February 4th, 2010

CHF-Haiti Blog Upate - Feb. 4, 2010: CHF Cash-for-Work Teams Cleaning Up Petit-Goave

clean up main street in Petit Goave 

CHF teams clean up the main street

1-2) CHF labor teams clean up debris along Rue Republicaine, the main street in downtown Petit-Goave. CHF is currently employing 429 workers per day to clean up the hardest-hit areas of Petit-Goave.

CHF's program in the largest public works project in the Petit-Goave region. The income generated from the CHF program is especially welcome in the region because banks have still not opened in Petit-Goave following the 12 January earthquake and cash is extremely scarce.

USAID representative visits Petit Goave

USAID/OFDA DART

3-4) A delegation of USAID/DART officials visited Petit-Goave on 3-4 February to assess the region.

Since 2006, CHF has been implementing the US$104 million KATA job creation and public works program for USAID in 5 regions of Haiti, including Petit-Goave. In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, CHF is uniquely placed to quickly launch and manage new job creation and public works projects in not only the Petit-Goave area, but also neighboring Grand Goave and Leogane.