Education In Haiti

From the very beginning of life, children are thought of as gifts from God. Families will do anything and everything to make sure the children are taken care of and that their needs are met. Parents will even sacrifice their own necessities to be sure that the children get what they need. Mothers will feed their children and make sure they can go to school before they will eat. In Haiti, children are raised by the whole family, which includes older siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and even members of the community that are not

Most Haitian residents are immigrant with a limited educational background. With their transition to America, they face many barriers such as language, education, and financial barriers. It has been shown that most Haitian represent the Haitian community struggle with a low rate of educational attainment. The educational level of an individual determines income and status of the lower class to middle class. Metropolitan discusses that "only 10 percent of Miami Dade Haitian adults over 25 years old have a bachelor 's degree, and only 5 percent of Haitian adults living in the city of Miami are college educated.

required uniforms, although theoretically education is free. A small minority are educated beyond primary school. ("Haitians facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Haitians", 2017)

Education is one of the strongest building blocks of a nation. The United States offers may opportunities for individuals who would like to further their knowledge and become professionals in what they do. Education can start as low as Pre-K to getting your PhD. Access to education in the U.S. is very abundant. Not only do they offer public schools but they offer online course and even classes for students with disabilities. The U.S. continuously urges individuals to attend and complete school. In Haiti education is much harder to acquire. Most schools in Haiti are private schools with tuition costs which, along with transportation, uniform and supplies are too expensive for some parents. Many children drop out after primary school, and half of the children do even not attend school (World Bank 2013). The literacy rate is between 55-65% in Haiti and that is because the teacher does lack basic qualifications.

Another struggle is that, this country has yet to develop educationally or scientifically to a national level. But women are not the only ones affected by this epidemic. The average working class makes close to $660 a year. Also, 78% of Haitians are poor (less than US$2 a day), and more than half (54%) live in extreme poverty (less than US$1 a day) ("Haiti Statistics - Haiti Partners."). The average family consists of (a) working parent(s) (most don’t have the luxury of both) and ranging from three to four children. An American couldn’t even afford a Mcdouble at McDonalds for one dollar, let alone feed six people for one to two meals.

Many countries in the world have a unique history when it comes to the general health of their economies, governments, and society however not all countries are able to thrive and make advancements as well as others. Haiti has gone through the good, and the very bad. The unfortunate outcome for Haiti has been plagued by poor leadership, civil unrest, and the idea that human trafficking and slavery is still acceptable in today’s society. The main focal points which need to be examined to fully understand what the culture is all about are, the government leadership, the economy as a whole unit, and the contradiction of freedom from their past history.

Poverty in Haiti is mainly due to the slave population brought in by the French for labor during its colonial rule (they accounted for a third of the whole Atlantic slave trade (1)). How is this so? Well, because

However, before diving deeper into Haiti’s current economic plight, it is necessary to first comprehend how economic well-being is derived. Economic well-being is certainly not easily reflected by one measurement, say GDP per

These systemic obstacles that create circumstances that hinder the education attainment of the poor can be changed, their limits lessened, by positive actions to elevate living conditions – given the school system promotes and

Dr. Farmer noted in the Mountains beyond Mountains book (2003) written by Tracey Kidder, that Haiti has increased rates of infant mortality, tuberculosis, malnutrition, HIV and AIDS. In an article published by Sophie Arie; titled What’s next for Haiti’s healthcare? (2011) notes that, “Haiti has the highest rates of infant, under-five and maternal mortality in the Western hemisphere. Diarrhea, respiratory infections, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are the leading causes of death” (Arie 2011, 340).

Haiti is a nation in is a nation in the western half of the globe, situated on the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. There are 10,123,787 individuals in this nation and Haiti has the biggest destitution rate on the planet. More than half of Haiti 's population lives on about one to two dollars a day. Their unemployment rate is 40.6%. (Hess and Weigley 2012)

Haiti is usually depicted as a place of disorganization, chaos or unrest. With the various issues facing Haiti, we can categorize them into the different social science disciplines. Some of the social science disciplines that I would use to try and figure out main issues facing Haiti are: the history, the economics and the political science.

Inflation and depreciation of the Haitian gourde is part of the problem. The value of the currency has decreased by 20 gourde to 1 USD in the past years. Now, 1 Haitian gourde equal 1 US penny. It has been hard for Haiti to accelerate economic growth because of low investment numbers, unstable politics and other countries have turned their backs on Haiti. 59% of the population is below the poverty line and the GDP per capita is only $1,800. The overall GDP is a significantly low $8.3 billion and of that GDP, 26.5% is public debt. World Bank says, “Six years after the… 7.0 earthquake… Haiti has moved from recovery to longer development as it continues to improve…” But improvement is relative, Haiti is considered one of the poorest countries in the Western

Haiti has always been one of the more poverty stricken countries in the world. The reason Haiti has been put in the positon of being one of the poorest, hunger stricken countries in the western hemisphere is because of the long history of political corruption, a very large population in small area, lack of literacy throughout the nation, and their economy (Corbett, Bob. 1986). These are the some of the reasons of why they have not been able to thrive as a country and have been stuck in misery and hunger. Also, some of the most recent national disasters that have hit Haiti have made it hard for the country rebound.

The quote by Lawrence E. Harrison, introduced by David Brooks in the New York Times, seems to be blaming the victim in this situation. Lawrence E. Harrison is for the modernization theory, however, not considering the actual factors on why the people in Haiti can’t attain modernization but instead blames their cultural influences. There are several countries in the world that still have a strong hold on their culture and seem to succeed economically, Japan and Singapore being an example. These countries are doing amazing when it comes to their human development, with excellent health care and educational systems, while at the same time inputting culture into their society. Isbister (2006) mentions in his book, Promises not kept, “From an economic