Country Factsheet
Haiti
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Haiti. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.
Country Facts
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Population
11.45 million
Income Group
Lower middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
58.50%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
41.27%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
29.20%
Programs
Number of economic inclusion programs
5Institutional delivery (lead agency)
- Nongovernment-led
- Government-led
Geographic area
- Rural only
- Urban/peri
- Mix (urban & rural)
Participants
Number of participants
37,820Number of people benefiting
162,374Participants served by government-led programs (%)
74.03%Main Program Objectives
Wage employment
Self-employment
Income diversification
Productivity
Food security
Market access
Women's empowerment
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Financial inclusion
Social services
Climate resilience
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
Participant Profile
Targeted Poverty Segments
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
Doesn't target by poverty level
Targeted Population Groups
Women
Children
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Displacement-affected
Climate-affected
Marginalized
Conflict-affected
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support
ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED
| Program Name | Year program began | Lead Agencies | Program Description | No. of Current Participants | % Female Participants | Poverty Targeting | Digital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changing The Way We Care (CTWWC) | 2021 | Catholic Relief Services (CRS) | The program provides families with support and resources to keep them intact. When separation is necessary, the program offers family-based care alternatives for children. The program provides financial education, income-generating activities, cash distribution, micro-savings, and lending groups. | 70 | 76-99% of participants | Does not target by poverty level | Yes |
| Pathway to a Better Life | 2007 | Fondasyon Kole Zepòl (Fonkoze) | The program adapts the BRAC graduation approach, providing training, asset transfers, short-term cash stipends, health support, social integration through village committees, and resilience built through savings groups. | 3,350 | 76-99% of participants | Targets XP/UP only | Yes |
| Pathway to a Better Life L | 2022 | Fondasyon Kole Zepòl (Fonkoze) | The program provides individual coaching, a short-term cash stipend, funds for economic activities, and organization into savings groups to families that do not require Fonkoze's full program. | 1,700 | 76-99% of participants | Targets XP/UP only | Yes |
| Raising Up Again | 2021 | Fondasyon Kole Zepòl (Fonkoze) | The program provides individual coaching, a short-term cash stipend, funds for economic activities, and organization into savings groups to support families in extreme poverty who live in areas struck by general shocks. | 4,700 | 76-99% of participants | Targets XP/UP only | Yes |
| Temporary Social Safety Net and Skills for Young People | 2019 | Social and Economic Fund (FAES) | The program aims to create a short-term social safety net for youth by providing skills training and supporting economic opportunities. | 28,000 | 26-50% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table
The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
| DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank |