Translated from http://www.prensa.com - PORT PRINCE, Haiti (EFE) .- The executive director of the World Bank (WB), Juan Jose Daboub, today expressed his satisfaction with the development of projects that the credit agency conducted in Haiti. "I realize that strengthening the capabilities of people changing things," said Daboub in an encounter with journalists, in the midst of a visit of 36 hours that began yesterday in Port-au-Prince. The officer visited projects in Les Cayes, a city in southern Haiti, where he met with the beneficiaries of the programs. Daboub also met with senior officials, members of the private sector and civil society in Haiti. On the ground, Daboub found damage caused by the recent tropical storm Noel, as it passes through the country left 66 dead. The official, who conducts a tour Latin America and the Caribbean, said in the meeting with the press that "civil society and local governments are working together with the help of the World Bank to rehabilitate the affected areas." Daboub reported that since 2005 the World Bank allocated 200 million for Haiti and other additional funds. The institution planned to disburse soon 50 million for "community development, disasters, education, institutional strengthening and private sector," said the chief executive of WB.
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