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SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES FY2007 PROPOSAL 
FROM AMEMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE 
 
REF: A. STATE 27884 
 
     ¶B. PORTAUPRINCE 809 
     ¶C. PORTAUPRINCE 867 
 
¶1.  Summary.  In response to reftel A, post is submitting a 
proposal to fund a study on Haitian migrants conducted by the 
International Organization of Migration (IOM).  The study 
would attempt to construct a profile of the typical migrant, 
lay out the reasons for migration, and outline the planning 
process for the migrants' sea voyages.  The study will 
attempt to construct the migrant profile by conducting a 
field survey using questionnaires and interviews.  The 
proposed study will last two months and cost $20,000.  Post 
has emailed a full copy of IOM's proposal to Jennifer Joyce 
and Jessica Yutacom at PRM.  End summary. 
 
¶2.  The study is part of an appropriate and coordinated 
response to the spike in the numbers of Haitian migrants 
interdicted at sea in April.  (See reftels B and C.)  Haiti's 
Office of National Migration (ONM) approached IOM for help in 
formulating policies to deter migrants from attempting the 
sea voyages.  In response, IOM has applied to its 
headquarters in Geneva for a grant to provide technical 
assistance to ONM for dealing with migrants.  The IOM study 
would fit perfectly because it would attempt to give them 
information around which they can plan a more effective 
strategy. 
 
¶3.  IOM is the appropriate agency to conduct the study.  IOM 
has conducted a similar, study published in March 2004 on 
Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic.  This study was 
cited in the World Bank/Inter-American Development Bank's 
''Dominican Republic Poverty Assessment: Achieving More 
Pro-Poor Growth,'' published in October 2006 as follows, 
''Despite limitations of coverage and design, the IOM-FLACSO 
survey is a relevant source of information, as it was 
specifically designed to provide a demographic snapshot on 
migrant flows from Haiti to the DR, as well as on Haitians 
already living in the country.''  For that study, IOM and 
FLACSO (the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences) 
surveyed 3,000 Haitian households.  While the proposed study 
will not be as extensive, IOM possesses the proven capacity 
to complete the study project.  IOM can also use the 
information that ONM, the UN Human Rights Section in Haiti, 
the Haitian National Police, and Poloff have gathered in 
their efforts to construct a composite of the migrants and 
the migratory process.  Finally, as an organization that has 
already received PRM funding (to produce Counter-Trafficking 
Training Modules), IOM is compliant regarding a suitable code 
of conduct as referenced in para 3 of reftel a. 
 
¶4.  The proposed study project will cost $20,000.  The cost 
breakdown is as follows (USD): 
 
OPERATIONAL COSTS 
Recruitment and orientation of lead consultant and surveyors 
$600. 
Literature/Data review and field survey preparation: $720. 
Implementation of field survey for Port-de-Paix, Cap Haitien, 
and Ile de la Tortue: $11,313. 
Data analysis and production of final report:  $2,160. 
Launch and dissemination of final report: $1,335. 
Total: $16,128 
 
IOM TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION COSTS 
Staff: $2,600. 
Office: $320. 
Overhead for HQ at 5 percent: $952. 
Total: $3,872 
 
A detailed itemized cost breakdown is included in the study 
project proposal. 
 
¶5.  Post certifies that it has the authority and capacity to 
award the grant to IOM prior to the end of the fiscal year 
(September 30). 
SANDERSON