Since 1992 the primary objective of the Haiti Support Group has been to amplify the voices of civil society organisations (CSOs) demonstrating an alternative vision of development in Haiti and demanding a greater say in the policies that determine that vision. In the past such CSOs have been ignored or marginalised in the national and international decision-making processes that have often produced policies that have had dire consequences for the Haitian poor. We aim to help reverse that history by working with those working for real change.
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The second strand of our work is to carry the voice and views of the CSOs with which we work in Haiti to others. These include the decision-makers in local and foreign governments, NGOs, the main intergovernmental institutions, the press and media and the public in Europe and North America. We take every opportunity to ensure that the experience of Haiti's poor, dispossessed and displaced are heard in the corridors of power and among those who can influence them as activists, voters, taxpayers, reporters and commentators.
To that end the HSG works closely with the Haiti Advocacy Platform-UK composed of six major development agencies.
The third strand of our work is to build links between CSOs in Haiti and their equivalent organisations in the developed world. To that end, we work with trade unions, church groups, women's organisations, environmentalists and schools and colleges. We see this as a crucial element of our work to help build a public lobby for an alternative, pro-poor development vision based on the experience of our CSO contacts in Haiti.
Since 2010 we have also been working to link Haitian CSOs with each other, in order to encourage more effective networking and lobbying on the ground. We do this through a Haitian correspondent.
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