Last Thursday, the ministers of Planning, Social Affairs and Employment, Women’s Rights and the National Authorising Officer of the European Development Fund launched, in partnership with the European Union, the Programme to Strengthen the Organisations of Haitian Civil Society (PROSCH). Financed by the European Union with €5 million over the next four years, this programme aims to promote the establishment of democracy in Haiti though an increasing, fair and effective involvement of civil society in political, economic and social decision-making processes. Announcing the launch of PROSCH, the National Authorising Officer of the EDF, Charles Jean-Jacques, stated: “Civil society organisations represent a real source of strength for democracy in Haiti. With this programme we wish not only to consolidate the positive work from our previous PARSCH programme, but also to give organisations the means to structure themselves by increasing their ability actively to participate in the democratic processes of the country.”

Source: Haiti Libre