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THE GLENN SMUCKER ARCHIVE

Glenn R. Smucker is a cultural anthropologist who has specialized for the past 40 years in practical applications of anthropology to alleviating human problems. A leading specialist on Haiti, Smucker first came to live in Haiti as a child in 1960.  He carried out dissertation fieldwork in a northern mountain peasant community in the mid-1970s. He subsequently published numerous articles, reports and books on a broad range of Haitian topics.

Smucker has directed major programs in reforestation and natural resource management.  He served as director of the Pan American Development Foundation in Haiti, which included a large scale farm forestry project.  He later led the USAID-funded Natural Resource Management Project in Rwanda, including protection of the mountain gorillas.  He has consulted for a range of donors including USAID, the Inter-American Bank, the World Bank, also the Haitian Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Agriculture, and J/PHRO, the philanthropic organization founded by Sean Penn.

Participatory Watershed Management Planning: A Step-by-Step Guide

In 2017, the step by step methodology for participatory planning was tested at two pilot sites: the upland area of Sault du Baril waterfalls, and the wetlands and mangroves of the lowland coastal area of Gwelan (O’Rouck). The methodology was subsequently revised, taking into account lessons learned from these two pilot sites within the Rivière Froide watershed of Anse-à-Veau.

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Women, Children, Youth and Persons Living With Disabilities: Rights and Services in Haiti

The Baseline Study is designed to support the overall goal of AKSE, “...to improve the safety and security of women, children and youth in Haiti by decreasing the incidence of human rights abuse and expanding access to treatment and care.” The Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) for the project assigns the following tasks to baseline inquiry: (1) determine the current situation regarding the rights of women, children, youth and people living with disabilities...

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Le paysan haïtien et la lutte antiérosive depuis 50 ans : un bilan

Le problème de la conservation des sols en Haïti est fondamentalement un problème social et l’une des conséquences de la pauvreté extrême des paysans de morne. La forte densité et le mode d’occupation de la terre constituent des entraves majeures à la conservation des sols et de l’eau. En général les petits cultivateurs haïtiens utilisent des techniques de production originaires de la plaine telles que le brûlis qui crée de l’érosion dans les champs agricoles montagneux. Les paysans haïtiens sont conscients de la dégradation des sols et appliquent certaines pratiques traditionnelles de conservation.

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La Migration et les Droits Humains : Haïti et la République Dominicaine

Ce rapport fait l’état de lieu des informations sur la problématique de la traite et du trafic de personnes sur la frontière nord Haïtiano-Dominicaine à la lumière des flux migratoires externes plus large, la situation socioéconomique et politique et la crise économique mondiale. L’analyse tient compte du fonctionnement des réseaux transfrontaliers du nord Haïtiano-Dominicain qui s’adonnent aux pratiques de traite et de trafic de personnes et la violation des droits humains, particulièrement ceux des femmes et des enfants.

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Prospective LOKAL Interventions in the Communes of Carrefour, Cité Soleil, Delmas & Port‐au‐Prince

This report identifies opportunities for capacity building to support improved municipal governance in four communes of the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. During its initial months of operation, LOKAL worked primarily with 11 targeted communes outside the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. At its present stage of implementation, the project seeks to tailor its approach to the special needs of Haiti’s largest and most highly urbanized region, the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area.

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Environmental Risks & Opportunities in Haiti: A Background Analysis

This analysis is one element of a longer policy study carried out in response to a Congressional directive that “...after consultation with appropriate international development organizations and Haitian officials, organizations and communities, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations setting forth a plan for the reforestation of areas in Haiti that are vulnerable to erosion...

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Environmental Vulnerability in Haiti

This report was prepared in response to a Congressional directive that, “after consultation with appropriate international development organizations and Haitian officials, organizations and communities, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations setting forth a plan for the reforestation of areas in Haiti that are vulnerable to erosion which pose significant danger to human health and safety.”

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USAID/Haiti Microfinance: A Portfolio Review

This is a rapid assessment of the USAID/Haiti Mission portfolio of microfinance support programs. The primary purpose is to assess performance of existing programs, measure progress with respect to targeted objectives, and suggest guidance for follow-on activities. The programs assessed include DAI/FINNET, FINCA/Haiti, and SOFIHDES/Enterprise Finance Facility (EFF).

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Vulnérabilité Environnementale en Haïti

Ce rapport a été préparé suite à une directive du Congrès Américain demandant à l’USAID de développer “un plan pour la reforestation des zones vulnérables à l’érosion en Haïti qui posent un danger significatif à la santé et à la sécurité humaines”. En réponse à ce mandat, l’USAID a engagé une équipe multidisciplinaire d’experts pour évaluer la vulnérabilité environnementale d’Haïti. L’équipe d’évaluation a choisi d’interpréter la portée de son mandat de façon large afin d’inclure non seulement la vulnérabilité à l’érosion mais aussi toute une gamme de questions et de problèmes qui y sont liés, tels : une meilleure gestion des bassins versants critiques, l’amélioration de la qualité de vie dans les zones rurales, la gestion durable des forêts et la réduction de la vulnérabilité de la population haïtienne aux désastres naturels tels que les inondations et les cyclones.

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Agriculture in a Fragile Environment: Market Incentives for Natural Resource Management in Haiti

This report reviews the Hillside Agriculture Program (HAP) and other natural resource management (NRM) activities in Haiti and proposes guiding elements of project design for a new agricultural and environmental activity. The primary objective of this new activity is to stabilize cropped hillsides in key critical areas via reforestation and soil and water conservation, especially on vulnerable sites that pose significant danger to human health and safety.

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