In March, 2008, QIFD was contracted by Interuniversity Institute for Research to help conduct a rapid assessment in Cite Soleil.

The goals of this rapid assessment process is to provide the necessary information for the local community of Cite Soleil to make informed decisions about local health and social problems, the impact of interventions from the community perspective, the kinds of interventions that are required, the resources that are needed, and the types of programs that are acceptable to the community.

This methodological approach will be used to generate a profile of basic life concerns, experiences and perceptions among dwellers of the community of Cite Soleil, a popular community of over 300,000 people crammed into a small sea side area, and to asses the perceived social impact of international supported initiatives in this community.  This project will work with local programs and community residents, and emply local staff under the supervision of QIFD, provide training and reinforce community buy-in, implement a community based multi method assessment of identified issues of concern, and produce a timely report of findings, analyses, and recommendations.

In March, 2008, QIFD was contracted by Interuniversity Institute for Research to participate in conducting a rapid assessment to gather base-line data on life experience, quality of life, expressed concerns, and perceived future of residents of Cite Soleil (one of Haiti's most impoversihed slums located on the outskirts of the capital Port au Prince) to evaluate the impact of international initiatives in Cite Soleil on residents; family life from their own perspective.  This research was funded by the US Emabssy in Haiti.

QIFD, along with the InterUniversity for Research, conducted this rapid assessment between April - June, 2008.  Through our research, we interviewed over 2,000 families (aproximately 10,000 people or 3% of the population in Cite Soleil).  The results, which are being analyzed now, will allow us to understand what types of projects and programs are necessary for the constructive development of this community.