Mutual Aid Groups Working as Farmworkers, Livestock farmers, Fishery and aquaculture workers, Fruit tree planters, Garbage collectors, Water well drillers, Stormwater basin workers, Livestock barns and shelters builders, Cyclone-resistant house builders, Earthquake resistant house builders, Toilet installation service workers, and Apprentices in a wide range of trade to Create a more Sustainable Society in Haiti.

Unemployed people aged 15 to 64 living in conditions of poverty and social exclusion, who:
  1. Self-organize in Mutual Aid Groups of 5, 7, or 9 people;
  2. Select and establish a location for regular group meetings; and
  3. Agree to:
    1. Provide 20 hours of work per week to their mutual aid group or to a local organization for carrying out common interest work in the communal section where they reside;
    2. Keep their children at school;
    3. Continue to be actively looking for a job; and
    4. Live the fundamental principles and values of reciprocity, integrity, solidarity and respect;
  4. Will receive:
    1. 10 hours of training per week, provided by the Mutual Aid Groups Facilitators or a Partnering Organization to raise and broaden the skill levels of the mutual aid group members; and,
    2. A monthly participation incentive of US$100 for up to 18 months or until the group members find a job or create a small business, whichever comes first.
You can create a Mutual Aid Group by clicking on this link: Create A Mutual Aid Group.

A weekly report is required for each Mutual Aid Group and each Mutual Aid Group Facilitator before receiving  the monthly participation incentive, which is made available via an electronic money transfer company or their mobile phone.
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