For more than 50 years, numerous private institutions have been engaged
in social and economic development in Haiti. These organizations are called
(O.N.G.) Organisations non Gouvernementales; 400 of them are recorded and
153 are licensed by the Haitian government.
Some of these private organizations are:
Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE);
l’Organisation Catholique Canadienne pour le
Développement et Ia Paix (The Canadian Catholic Organization for
Development and Peace)
l’Agence Canadienne de DEveloppement International (ACDI)
(The Canadian Agency for International Development)
Le Ponds Fran çais d’Aide et de CoopEration (FAC) (French Funds for
Help and Cooperation)
Le Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) (World Food Program)
Haitian American Community Help Organization (HACHO)
Church World Service (CWS) Catholic Relief Service