IDB - Inter-American Development Bank

$20,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.48 for every person in Canada ≈ 260 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Haiti
Fiscal year
2010-2011
Agreement period
January 11, 2011 – June 30, 2018
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-A035198001

Published purpose

This project contributes to the Haitian Ministry of Education’s Back-to-School program. The project provides tuition waivers for 35,000 school children and school kits (backpacks, uniforms, books, and pencils) to an additional 35,000 children. It also includes clearing debris from sites and building 13 schools in three provinces most affected by the earthquake. The schools are being built to withstand future hurricanes and earthquakes and are equipped with several classrooms, furniture, educational equipment, sanitary facilities, administrative offices, running water, and electricity.

In plain English AI-generated

This project supports Haiti's education system after an earthquake by funding tuition waivers and school kits for 70,000 children, clearing debris, and building 13 earthquake- and hurricane-resistant schools with basic facilities.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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View official source record Imported August 3, 2026 from Global Affairs Canada IATI data