Appendix II

U.S. and Other Donors' Assistance to the 

Haitian Judicial Sector, Fiscal Years 1993 2001

Appendix II

The United States has provided about $27 million in assistance to improve 

the Haitian judicial sector since 1993. The U.S. Agency for International 

Development, its contractors, and the Department of Justice's Office of 

Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training have 

implemented most of this assistance under the USAID Administration of 

Justice Program. Under this program, USAID and its contractors have 

provided about $20 million in aid. Also, under this program, the Office of 

Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training has 

provided $7 million in assistance. Overall, the USAID Administration of 

Justice Program has focused on enhancing judicial organizations and the 

access of the population to justice. As of the end of July 2000, the United 

States stopped its assistance to the Haitian judicial sector. Other donors 

have also helped to enhance this sector since late 1994.

The U.S. Agency for 

Since Haiti's return to democracy in late 1994, USAID and two of its 

International 

contractors Ronco Consulting Corporation and Checchi & Company 

Consulting, Inc. implemented most of the assistance provided to Haiti 

Development and Its 

under the USAID Administration of Justice Program about $20 million. 

Contractors

Table 2 shows the overall assistance provided under the USAID 

Administration of Justice Program.

Table 2:  USAID Administration of Justice Program Assistance to Haitian Judicial 

Sector, Fiscal Years 1993

-

2000

Dollars in millions

Organization and activity

Amount

USAID

$5.4

  Direct aid to Ministry of Justice

    2.4

  Other technical and equipment assistance

    0.8

  USAID management

    2.0

  Audit of Checchi & Company Consulting, Inc.

    0.2

Ronco Consulting Corporation (Interim Administration of Justice Program)

 2.8

Checchi & Company Consultants, Inc.

11.5

  Legal assistance and education

  4.0

  Case registration and court management

  3.2

  Judicial mentoring

  1.8

  Other technical and equipment assistance

  2.5

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