Tag: Reform policies

The Importance of Reforming Haiti’s Social Sector Policies

While States are free to regulate the registration and oversight of organizations, the right to associate freely without interference requires that a State ensure that those legal requirements not impede, delay, or limit the creation or functioning of these organizations. That of the law of September 19, 1953, modified the law of July 23, 1934, on…
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Get Over It!

Eureka you’ve failed! The harsh reality of accountability. Are nonprofits operating in Haiti held accountable for their failures? According to Article 29 of the 1989 decree, “in case of violation of the Constitution or the provisions of this Decree, unjustified Business interruption for more than six (6) consecutive months of delay of up to one…
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