Haitian Food Consumption Patterns: Part 1

This is the first of a two-part study that was originally funded by the American Peanut Council (APC), and sub-contracted through EDESIA, a social enterprise with the goal of preventing malnutrition among the world’s most vulnerable children through production of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods. Information and excerpts from this report were used in a 2015 reportRead More

Gender in Haiti Report (CARE International 2012)

The quantitative Gender Survey described in this document was conducted under the auspices of Socio-Dig, a Haiti-based research firm. The survey was part of larger evaluation and exploration of gender in Leogane and Carrefour, two communes (counties) near to Port-au-Prince that were among those most heavily impacted by the January 12th 2010 earthquake. Following theRead More

North West Haiti Report (CARE 2012)

This study and the recommendations focus on Haiti’s Department of the North West and Northern portion of the Department of the Artibonite with the objectives of, a) helping CARE International prepare for a new relief and development initiative in the region and, b) conducting an assessment of the current food security situation. The fieldwork was conductedRead More

Fair Wage in Haiti Surveys and Report (ITC 2013)

This report was commissioned by International Trade Centre‘s (ITC) Ethical Fashion Initiative, a program designed to assist artisans. It examines the concept of a “fair wage” in the context of the cost of living and the prevailing wage scale within in Haiti. It concludes with a recommended wage scale for the artisan sector.

BARR Survey and Report for Post-Earthquake Haiti (USAID 2011)

On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. An estimated 3 million people were impacted, and original estimates were that 50 to 80% percent of all residential and commercial buildings in the capital and surrounding areas were destroyed or severely damaged, 217,000 to 300,000 people killed, 300,000 injured, and 1.5 millionRead More

Wheat Bread in Haiti Report (World Vision 2010)

This report was part of USAID Bellmon analysis. It was commissioned by World Vision after the 2010 earthquake to prepare the way for a shipment of 19,000 tons of wheat flour. The earthquake of January 12th 2010 destroyed Haiti’s only mill, Le Moulin d’Haiti (LMH). The mill owners estimate that the it will take atRead More

Edible Oil in Haiti Report (ACDI-VOCA 2009)

In 2008, with the approval of USAID Food For Peace officers, ACDI/VOCA initiated preparations for the monetization of a small lot of soy oil. The objective was to launch a pilot project that would explore a broadening of the income stream to Title II programs in Haiti. Whatever, it provides some useful data on edibleRead More

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