Appendix II

U.S. and Other Donors' Assistance to the 

Haitian Judicial Sector, Fiscal Years 1993 

2001

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Dollars in millions

Organization and activity

Amount

Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, 

7.0

Assistance and Training

  Magistrate school

  2.1

  Case tracking system

  0.5

  Model jurisdiction program and related assistance

  4.4

Total

$26.7

Source: GAO analysis of USAID data.

USAID provided $2.4 million in direct aid and $0.8 million in technical and 

equipment assistance to the Haitian Ministry of Justice in fiscal years 1993 

2000 and incurred $2.2 million in management costs for its Administration 

of Justice Program.

Ronco provided $2.8 million in aid during fiscal years 1995 and 1996. This 

contractor primarily focused on refurbishing, equipping, and providing 

administrative and logistical support to the magistrate school established 

in 1995.

Checchi provided $11.5 million in assistance from August 1995 to August 

1999. Under its contract with USAID, Checchi focused its efforts on three 

activities: legal assistance and education, case tracking and court 

management, and judicial mentoring.

1

The legal assistance and education activity sought to improve the access of 

the population to justice and enhance the capabilities of justice officials. 

Checchi provided $4 million in assistance to support legal aid and 

education. Checchi provided legal aid to people outside and inside of 

prisons largely through nongovernmental organizations, bar associations, 

and law schools. Also, Checchi conducted a legal education and outreach 

effort to inform Haitian citizens of their rights and responsibilities under 

the law, mainly through public seminars and forums. In addition, Checchi 

conducted training for legal professionals including paralegals and law 

students. Also, it conducted seminars and on the job training for personnel 

of the justice of the peace courts.

1

Under contract with USAID, Creative Associates International and the Defense Contract 

and Audit Agency evaluated and audited Checchi, respectively. Overall, these organizations 

did not find any major problems in their reviews of Checchi. See bibliography for the names 

of the documents produced by these organizations.

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