In his ser­vice as a spe­cial envoy to Haiti, for­mer Pres­i­dent Bill Clin­ton spoke to aids groups serv­ing the earthquake-devastated coun­try on Thurs­day. He asked groups to focus their ener­gies on assis­tance that enables Haiti to become a self-sufficient nation.

“Every time we spend a dol­lar in Haiti from now on we have to ask our­selves, ‘Does this have a long-term return? Are we help­ing them become more self-sufficient? … Are we seri­ous about work­ing our­selves out of a job?’” Clin­ton said.

As a part of this request, Clin­ton asked the groups to des­ig­nate 10% of their bud­gets to Hait­ian gov­ern­ment salaries and employee train­ing. The spe­cial United Nations envoy also asked that focus be given to com­mu­ni­ties and munic­i­pal­i­ties out­side of Port-au-Prince, the capi­tol of Haiti, in order for the des­e­crated area to rebuild. And Clin­ton urged to hire local staffs and coop­er­ate with local author­i­ties in their relief efforts.

For­mer Pres­i­dent Bill Clin­ton con­tin­ued by ask­ing relief agen­cies to uti­lize an online ser­vice that enables them to keep their dona­tions and expen­di­tures transparent.

Next week, a crit­i­cal U.N. donors con­fer­ence takes place, where Hait­ian offi­cials are expected to ask for $11.5 bil­lion to rebuild.