FOR HAITI FIFA gives $3M more for country's soccer
The FIFA Finance Committee Thursday approved a proposal to support the Haitian soccer association with an additional $3 million in wake of the earthquake that devastated the country Jan. 12.
FIFA already had provided immediate emergency aid of $250,000 shortly after the earthquake.
Following a detailed report on the dramatic situation in Haiti from FIFA vice president and CONCACAF president Jack Warner, who recently visited the country, the members of the committee unanimously decided to set up a Special Projects Fund of $3 million.
This fund will be dedicated to assisting the Haitian soccer family in areas such as the reconstruction of the football association’s headquarters, technical centers and regional youth facilities and to supporting the association’s leagues and youth competitions by providing basic soccer equipment.
