International Development Grant
Bati Lavi Fund
Project Number: CA-3-A032552001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $9,895,896.00
Start Date: July 13, 2007
End Date: August 16, 2012
Duration: 5.1 years
Project Description
Created to reduce the effects of poverty in communes affected by violence the Bati Lavi Fund aimed to improve access to basic services in marginalized urban zones. The initiatives financed related to neighbourhood sanitation clean drinking water supply and distribution and the establishment of schools for example. After the earthquake on January 12 2010 six local funds in Haiti including this one were realigned to support rapid recovery projects that respond to the immediate needs of Haitians affected by the earthquake in the communes of Léogâne and Jacmel displaced persons and host communities in the Central and Artibonite departments and relief support for initiatives in Port-au-Prince. Projects focused on children and youth food security and economic growth in line with priorities set out in the Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti and were implemented by locally-based Haitian organizations.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the fund (March 2012) include: The fund financed 32 sub-projects including 17 following the earthquake on January 12 2010. Results achieved since the realignment of the fund following the earthquake include: 33 classrooms in 13 schools (total enrolment: 10 573 students) were adapted for disabled students; 27 961 school books were provided to 5 442 children for the 2010-2011 school year; the payment of tuition fees enabled 4 093 students across 110 schools to attend school during the academic year following the earthquake; 500 farmers (men and women) were able to farm their land as a result of the 3 050 bags of fertilizer 353 kilograms of vegetable and grain seeds and 56 lots of agricultural tools that were distributed; 2 224 people benefited from training to improve their knowledge of agricultural techniques livestock production techniques and bee-keeping techniques; and 8 000 chicks were distributed to 500 young farmers. These results contributed to early recovery following the earthquake. Overall the sub-projects supported through the fund have contributed to improving access to basic services in marginalized urban zones in Haiti as well as early recovery following the earthquake.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Local Funds Management Center
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
NGM Americas
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP