[Port-au-Prince] – A healthy and productive life begins with healthy nutrition. Pregnant and breastfeeding women are more at risk, and children need a good diet filled with vitamins to ensure a long life. Since 2017, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Ranfòse Abitid Nitrisyon pou Fè Ogmante Sante (RANFOSE) project, has …
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By U.S. Mission Haiti | 14 August, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Press Release 2020
[Port-au-Prince] Since 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has focused its assistance to Haiti’s water management on helping Haitian communities gain access to safe water. As a result of USAID’s support, more than 50,000 Haitian women, children, and men have greater access to safe water. USAID’s Water and Sanitation Project aims to …
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By U.S. Mission Haiti | 30 July, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Press Release 2020
[Port-au-Prince] – Flaure Erna ALCY, a 27-year old mother of three small kids living near Coteaux in Southern Haiti, was getting desperate as her husband became handicapped and unable to work after a motorcycle accident. As an entrepreneur, her small food supply business was failing, and she had no money to feed her kids or …
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By U.S. Mission Haiti | 23 July, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Press Release 2020
[Port-au-Prince] – When COVID-19 forced school to close in Haiti, brothers Marc and Daniel, a first and seventh grader from Cap-Haitien, did not know when they would get to see their school, teachers, or classmates again. Without access to a computer or a cellphone to stay in touch, they began to worry about getting behind …
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By U.S. Mission Haiti | 9 July, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies
[Port-au-Prince] – In order to disseminate key COVID-19 messages and the importance of hand-washing, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Pan-American Development Foundation/Organization of American States (PADF/OAS) to produce video and radio messaging featuring popular, socially-committed Haitian songwriter, B.I.C. The stand-up and dance video ” Lave Men ” will appeal for young …
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By U.S. Mission Haiti | 9 June, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Press Release 2020
For Immediate Release Sunday, December 15, 2019 Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov The following is attributable to Acting Spokesperson Pooja Jhunjhunwala: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green visited the Republic of Haïti from December 12-14, 2019. During his trip, Administrator Green met with President Jovenel Moïse and key economic, …
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By U.S. Mission Haiti | 15 December, 2019 | Topics: Events, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Press Release 2019
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green will travel to the Republic of Haïti and Barbados from December 12-16, 2019, to underscore the United States’ continuing commitment to the people of the Caribbean. From December 12-14, Administrator Green will visit Haïti to meet with key elected officials and stakeholders to encourage a speedy …
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By U.S. Mission Haiti | 12 December, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Press Release 2019
Port-au-Prince, July 31, 2019- In an effort to increase public awareness and protect victims, USAID signed a four-year cooperative agreement with the LUMOS Foundation to support a major acceleration of the Haitian government’s and civil society’s efforts to deliver transformative progress on the endemic issue of human trafficking, with a special focus on child trafficking …
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By U.S. Mission Haiti | 1 August, 2019 | Topics: Events, Press Releases, U.S. & Haiti, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Press Release 2019
REPARE Project will launch a certification program for Haitian Technicians Port-au-Prince, January 17, 2017- Addressing a critical need for the healthcare of Haitians, USAID, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the General Electric (GE) Foundation, and St. Boniface Haitian Foundation signed a partnership to train Haitian biomedical engineering technicians to fix and maintain life-saving equipment through …
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By U.S. Mission Haiti | 17 January, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Press Release 2017