In Haiti we have a four-year project that's funded by CIDA, and the organizations are CECI, WUSC, and the Paul Gérin-Lajoie foundation. We work with partners in four areas, four cities in Haiti.
Again, there are various aspects. There is an educational aspect, which CECI and the Paul Gérin-Lajoie foundation are doing. In particular, with CESO, which I can tell you more about, we are working with some micro-finance organizations and small associations of women in livelihood projects. We will soon be working with some government agencies to strengthen their institutional strengthening.
It's a challenge right now, as you can see, because there has been a cholera outbreak. We actually had four volunteers who were in Artibonite, which is the part that was hit, and we had to move them temporarily to Jacmel and Port-au-Prince until we were assured by the health authorities that they could return to their partners and do work there. They have returned. It's being very closely monitored by our people on the ground and in the field, and also by the Haitian health authorities.
It's very interesting, because at first we thought those volunteers probably would have wanted to return to Canada, but they actually didn't even want to leave Artibonite because they wanted to help, and they knew they could contribute. They were very happy when they were given the clearance to go back and continue their work. Obviously they're told to take precautions to keep themselves from being affected by cholera, and they are all being closely monitored, but I think it will be a challenge in the future to get people who are willing to go.