An Economic Analysis of the Maissade, Haiti, Integrated Watershed Management Project

An economic analysis was conducted of the Maissade Integrated Watershed Management Project in Haiti. This project, implemented by the Save the Children Federation, differs from conventional watershed management projects by investing heavily in the development of peasant organizations in order to gain voluntary and sustained adoption of soil conservation, forestry and community development innovations.

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HAITI: HACHO Rural Community Development. A.I.D. Project Impact Evaluation Report No. 49

Haiti's Northwest region is resource-poor, sparsely populated, and possessed of minimal infrastructure and services. The Haitian-American Community Help Organization (HACHO; in 1979 the name was changed to Harmonisation d'Action des Communautes Haitiennes Organisées) was established in 1966 through a grant to CARE to undertake health services provision and community development in the region.

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