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CONVENTION DES PARTIS POLITIQUES HAITIENS (Haitian Political Parties Convention)

The Convention des partis politiques haïtiens (CPPH), made up of twelve political parties, was created in September 2005. The CPPH is an assembly of political parties that seeks to create a framework for discussing key issues in Haiti, and to inform Haitians on the importance and role of political parties in the democratic system. Between General Meetings, the CPPH is managed by an Executive Council consisting of seven members of the political parties that constitute the CPPH.


CRESFED (Center for Economic and Social Research and Training for Development)

CRESFED works to build democracy through activities aimed at repairing the social fabric and improving local governance. Its objective is to build the capacity of civil society leaders and government representatives (elected officials and municipal level civil servants) so that they may encourage popular participation in social, economic and cultural life. Since 1989, CRESFED has been publishing Rencontre, a well-respected journal that publishes articles and promotes critical thinking about democratic development in Haiti.


ENFOFANM (Women’s Info)

Founded in 1987, EnfoFanm’s mission is to protect and promote the rights of Haitian women as active participants in national development, on the premise that there can be no democratic development without gender equality. EnfoFanm works in four areas: documentation and archives; training; communication; and women’s rights advocacy. The organization runs a women’s publishing house, and a documentation centre that specializes in feminist literature and current affairs. EnfoFanm also publishes the only Creole newspaper for women, Ayiti Fanm, and produces radio and television shows on a regular basis. EnfoFanm is a founding member of the Coordination nationale de plaidoyer pour les droits des femmes (CONAP – National Coalition for Women’s Rights Advocacy).


FANM YO LA (Women’s Collective for the Political Participation of Women)

Created in 1999, Fanm Yo La aims to increase women’s access to positions of political power and responsibility in Haiti. Its activities intensify during electoral periods: analyzing electoral regulatory frameworks, training women, promoting women’s participation as voters, candidates and electoral observers, and collecting gender-specific data. Fanm Yo La encourages networking among female candidates and continues to offer support to women once they have been elected.  


FOKAL (Foundation for Knowledge and Liberty)
http://www.fokal.org/

FOKAL, the Haitian chapter of the Open Society Institute, seeks to help create and consolidate the necessary building blocks of a democratic, just and caring society; to foster individual autonomy, critical thinking, judgement, and sense of responsibility, initiative and creativity; and to strengthen organizational processes that foster public participation while enabling social and cultural life to thrive. In its work, FOKAL prioritizes children and youth as well sectors that have traditionally been marginalized, such as women and rural populations.


GARR (Refugees and Repatriated Persons’ Support Group)
http://www.garr-haiti.org/

GARR is a platform of Haitian associations and NGOs that have been working on the issue of migration since 1991. GARR works to uphold and protect the rights of immigrants, particularly Haitian immigrants who live in the Dominican Republic in extremely difficult conditions. Among other things, GARR engages in advocacy to change policies, practices and laws that are harmful and discriminatory to immigrants. GARR is also very active on the right to an identity file and works to promote a universal civil registration and national identification system that is non-discriminatory and accessible to all.


GRAMIR (Rural Research and Support Group)

GRAMIR’s mission is to foster rural development in Haiti, to help structure civil society through consultation and action-research, and to promote a culture of democracy. GRAMIR works to strengthen peasant organizations so that they may effectively participate in and weigh-in on national economic and socio-political debates.


KAY FANM (The Women’s House)

Founded in 1984, Kay Fanm’s mission is to change Haitian women’s living conditions as both citizens and as women. Kay Fanm works in four areas: support and rehabilitation for victims of assault; women’s rights promotion; democracy and women’s rights; and income-generation for and by women. The organization engages in political lobbying to protect women’s interests, while providing essential services and care to Haitian women seeking refuge in the wake of violence. Kay Fanm is also a founding member of Coordination nationale de plaidoyer pour les droits des femmes (CONAP – National Coalition for Women’s Rights Advocacy).


OFFICE DE LA PROTECTION DU CITOYEN (Office of the Ombudsman)

The Office de la protection du citoyen (OPC) was created in 1995 in accordance with the Haitian Constitution of 1987 in order to protect all persons from all forms of abuse or excessive recourse to violence at the hands of members of the public administration. The Protecteur du citoyen (Ombudsman) – appointed by consensus by the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Commons – has the authority to investigate, make recommendations and propose reforms. Anyone in Haiti can submit a complaint directly to the Protecteur du citoyen, without going through an intermediary. The OPC could potentially play an important role in ensuring that the Haitian Government takes the necessary measures to meet its human rights obligations.


RNDDH (National Human Rights Defense Network)
http://www.rnddh.org/

Created in New York in 1982 as the National Coalition for Haitian Refugees, the organization initially carried out training and advocacy activities to stop the deportation of Haitian refugees who had fled the Duvalier dictatorships, and to guarantee their legal status in the United States. It went on to engage in the fledgling democratic movement in Haiti. The RNDDH opened its doors in Haiti in 1992, and has since been one of the foremost human rights advocacy organizations in the country. Its work is twofold: human rights monitoring, and human rights training. RNDDH plays a prominent role in national debates on the reform of the justice system and the situation of Haitian prisons.