The Our Border Program
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The document outlines a program aimed at improving socio-economic conditions along the Haitian-Dominican border by strengthening local organizations, fostering cross-border cooperation, and addressing various challenges such as poverty and migration. Key initiatives include capacity building, networking, and interventions in multiple regions to promote development and mitigate local conflicts. It highlights successful partnerships, funding, and projects that are enhancing productivity and community engagement in the border areas.
The Our Border Program
- 1. Improving socio-economic conditions along the Haitian – Dominican border through strenghtening local organizations, building “bridges” and mitigating conflicts. By: Cesáreo R. Guillermo, program’s Regional Director for the Dominican Republic. cguillermo @ padf.org ; mobile: (809) 918-5416 Santo Domingo, R. D. August 2006
- 2. MISION: “ Increase the opportunities for the disadvantaged in Latin America and The Caribbean”. PANAMERICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION (PADF) FUNDACION PANAMERICANA DE DESARROLLO (FUPAD) / 1962 Private Sector OAS
- 3. DCHA/PVC-ASHA/PDM NGO Sector Strengthening Program Cooperative Agreements
- 4. A “COMPLEX” BORDER ZONE Poverty Prostitution Inadequate access to vocational and professional education Drugs trafficking, etc,… Environmental degradation Migration Issues HIV / AIDS Abuses (army, …) Lack of control Institutional weaknesses Smuggling / Vandalism Ethnics stereotypes
- 5. The dominican border’s been defined: 7 provinces
- 7. Sign at the military fortress of Pedernales
- 8. Border Ouanaminthe – Dajabón, 1984. Dajabón Ouanaminthe
- 9. Border Ouanaminthe – Dajabón, 2004. Dajabón Ouanaminthe
- 10. There are opportunities, though…
- 11. Haiti is DR’s second commercial partner
- 12. The are 8 commercial banks on both sides of the Ouanaminthe / Dajabón border (4 on each side)
- 13. A USD$ 10 MM dominican investment in Haiti Ouanaminthe
- 14. Dominicans buying goods from Haitians in Dajabón
- 15. Fwontyè Nou / Nuestra Frontera INTERVENTION AREAS: 1: Ouanaminthe/Dajabón; 2: Belladère/Elías Piñas; 3: Malpasse/Jimaní; y 4: Anse-à-Pitres/Pedernales 1 2 3 4
- 16. Components: Capacity Building and Transborder interchanges Networking Monitoring & Evaluation Defining Development Priorities for the Border Subgrants
- 17. Of the implementation: Multisectorial focus Promotes local leadership. Sustainability Local NGOs / Communities Tech. Team Consultancy Follow - up Training Partners Lobbying Technical Assistance Transborder activities Linkages Fund raising
- 18. Some Active Partners: Alianza ONG MUDE CEDAF Sur Futuro Peace Corps Fundación Taiqüey MARCH Solidaridad International INFOTEP PMR2 (European Union) Aide-et-Action (French NGO) Friedrich Ebert S. Foundation FLACSO DGDF Ciudades y Fronteras UNDP (PPS) Canadian Embassy GTI (UNCCD) President Fernández Haitian Parliament OAS ITLA CDD / TIP - Haiti FUNGLODE…
- 19. A Peace Corps Volunteer (Hayes “Britt” Mann) assisting the farmers association of “El Cantón”, Sabana Mula, Elías Piña, 2005.
- 20. Working with the new elected Haitian Parliamentarians to start defining a border area for Haiti and designing development projects for the border.
- 21. Of the Program Organization Cesáreo R. Guillermo, Regional Director for the Dominican Republic cguillermo @padf.org Joseph Félix, Regional Director for Haiti jfelix @padf.org Daniel J. O’Neil, Program Director & Country Representative doneil @padf.org Mobile: (809) 224-8307
- 22. Of the main activities
- 23. ANSE-A-PITRES Y PEDERNALES IDENTIFYING PARTNERS
- 27. Diagnostic of Border NGOs
- 28. Subprojects Cyber-Café in Ouanaminthe (GIPTO) Program funds: $5,750 Cost-share: $16,114
- 30. Training Manuals
- 31. Networking A virtual community for both countries!! Workshop seeking for sinergies with project CONECTA, an HIV/AIDS innitiative of USAID-DR Workshop with the Peace Corps of both countries, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Volunteers have been pretty helpful with some of the local NGOs along the border. Workshop on reproductive health for young women. On the picture, governors of both, the Sud-Est (Haiti) and Barahona (DR) departments, along with the representant of the OAS in the DR.
- 32. Raising Funds for the Border
- 33. Preliminary study on perceptions
- 35. Identifying border priorities Workshop in Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti. Workshop in Pedernales, DR, to define development priorities.
- 38. José A. de la Rosa, from CAUCA, exposes the pre-defined development priorities for Dajabón to president Fernández.
- 39. Amarilis Castillo, from FUCAS, exposes the pre-defined development priorities for Elías Piña to president Fernández.
- 40. Jean Batiste Fresnel, representing haitian organizations, exposes the haitian vision of a well-developped border to president Fernández.
- 41. Creating bridges along the border
- 42. 1 st & 2 nd Binational Fairs Fonds Parisien, Haiti & Dajabón, Rep. Dom.
- 43. Mitigating local conflicts: the Fishermen Associations of Pedernales and Anse a Pitres Membership of the Pedernales association was increased by 800%
- 44. Mitigating local conflicts: the ranchers of Ouanaminthe and Dajabón
- 45. Mitigating local conflicts: the beekeepers of Ouanaminthe and Dajabón
- 46. Increasing productivity levels: the coffee growers of Pedernales New Drypad: 300% more coffee dried. Roads: 31 kilometers (8 new / 23 rehabilitated)
- 47. Increasing productivity levels: the coffee growers of Pedernales New Drypad: 300% more coffee dried. Roads: better access to markets & factory
- 48. New office for Red Cross in Anse-a-Pitres Program Funds: $7,500; Cost-share: $20,000 ($8,000 from German Red Cross) Offices used for Training & a new HIV-AIDS project (American Red Cross) BEFORE Dominican & Haitian youngsters together in AaP AFTER
- 49. Joint reforestation projects: CAUCA Increased by 40% their membership; Increased by 23% their productivity in Tilorí area; Linkages with haitian partners (Tilorí). Ongoing study to determine impact of DR-CAFTA
- 50. A “real” bridge: leveraging complementary funds for the development of the border. President Fernández did the ground-breaking. Also on the picture, Daniel O’Neil, PADF’s program director, and Kurt Low, USAID’s program official.
- 51. A “real” bridge: leveraging complementary funds for the development of the border.
- 52. Leveraging complementary funds for the development of the border: the case of the beekeepers association in Dajabón
- 53. Leveraging complementary funds for the development of the border: the case of the beekeepers association in Dajabón AFTER BEFORE
- 54. Leveraging complementary funds for the development of the border: the case of the beekeepers association in Dajabón Today Tomorrow $200,000 € from EU MANAGEMENT COUNCIL NEW BEEKEEPERS COOPERATIVE
- 55. Strengthening Women´s Groups in Pedernales Carmen Matos, Campo de Aviación Nuevo . Grameen Methodology; USD$100 539 women granted with s-loans; 1,348 indirect beneficiaries. 1,703,500 s-loans given for: agriculture; livestock raising & micro-businesses. Trainings (leadership, accounts, HIV-AIDS –youngsters network –, …) Margarita Nolasco, Barrio Savica
- 56. Determining the potential impact of DR-CAFTA on small border productive groups Partnership with IICA Involvement of CNC – Agriculture Ministery To be followed up with workshops at the local level Next Seminar (June 25 th -26 th )
- 57. Reaching different stakeholders An interesting visit to Grupo M, Ouanaminthe National seminar on Human Rights and Democracy at the DR’s Foreig Affairs Ministery, with participants from both countries and international especialists provided by the OAS. Workshop with the media from both countries. We aimed at improving their relations, access to info & showing a “better side” of the Haitian – Dominican relations. Pretty interesting… First official meeting of potencial members of a “Task Force” for the development of the border. Workshop with PMR2 (EU), DGDF and NGOs from the border. They were taught how to access EU funds. PADF provided the required technical assistance and some NGOs have already started to tap into new funding sources for their very first time. Opening of the beekeepers new office in Dajabón, DR. On the picture, the Haitian Ambassador in the DR (Fritz Cineas); the Assistant Secretary General of the OAS (Albert Ramdin) and John Sanbrailo (PADF’s Executive Director in Washington) With the Mayor of Ouanaminthe, during an official visit to the border with PADF’s Board, including high OAS officials. The presentation of the 2006 Inter American Leadership Award to President Fernández
- 58. AS FINAL WORDS…
- 59. The border offers opportunities for development (even geopolitically speaking) Local organizations are becoming “subjects” of change, instead of mere objects. There’s “room” for us all;
- 60. This USAID initiative is seen as a reference and is helping build the basis for future, bigger, social/private investments.
- 61. Thank You.