Institution Name:
Veterimed
Area of Activity are:
Rural sector development
Website:
www.veterimed.org.ht
Main Contact Information:
Rosanie Moise Germain
Director
rmoise66@hotmail.com
(509) 3837-6615
HESAR Support Received from FOMIN:
US$109,951
Total Support this institution still needs to raise from other donors:
US$10,000

Objective

Reinforcement of Competitiveness and Profitability of Dairy-Product Micro-plants. In Haiti, the production of hundred of thousand of dairy cows is lost due to the lack of options to sell or preserve the milk. In 2000, the NGO Veterimed launched the “Lèt Agogo” initiative that led to the opening of 13 cooperative or private micro-plants that process local milk into yogurt and sterilized milk. Those plants are profitable. However, they are facing various difficulties, especially in terms of management such as; quality control and marketing, maintaining and eventually expanding their activities. The overall objective of the project is to improve the competitiveness and profitability of 13 dairy-product micro-plants, and the income of the 700 cattle-breeders who supply the milk and/or the number of cattle-breeders involved. The specific objective is to increase the volumes and value-added of the dairy products processed in the micro-plants. Trough this operation, the FOMIN is helping VETERIMED to: a) formalize the micro-plants into enterprises, b) design a management system (finance, logistics, stock management) for the micro-plants, c) develop new processes and products/cheese, d) develop a quality control and standardization system as well as a marketing strategy, and e) train the micro-plants’ staff

Partners

Veterimed and Members of the “Lèt Agogo” Network

Funding

US$119,825 MIF and US$136, 947 counterpart financing

Beneficiaries

 The beneficiaries of the project are: 13 cooperatives/private micro-plants that process locally-produced dairy products (milk, yogurt and sterilized milk) for the local market; 700 cattle-breeders and their families who bring milk to 13 micro-plants located throughout the country.

Objective:

Bring Veterimed back to operations in order to continue the reinforcement of competitive and profitable dairy product micro plants within the rural areas in Haiti.

FOMIN funding committed:

US$109,951

Why is FOMIN supporting Veterimed:

Veterimed’s operations have been very affected by the earthquake. Its headquarters collapsed with all the computer and office equipment. The equipments that were not damaged by the earthquake have been stolen. Some of the employees fled Port-au-Prince to the countryside and north-America. The organization is currently functioning with limited capacity in terms of staff and infrastructure. It is operating on the front porch of another sister organization named Veterinaires Sans Frontiere (VSF). In addition, two of the micro-plants located in Leogane and Bon Repos are very affected and two staff members died.

What is being funded?

Services
Communications systems/internet
US$3,000
Total
US$3,000
Real Estate
Establishment of central office
US$60,000
Total
US$60,000
Office Infrastructure
Computers
US$6,125
Printers
US$1,050
Desks
US$1,950
Repairs of micro-plants
US$12,826
Purchase of lost inputs to resume operations in micro-plants
US$25,000
Total
US$46,951