Haiti: A Personal Analysis

I do many service activities for the betterment of my community and some examples are for instance in Texas for 5 years I volunteered at the Salvation Army during the holidays to pass out toys, clothes and food to families in need. I helped organize a breast cancer awareness fundraiser where we helped kids build box cars, sell raffle tickets, and barbecue to raise awareness and bring a twinkle of hope and happiness. I also regularly volunteered at the Shade Tree woman’s shelter here in Las Vegas. It gives me great joy that I can give my energy and time to those who are going through dark times with comfort and support they are yearning for.

Purpose: To understand how Haiti became what it is and all the trials it has endured

I have spent some time mentoring teen moms, and their young children at a Johns Hopkins program. I have donated some of my time with Bea Gaddy, and have spent some time helping the homeless on the streets. Providing blankets, necessities, and food. I have worked in a restaurant most of my life, which has allowed me to learn the importance of teamwork, and multi- tasking. One day when I was working, an elderly man came in for lunch.

While volunteering at Discovery Challenger I have exclusively worked with a blind man named Geno. My service to the Discovery Challenger Program has positively affected the community in that the athletes that required a helper were able to have me as one despite the limited number of volunteers who helped the athletes. Another community service I committed myself to while in high school was the club Life is Delicious. Life is Delicious is a club that between two and three times Year members of the club cook a warm meal at the high school, and then some go to the St. Vincent DePaul Homeless Shelter in Waterbury. At the end of my sophomore year I was named Co-President of the club. As a member of the club I went to all of the cooking and serving activities and was able to help the homeless of Waterbury by giving them a warm meal. The most impactful service I performed in my opinion was during my junior year when I was the organizer for the Penguin Plunge. During my junior year I thought that it would be a good idea for the basketball team to do the Penguin Plunge in order to raise money for Special Olympics Connecticut as I had done so in the previous two years. So, I approached the athletic director

Haiti: A Long Road to Recovery is a research project that focuses on examining Haiti’s struggle to recover from the 2010 7.0 magnitude Earthquake. Some of the contributor’s to Haiti’s lack of ability to recover that I intend to explore include shoddy infrastructure, lack of infectious disease control and lack of access to healthcare, famine, poverty, political corruption and misconduct among government officials and relief organizations. This study will examine Haiti from a historical perspective; reflecting on Haiti’s culture, infrastructure, political instability, poverty and vulnerability to disaster. There will also be a discussion regarding the past and anticipated effects of climate change, as well as implications for international disaster relief and ongoing management.

I volunteered at the Gonzales City volleyball clinic where I assisted the head coach by helping the young volleyball players learn how to set, serve, hit, and bump. I did this three times a week for three hours each day. The clinic consisted of children from ages 7-14 and each age group went in at different times. Also, I did community service at my local St. Theodore Church by helping in the jumping house at the church carnival. For the past four seasons I helped fundraise at the high school football games by selling food at the stadium snack bar. In every home football game I would stay for more than half of the game in the snack

However, there are solutions to this problem. Haiti has received aid from the United States and many other sources, but this doesn’t seem to do any good. The government is not using their resources and gifts in a way which promotes development and sustainability. We need to implement other solutions in order to sustain the countries future.

The 2010 earth quake was a horrific event dismantling Haiti and leaving people without shelter, food, and resources. Many Haitians migrated to Dominican Republic to obtain a better standard of living. Those who stayed behind suffer substantially, and only wish that the development of Haiti could be

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.

Haiti is an island country that borders the Dominican Republic and is also close in region to the islands of Jamaica, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. This country of Haiti has French as its national tongue, due to European colonization, however, the country is dominantly and significantly of African descent. Also, the nation’s official language is French and the native sport in Haiti is soccer. One of my good friends, Pierre Gaston, who claims the “mountainous country”(as it is translated in English) as his original home, was delighted to recall the impactful memories that living in Haiti granted him before later moving to the United States of America.

The Caribbean country, Haiti, is known to be one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere. Despite the country’s wealth in natural resources, the people of Haiti have been plagued by decades of unstable government, corrupt leaders, and debilitating natural disasters. The small country was once known to be the wealthiest country in the West Indies. Dominated by its European oppressor, France, Haiti thrived in production during the slaving era. Haiti became globally known for its status of being the first African independent country after successfully overthrowing France in 1804. Despite being considered by the world as a failure for its inability to prosper after the revolution, Haiti is full of rich history and promising aspects that can one day lead it to become a world dominating country.

For instance, my youth group and I participated in a “Rake and Run” in which we raked the yards of elderly people during the fall since they were unable. We also went to Boone, North Carolina to pack shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts for Operation Christmas Child. Operation Christmas Child opened my eyes to the poverty ever so prominent around the world. The experience

Haiti is a small country located in the western region of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and shares a border with the Dominican Republic. The capital and largest city of Haiti is Port-au-Prince (World Health Organization, 2011). In the early 19th century, Haiti would rebel against French colonial control, overcome slavery, and become the first independent Caribbean state. However, independence would not be an easy transition for Haitians. According to a country profile by BBC News, Haiti would be forced to repay France, who demanded reimbursement for their former slave owners. “The 19th century “independence debt” was not paid off until 1947” (BBC News, 2016).

Travel around the world? Wow! There are so many places to choose from, all that are in need of Christian love and service. One place that really stands out to me, however, is Haiti. I would love to visit our sister school and visit our extended sisters of Mercy. With Haiti’s high poverty rates and large number of orphaned children, I feel that I would do the most good in this small, tropical country. In researching, I found that there is a strong need for food assistance as well as clean water, health care, education and other important projects. While I may not be able fix all of Haiti’s problems in one visit, I plan to at least try to make a difference to a few people. Joining me will be my mom and my big sister. I have known my Mercy big

Haiti has been given a bad break in its global positioning and environment. Every year tropical storms and Hurricanes cause large amounts of damage to the region. To make things even more difficult for Haiti, in 2010 there was a magnitude of 7 earthquake near the Haitian capital, Port Au Prince, which further contributed to decimating the region. All of these factors lead to a large amount of refugee and rebuilding that needs to be done for a state to function properly. The Haitian government is struggling with the rebuilding of homes for refugees let alone work on the country 's infrastructure. The government 's inability to help has led to a large amount of aid coming into the country to help with the rebuilding. The International community was quick in its response to try and help rebuild Haiti. However, shortly after the arrival of the aid to Haiti a Cholera epidemic began in the region. The United Nations is blamed for bringing Cholera into Haiti and spreading it across