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Privatization Project - Haiti

Country

Haiti

Region

Global, Africa, Caribbean

Programme Summary


Haiti was in need of winning public acceptance and "ownership" of programs for privatization and modernization of public enterprises. The project aimed to de-politicize privatization, with wider public acceptance, allow for privatization's to occur with minimum uproar. A need was seen for government sensitivity to pubic and stakeholder concerns, and to provide an ongoing two-way dialogue between government and civil society.

Communication Strategies



Policy of transparency established, all major actions were published, communications specialist was hired for modernization of public enterprises, forum created for dialogue with civil society, public education with publications and videos. Consistent messages embedded into announcements, opinion research was performed.

Development Issues



Government privatization

Key Points



Haiti was faced with persistent economic and social crisis, political instability and institutional weakness, and politicization of privatization as a symbol for opposition.

Partners



The World Bank

Contact

UNEP
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Asia and the Pacific
UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Bldg., Rajdamnern Avenue
10th Floor, B-Block
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 2881870
Fax: (66-2) 2803829
sarabuddhi@un.org

Europe
UNEP Regional Office for Europe
15 Chemin des Anémones, Châtelaine-Genève
1219 Chatelaine, Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 917 82 79
Fax: (41-22) 917 80 24
roe@unep.ch

Latin America and the Caribbean
UNEP Regional Office for Latin America & the Caribbean
Boulevard de los Virreyes No. 155
Col. Lomas Virreyes, CP 11000- Mexico
D.F., Mexico
Tel: (52-55) 5202 6394
Fax: (52-55) 5202 0950
enlace@pnuma.org

North America
UNEP Regional Office for North America
1707 H Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C 20006
United States
Tel: (1-202) 785 0465
Fax: (1-202) 785 2096
bvd@rona.unep.org

West Asia
UNEP Regional Office for West Asia
P.O. Box 10880
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: (973) 17812752-17812777
Fax: (973) 17825110
uneprowa@unep.org.bh

Africa
UNEP Regional Office for Africa (ROA)
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi 00100
Kenya
Tel: (254 2) 624 284
Fax: (254 2) 623 928
roainfo@unep.org

Geoff Bergen, Communication Advisor World Bank. 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433. Phone: (202) 458-5225, fax: (202) 522-0

Source

World Bank Presentation, Case Studies Strategy. June 1998


Placed on the Communication Initiative site July 10 2001
Last Updated July 10 2001

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