Haiti and MDGs

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Haiti: From The Ground UpThe Current Outlook For The Millennium Development Goals

Erina McWilliam, Zia MacWilliams, Melissa Summers

and Elizabeth Carlson-Bast



Progress Report Before the Quake

� #1: Poverty and Hunger³ insufficient progress

� #2: Universal Education³ no progress

� #3: Gender Equality³ insufficient progress

� #4: Child Health³ on track

� #5: Maternal Health³ insufficient progress

� #6: HIV/AIDS³ no previous data

� #7: Environmental Sustainability³ insufficient progress

� #8: Global Partnership³ no previous data





Current Situation� Currently a relief effort

� Haiti·s previous debt diverted

funds from development issues

� Haiti Recovery Act, 2010

� Inter-American Development

Bank forgave 479 million in

debt

� Pressure on other debtor countries to forgive remaining

debt and offer grants instead



Initiatives To Move Forward

� reco ends contin ation of relief efforts for

several ore ont s

� J dges and J stice xiliaries will receive training to

eet increased de and d e to loss of doc entation

� ddress needs of o eless and dis laced

� NP L to train fe ale officers for National Police to

foc s on gender- ased violence

� NFP distri ting flas lig ts and tents to wo en to set

´safe s acesµ

�

i nizing t o sands in ca s



Looking Forward

� If current trends continue Haiti will not meet goals

� Message:

� International donor community needs to provide financial support

� Programs must be reoriented to address post-earthquake conditions

� Leadership must develop good governance



Opportunity For A ew Direction

� Challenge previousdevelopment model

�

Build better infrastructurefrom ground up

� Possibility to be an e amplefor a new approach todevelopment

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