FAES - Le Fonds d’Assistance Économique et Sociale

Title: FAES - Le Fonds d’Assistance Économique et Sociale Category: Gov Clicks: 2 Listing added: Dec 29, 2011 PageRank: 0/10 Comments: 0 Location: ROOT

The Fund for Economic and Social Assistance (FAES), created in 1990 by Presidential Decree, is an independent public financial nature under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).

The FAES's mission to support disadvantaged communities in developing their capabilities and use their potential to develop a common vision of their future by providing the necessary support to their building and financing of priority projects identified by these communities. Thus, it is an instrument used by the government in its fight against poverty.

The institution has an internal hierarchical structure consisting of a CEO and five different directions: the Administration and Finance (DAF), the Department of Promotion and Institutional Strengthening (DPRI), the Department of Social Projects (DPS) the Department of Economic Initiatives (DIE), the Directorate of Monitoring and Evaluation (DSE). These power structures work in the implementation of programs and projects with five (5) Regional Offices located in the departments of Northeast (Fort-Liberté), Northwest (Jean Rabel), Centre (Hinche), the South (Aquinas), Southeast (Jacmel) and soon in the west (Leogane). The regional offices enable the FAST not only better support communities in the process of determining their needs but also to ensure that target groups are actually part of the poor and have an active and effective participation in the project finance.

The FAST operates in the sectors of Education, Health, Social Welfare, Nutrition, Sanitation, Water Supply, Agriculture Handicrafts, Micro Finance, Environment and Transportation, ensuring compliance with standards established by the ministries concerned. As part of the implementation of projects and activities, the FAES uses the services of specialized service operators (PAHO) in accordance with the administrative and financial procedures in place.