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Infrastructure & Energy
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The earthquake left more than a million people homeless and destroyed much of the public infrastructure in Port-au-Prince. USAID is helping low-income residents in heavily damaged communities through projects that provide temporary short-term employment and support economic development with investments in new housing. We are also helping to move the 10 million cubic meters of rubble generated by the earthquake, clearing land that must be prepared for reconstruction.
Additionally, USAID will assist the Government of Haiti in its efforts to improve access to housing finance and strengthen building codes. Economic infrastructure activities will include investments to improve Haiti’s ports and energy sector. Developing the ports and providing assistance to the regulating authorities will further the Haitian Government’s efforts to expand economic activity outside of Port-au-Prince and into the priority economic corridors.
Rebuilding Haiti’s infrastructure is a long-term, collaborative effort, but one that is critical to the development of Haiti in years to come. Read more about our programs below.
INFRASTRUCTURE
- Emergency Capacity Assistance Program (ECAP): Assists the Government of Haiti in providing permanent shelter to those displaced by the earthquake and provides technical assistance to allow USAID to implement shelter projects more effectively.
( For more information, see fact sheet : PDF, 252K)
- Northern Corridor- Caracol EKAM : Prepare 1500 plots and construct 750 houses in Northern Haiti
( For more information, see fact sheet : PDF, 252K) - Millet Bridge: Construct Millet Bridge in Port-au-Prince.
( For more information, see fact sheet : PDF, 139K) - Ennery Bridge: Construct Ennery Bridge in Artibonite Department.
( For more information, see fact sheet : PDF, 295K)
ENERGY
- Electrical Substation Rehabilitation: Repair and upgrade five critical substations in metropolitan Port-au-Prince.
( For more information, see fact sheet : PDF, 232K) - Northern Power Plant: Provide electricity to the new Northern Industrial Park and surrounding settlements.
( For more information, see fact sheet : PDF, 272K) - Improved Cooking Technologies: USAID introducing improved cooking technologies in Haiti.
( For more information, see fact sheet : PDF, 336K) - Rural Electrification Project: USAID is providing access to electricity for people in Northern Haiti.
( For more information, see fact sheet : PDF, 336K)