(CARIBBEAT - Jared McCallister)
Four major reconstruction projects in Haiti - with a value of $102 million - were approved last week by the steering committee of the Haiti Reconstruction Fund (HRF), said a group spokesman.
The projects are neighborhood housing reconstruction ($65million) through the World Bank, building demolition and debris removal ($25million) through the United Nations, a $10million education project to be implemented by the Inter-American Development Bank, and the strengthening of Haiti's disaster-and-risk-management capacity ($2million) by the UN.
The HRF is a partnership between the international community and the government of Haiti, designed to help finance post-earthquake reconstruction.
The financing effort was requested by the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission last week at its board meeting, chaired by former President Bill Clinton. The approval was given at a meeting of the HRF held simultaneously Wednesday in Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince. For information, visit www.haitireconstructionfund.org.
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