Release of 6 people arrested during the riots

Friday, the Judge Instructor Jean Osner Petit Papa, ordered the release of 6 people arrested during the riots of July 6, 7 and 8, 2018 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25055-haiti-flash-heavy-balance-of-riots.html After stating that there was no charge retained against Claude Griffon, Florestal Gregory, Warrior Danis Steevens, Michel Marie-Line, Pierre Ronald Saintine and Rosemond Ronald. Jean Osner Petit Papa declared them innocent.

Les Cayes UrbHaiti project : Nearly 1.4 million dollars

A meeting was held at the Town Hall of Les Cayes at the initiative of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) around the UrbHaiti project, funded by the European Union, which includes 3 major projects up to 750,000.00 Euros for the services of base and 10 micro projects of 50,000 Dollars to mitigate risks and disasters. The CRS and the Mayor of Les Cayes agreed on a schedule to set up a technical committee involving the various sectors and notables of the city, the Community Base Organizations (CBOs) and the city delegates in the choice of projects; Prioritize four neighborhoods during the meeting of Thursday, August 30, 2018 and organize one or more open days to inform the population of the city of Les Cayes and involve them in the choice of projects.

The Ti Manman Cheri program on Turtle Island

The "Ti Manman Cheri" program is taking continue its route on Turtle Island where the agents of the Economic and Social Assistance Fund (FAES) went this week to distribute vouchers to the mothers of the children of several national schools, after doing the same work at the National School of Croix Saint Joseph in Port-de-Paix.

Strengthen the capacity of IMED

Thursday was the official launching ceremony of the Institutional Strengthening Support Project of the Mobile Institute for Democratic Education (IMED) supported by the Minujusth Human Rights Department. This project aims to strengthen IMED's capacity to enable Civil Society to observe, report on human rights violations and advocate for the respect of human rights. and that victims can be assisted, directed and protected against recurrent violations.

Follow-up of projects by the Caribbean Bank

Monica La Bennett, Vice President of the Caribbean Development Bank (BCD) at the head of a delegation, visited former projects financed by the Bank as part of the implementation of the Participatory Urban Community Development Project (PRODEPUR) in collaboration with the World Bank and the Government of Haiti / Monetary Office of Development Assistance Programs (BMPAD). These projects were executed by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), in the neighborhoods of Delmas 32, Simmond-Pelé and Cité Soleil respectively.

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