Institution Name:
Femmes en Democracie
Area of Activity are:
Women Programs
Website:
www.fed.org.ht
Main Contact Information:
Danielle Saint-Lot
President and Legal Representative
dsaintlot@yahoo.com
(509) 3701-3237
HESAR Support Received from FOMIN:
US$139,086
Total Support this institution still needs to raise from other donors:
US$n/a

Objective

With the project, FED is implementing a program aimed at improving income generation for rural Micro-Entrepreneur and Producers (MEPs) through facilitating market opportunities. The program seeks to strengthen the capacity of MEPs to position their products in larger markets, as well as to promote value-added production of niche products from rural areas. The project includes the following sets of activities:  

 

Component 1. Preparation of strategic plans for MEP groups for their integration to value chains and markets

 

Component 2. Implementation of Strategic Plans (2a. Development of MEP organizational and managerial capacities and 2b. Improvement of production processes, product quality and value chain integration)

 

Component 3. Technical assistance and training to improve linkages with markets

 

 

Component 4. Stakeholder sensitization and dissemination of the model

Partners

FED

Funding

US$765.000 FOMIN and US$355.000 counterpart financing

Beneficiaries

Around 500 rural Micro-Entrepreneur and Producers (MEPs) and their organizations that operate in productive chains and local organizations that would be potential project partners, in 3 municipalities in the Jacmel district (La Valle, Marigot, and Meyer) along with domestic firms working with these products. MEP´s are mainly women who live on US$1 a day.  A large majority of these beneficiaries depend on agriculture and micro-entrepreneurial activities (handicrafts) for their survival. An important portion of these MEP produce mainly for non-dynamic domestic markets, generating low profit margins and little value-added. Most rural micro-entrepreneurs and producers (MEP) in Haiti operate in the informal economy, which is estimated to represent about 85% of the country’s economy.

Objective:

Ensure that FED beneficiaries are able to re-start their agricultural activities and not lose their current crops as well as supporting the reestablishment of FED infrastructure and operations.

FOMIN funding committed:

US$139,086

Why is FOMIN supporting FED:

Financing purchase of yam seeds lost and to re-start agriculture activities: beneficiaries lost their crops and their

        stock of yam seeds was damaged, some lost their homes as well. They were in the process of preparing the spring planting/agricultural season when the earthquake hit.  There is an urgent need to plant yams before the planting season ends once the rainy season starts.  Current program with FED does not allow for working capital investments. Beneficiaries are 300 women farmers most affected by the earthquake, with an average family size of 6-7 people. Their main crops are beans, corn and yams. Since yams are the most competitive product in the region and can assure food security, both beneficiaries and FED have chosen to focus on the yam value chain for this emergency phase. In parallel, the HESAR will also support the reconstruction of FED since their office in Jacmel has been completely destroyed. 

What is being funded?

Services
Counseling services
US$6,000
Engineering
US$2,000
Internet services
US$1,900
Loss and recovery assessment
US$5,000
Total
US$14,900
Real Estate
Headquarters
US$51,036
Total
US$51,036
Office Infrastructure
Office supplies
US$950
Appliances
US$29,900
Information and communications
US$9,300
Total
US$40,150
Transportation Logistic
Vehicles
US$8,000
Total
US$8,000