.

This methodology strengthens the

community-based decision-making

processes and systems that form

the foundation of local governance

and economic development. CDD is

implemented in a series of consultations,

and prioritization discussions conducted

with local populations to analyze the

context, community dynamics, and general

community needs for any given action.

Community based organizations (CBOs)

in a specific location participate in the

initial consultations; the population then

elects, through a secret ballot, representative

committees at the local level. In Haiti, these

committees named COPRODEPs under the

PRODEPUR Program, are typically comprised

of leaders from civil society organizations,

community groups, and municipal

governments.

The elected representatives consult with their

constituents, review context analyses and

decide on community development plans that

outline priority projects against pre-defined

budgets. A call for project is then issued to local

CBOs. Projects submitted for consideration

must support community needs. Committee

representatives must defend the plan, or the choice

of priority projects to the wider community. Once

endorsed, local officials and technical experts are

brought into the process to add technical and/

or resource support, as well as to ensure that

recurrent costs can be met. Thereafter, an open

tendering process is conducted and overseen

by the committees. Project implementers are

selected and the project award is issued to

the winning CBOs. Project implementation

is monitored by the COPRODEP with

technical and administrative assistance

from PADF. Part of the CDD strength lies in

the implementation of processes which

are designed to ensure that the views

of women and vulnerable groups are

addressed. NGOs supporting CDD

projects’ role is to provide all technical

and capacity-building support to the

COPRODEP.

Community InterventionsPRODEPUR works in Cité Soleil,

Bel-Air, Martissant, Carrefour-

Feuilles, Simmonds-Pelé, and Delmas

32. Each zone has a management

council (COPRODEP), which works

with PRODEPUR to manage and

implement community projects.

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These COPRODEPs and PRODEPUR

actively engage with the community,

including over 900 representatives

of community based organizations

(CBOs) as well as municipal councils,

government officials, and other

development entities. This gives

everyone a stake in the development

process, allowing for transparency

and inclusive decision-making.

As of June 2013, PRODEPUR has

implemented more than 260

projects through partner CBOs,

as well as six larger community-

wide interventions. Thirty (30) of

these projects are funded by the

Caribbean Development Bank.

Furthermore, PRODEPUR has

been at the forefront of disaster

response in the slums, and was

one of the first-line responders

when the earthquake and

cholera hit Port-au-Prince in

2010.

Capacity Building and Technical AssistancePRODEPUR actively seeks to

strengthen the capacity of

community organizations and

development bodies. In that

vein, PRODEPUR has trained

the COPRODEPs, as well as

over 40 representatives

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(Above) Women improve their hairdressing skills in a training

program taught at a local women’s center in Cité Soleil.

(Below) The merchants in Simmonds-Pelé, a neighborhood in

Port-au-Prince, can now work in the new Marché de la Solidarité,

a revitalized market that has improved facilities where they can sell

their goods.

of CBOs, in financial management, accounting, project management,

micro and small enterprise development. Using the project management

technique of SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats),

PRODEPUR works with the COPRODEPs to improve the project

implementation process. By facilitating exchanges of experience and

sharing of accumulated knowledge between COPRODEPs, PRODEPUR

allows for best practices to be established and community interventions

to be improved.

Furthermore, PRODEPUR facilitates interactions between COPRODEPs,

CBOs, the private sector, and the government to build strong partnerships

that allow for a truly effective development process. This additionally

strengthens the capacity of elected officials to perform their duties and

responsibilities in communities targeted by PRODEPUR.

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78,821directBeneficiaries

427,040indirectBeneficiaries

266community

Projects

658community

Based

organiz

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ns

Impact and Results

By strengthening the capacity of community institutions, PRODEPUR

is able to improve the effectiveness of community interventions,

implementing projects that are effective, durable, and sustainable.

Already, PRODEPUR has seen an improvement in the provision of basic

social services and higher incomes for people in the project’s target zones.

Additionally, communities are now able to better organize themselves to

address their needs in a cohesive atmosphere. As PRODEPUR continues

to work with these communities, the democratic foundations for local

development, good governance, and transparency and civic responsibility

will continue to be reinforced and strengthened.

“We are ready to work. We are ready to take any opportunity that comes our way. Thanks for making this possible.”

– Ginette JeudySewing student

Centre Professionnelle Communautaire Phare de AFFCS

Cité Soleil, Haiti

“This project has helped residents of this community buy quality cement blocks at a better price and within their neighborhood without having to travel far. Thank you to everyone who has helped us.”

– Nicholas ChevelonCement block factory owner

Usine Fabrication de Blocs (FINAD)

Delmas 32, Haiti

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Results

PROJECTS

Road Constructionand Rehabilitation

Community Infrastructure

Environmental Sustainability,Disaster Risk Managementand Climate Change

Total

CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT

BANK (CDB)- FUNDED

PROJECTS

11 roads / 825 meters

17

2

30

CDB FUNDED- PROJECT

BENEFICIARIES

16,500

3,400

300

20,200

PRODEPUR PROJECTS

22 roads / 1,650 meters

190

54

266

PRODEPUR BENEFICIARIES

33,000

388,640

5,400

427,040

INFRASTRUCTURES

Sanitation / Food Vouchers

Sanitation / Drainage

Latrine Installation

School Repair

Waste Management

School Rehabilitaton /Social Housing Construction

Rehabiliiation of Market Centers

Canalization

Rehabilitation of Water Access Points

Ravine and Bank Protection

Electrification

Construction and Rehabilitation of Roads

# PROJECTS

BEL-AIR

1

1

4

1

2

5

14

MARTISSANT

5

1

2

1

5

14

PORT-AU-PRINCE

1

1

2

TOTAL

1

2

9

1

1

2

3

11

30

Additional Financing by CDB

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Cosmetology School Rehabilitation

Social and Cultural Centers

Health Centers and Pharmacies

Community Library

Community School

Professional/Technical School

Sanitation/Food Vouchers

Sanitation/Drainage

Latrine Instalization

School Repair

Waste Management

Housing Rehabilitation / Construction of Social Housing

Rehabilitation of Market Centers

SanitationRehabilitation of Water Access Points

Electrification

Road Construction and Rehabilitation

Reinforcement of Small Businesses (PRODEPAP projects)

Boulangerie/Patisserie

Water Treatment Centers

Cyber Cafes Construction Block Production Center

Construction Material Stores

Community Refridgerators

Processing of Local Products

Artisan Centers (Craft, Ironwork, Sewing and Knit)

Community Photo Lab

Reinforcement of Small Businesses

Reinforcement of Fisheries

Beauty Salon Chicken Farms

Gully Plugs

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Small Businesses for a Big Problem

Wharf Jeremie, a zone of Cité Soleil built on

a trash dump on the edge of Port-au-Prince,

provided an ideal conduit for the bacteria.

Given the limited sanitation and crowded

housing, the disease spread quickly through

the community, leaving more than 80 people

stricken in just one day.

As the head of the Cité Soleil community

council, which had worked with PADF in

the past to implement priority community

projects, Eugene was very concerned. So

he reached out to PADF. Immediately, the

Foundation began to coordinate with the Haiti

Ministry of Public Health (MSPP) to distribute

water, hand out more than 6,000 flyers and

train 200 health workers to assist thousands of

people. This helped bring the situation under

control.

“Cholera hit us hard,” said Lounes Eugene, gesturing to the sweltering slum behind him.

Following the immediate disaster

response, PADF worked with the

community to build three health

centers and three sanitation

projects, but something was still

missing.

“Many of these communities did

not have access to safe drinking

water. Even when water was

affordable, the access points were

far-away and often out of reach,”

said Kerline Rock, a PADF project

director. We needed a solution that

addressed this critical issue, and

we knew small businesses could

be the answer.”

Responding to this need,

PADF worked with the local

community councils to

construct 14 purified water

kiosks. In Wharf Jeremie,

the water purification center

and kiosk do double duty

fighting the cause of cholera

while providing an income-

generation activity to one of

the poorest communities in

Haiti.

“The center gives us a chance

to earn a living to support our

families,” said Eugene. “Most

of all, parents now know

they have a place where they

can get safe water for their

children, and there is nothing

more important than that.”

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(Above) More than 400 residents in the neighborhood of Delmas

32 in Port-au-Prince can now purchase clean water at a local water

kiosk.

(Below) Water kiosks built with support from PRODEPUR not only

provide clean water locally, but also create employment opportunities.

Working Together for a Better Cité Soleil

It all began with the trouble at the Haiti-Dominican border. “The border shut

down and we couldn’t get food,” Noe Ippoloite, a resident of Haiti’s troubled

Bel Air neighborhood, explains. “We realized that we had to increase local

production in order to give ourselves stability.”

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As a member of the Bel Air COPRODEP, one of

the municipal councils that make up the heart

of PADF’s Urban Participatory Development

Program (PRODEPUR), Ippolite worked with

his COPRODEP, as well as the neighboring Cité

Soleil COPRODEP, to come up with an effective

intervention. A chicken hatchery, it soon

became clear, was the obvious solution.

As Rose Sylvestre, a member of the Bel Air

COPRODEP explains: “We know an egg-

production center would allow us to keep

a durable food supply that would provide

employment as well as keep costs down for

the residents of some of the poorest areas

of Haiti.” In that vein, the Bel Sol (Haitian

creole for “beautiful sun”) hatchery was born.

Sylvestre, already experienced in chicken

farming, became the farm manager. Ippolite,

after undergoing training, would become the

Director of Marketing.

Bel Sol is located on a 19-acre plain

overlooking the Caribbean Sea in Cité Soleil.

The hatchery currently has 4,000 chickens

producing an equivalent amount of eggs

per day. Due to increasing demand, the

hatchery will soon double to 8,000 chickens.

As Sylvestre explains, “The project has been

received extremely well by the surrounding

community, in large part because it came

from the community. It was the community

groups that came together and came up with

a solution to a clear and present problem

that was directly affecting our ability to feed

ourselves and our families. The power was

put into our hands, with PRODEPUR and the

Haitian government giving us the backup we

needed to run a truly successful project.

Sylvestre adds: “Cité Soleil has had a lot of

problems, problems that were often resolved

with violence. But with Bel Sol it’s different—

we show that when we put our heads

together we are able to help our

communities and raise

ourselves up.”

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Through PRODEPUR, women

can acquire computer literacy, a

skill that is becoming increasingly

important in the labor market.

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As PRODEPUR continues to

work with communities, the

democratic foundations for local development,

good governance, and

transparency and civic responsibility will continue

to be reinforced and strengthened.

(Right) Children can access education as a result

of PRODEPUR’s support for a local school and

professional training center in Port-au-Prince.

(Left and Below) Students at a women’s center in

Cité Soleil participate in a training program where

they acquire new skills that will help them land

better jobs.

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About PADF

The Pan American Development Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, brings

together many stakeholders to improve livelihoods, empower communities, strengthen

civil society, support human rights, protect the environment, and respond to natural

disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean. Established by the Organization of

American States in 1962, PADF has worked in every country in the hemisphere.

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