In June 2014, the government of Haiti published a paternity act that recognizes equal rights for children born within and outside of marriage. This act represents an important legal shift, enshrining the principle that all children are on an equal footing. The USAID-funded Health Policy Project AKSE documented the gaps that the law fills and why this achievement is so important for the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, the women’s organizations that fought for it, and for children in Haiti.

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Le ministère à la Condition féminine et aux Droits des femmes (MCFDF) accueille plus de 80 femmes pour célébrer le 28e anniversaire de la Journée nationale de la femme haïtienne. L’évènement comprend aussi des activités culturelles, le tout, pour promouvoir l’égalité des hommes et des femmes, la lutte contre les violences basées sur le genre, ainsi que le renforcement des services auprès des victimes.

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This gender assessment was requested by USAID Mission in Haiti for their country strategy. The assessment aims to identify how USAID programs may affect or be affected by gender relations and certain gender-based limitations. This document represents a review of research and program documents as well as interviews with USAID staff and partners that identifies and assess gender relations and gender-based constraints that impact USAID programs. It specifically considers the impact of gender relations on program results and the impact of the program on the relative status of men and women.

While gender-based violence is not a new phenomenon in Haiti, the aftermath of the January 12, 2010 earthquake further exposed the vulnerability of Haitian women and girls to gender-based violence and the limited possibilities for women to evince a judicial response to gender-specific violations of the law. Drawing from the experiences of Haitian lawyers and women’s rights advocates, this paper will examine women’s barriers to accessing justice in Haiti by drawing on actual examples of gender-based violence at each step of the investigatory process under the Haitian justice system.

This assessment examines gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE), its advances and gaps, and how USAID and other donor programming have addressed them. It concentrates on four key focus areas: 1) food and economic security; 2) basic services (health and education); 3) democracy and governance; and 4) water, sanitation, and hygiene, with climate change and disaster risk reduction. It also addresses crosscutting themes, including governance and the safety and security of women, girls, LGBTI, and persons with disabilities (PWD).