Inequality In Haiti

Haiti Now was founded in 2010 by Alex Lizzappi. A successful Miami businessman today, Alex’s childhood was a very different story. His desire to help the Restavek children of Haiti is a reflection of his own life experiences and his understanding of how a child without a social network and social net worth can be left behind, regardless of their intelligence or potential.

Unlike in the United States women in Haiti suffer from the lack of rights and privileges available to women in most western countries. Gender inequality seems to continue to be a

Service Gaps. One of the gaps in services and resources in Little Haiti identified is in education. All of the public schools in Little Haiti have a grade of either C or D ("Miami-Dade County Public Schools," n.d.). These schools with below average achievement scores do not benefit the children attending who are coming from a community that has a below average high school diploma rate. As the workforce continues to become more competitive, college education is going to begin to replace high school diplomas as a prerequisite for the majority of jobs. If the public education system does not begin to provide education that not only aids these youth in obtaining high school diplomas but additionally supports their advancement through college, than this community will not be able to move ahead with society. There is a high concentration of Haitian Americans holding low-skill, low-wage jobs. Understanding that Haiti is one of the poorest countries and that immigrants came to the United States with no formal education, necessary steps need to be taken to ensure that each generation has an opportunity to advance obtain this education and advance their community a bit more (Sohmer, Jackson, Katz, & Warren, 2005). There are a couple ways this writer would begin to address this gap. First, the schools need to initiate or strength their parent association programs. Parents should receive ongoing education on student progress, areas needing improvement, and ways to best support

The author, identified as the Haitian family, was the first interviewer. She was born and raised in Haiti. She became a resident in United States at the age of 20. As the author becomes accustomed to the American traditions, she still remains involved in her culture. Haiti consists of a large and diverse cultural heritage, coming from Spanish, French, and African traditions as well as its own Caribbean island culture (Makofski, N., 2016). Most Haitians are descendant of African slaves, and majority of the population are living in poverty. They have a very income gap in Haiti. Majority of male Haitians are farmers, and the women sell good in the market to make a living. More so, their eating habits are usually three meals a day for people that can afford it. Their main dish is rice and beans. When love one sick, the family is very involved, and will prepare a special soup

The national population is continuing to increase at a 1.17% growth rate, which appears small, but consider that most developed countries have negative population growth rates. This is caused by two main factors; continuous births in a state that cannot support them, and the deportation of Haitians from the Dominican Republic, who’s population is decreasing. More than that, Haiti still lies in ruins following the 2010 earthquake, which, as previously mentioned, leaves a large percentage of the population without shelter, food, or work. Even worse is that Haiti’s economic status is continually deteriorating, caused by the previous two factors; population growth and geographic destruction. For that matter it is not helping the global economy at all, as a developed country would. Data shows that Haiti is truly the most under-developed country in the Western Hemisphere. This is due to the fact that it “is the most densely populated country in the Western Hemisphere” (Aronson 1), the fact that it is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and has the least income per person, the fact that it does not have nearly enough food, shelter, clothing, water, or work for all of its people. With that, Haiti shows no signs of improvement in the near future, as it has nothing to build up

Brief history… Haiti takes up about 1/3 of the land of the island Hispaniola, neighboring the Dominican Republic. The whole Island was once under the control of Spain in 1942 after Columbus made an appearance. In the 17th century, France colonized on part of the Island and renamed it Saint-Dominigue. It wasn’t until 1803…300 years, tens of thousands of African slaves, and one hierarchal social system later, did this chunk of land become the independent republic, Haiti. (1).

Many Haitian residences are overrepresented I low- wage jobs. Many Haitians fall under the poverty line. Haitian are known to occupy occupations with low salaries. Metropolitan discuss "The largest five occupational groups employing Miami-Dade Haitian are office support, building maintenance, food preparation, sales, and transportation. These are among the lowest paying occupations in the region". These low wages places the residence at a huge disadvantage; without sufficient income, it becomes a struggle to pay for basic needs and shelter, as a present hardship for and the chance of land owner ship. In contrast, Haitian resident is dependent on

Women in Haiti are being affected by the glass ceiling. More often women are viewed as weak, not being great leader to be at the top. And I think that began in some families where the girls are there to cook, do dishes, take care of the youngest siblings. Therefore, the boys are there to give directions, control, arrange the radio, the TV and so one. At school, sometimes they involved more the boys in the discussion that the girls. Five, ten years after. This lead

As the most basic indicator of health, the life expectancy from birth in Haiti based on estimates by the World Health Organization is reported to be approximately fifty-five (55) years (although there are a variety of competing numbers provided by other sources). The infant mortality rate is approximately eight percent (8%) and the less than 5 years old mortality rate is over eleven percent (11.7%)

Over 75% of people in Haiti are in poverty due to many reasons including a lack in education. Why don’t they go to school? Well they have to walk to school, which is 2 miles to and 2 miles back most of the time(Not to mention without good water or food). Adding buses would be amazing for Haiti since it erases the long walk, and many kids can get to school faster and easier. That will make it so more kids can go to school. So, in the long run, this will create more jobs, hopefully sparking the economy and possibly getting Haiti back to being a functional country. This is a long shot, but even if it doesn’t work, this it will at least get more kids in school.

One moment you find yourself in a bed, surrounded in soft, fuzzy, and comforting blankets, and the next you are in the streets, hungry, cold, and desperate. Homelessness can happen to anybody, anywhere, and at any time, usually when you least expect it. When you’re homeless, warmth and food are hard necessities to come by. When without a home, finding work can also be troubling as well. People walk by homeless people all the time without casting a single glance in their direction. Many forget that they, too, are people with problems equally as upsetting or harrowing as everyone else’s. One of the worst places stricken by poverty is a country by the name of Haiti.

Haiti was ranked 145 out of 169 countries on the UN Human Development Index, the lowest ranked country in the Western Hemisphere. More than 70% of Haiti’s population lives on less than $2 a day. Haiti has a population of 9.893.945 people, 95% of the population is black and 5% is mulatto and white, with a median age of 21.9 years old. The religious makeup of the country consists of 80% Roman

Haiti was once the first black independent republic in the world and the richest island in the Caribbean. Today Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the poorest countries in the world. What could have happened to Haiti in almost two hundred years of history? The country experienced repeated civil war and foreign intervention. Haiti is not isolated from the international world. Thus, it was not out of concern for ordinary Haitians that the United States intervened in Haiti. It was out of concern for profit and stability within the United States' own backyard. The purpose of this paper is to show the negative aspect that the United States had played in the government of Haiti.

It is true that the effects of colonization, or the establishment, maintenance, and domination over a nation and its people, thus creating a political and economic domination and dependency between the colonizer and the colony, are in fact still felt centuries later in present day Haiti. This is the legacy of colonization. Haiti, a country well known for its political, economic, and social instability, began to face insurmountable odds not with the onset of an earthquake in 2010 or flooding in the years before that, or even

The country that this author chose to research about is Haiti, which has some major health concerns that are present in the country. Haiti is currently working on improving these health concerns. The topics that were chosen to examine Haiti’s health more in depth was women’s health, sanitation and hygiene, and nutrition. This paper will look further into the health of women in Haiti, as well as the sanitation and water supply and nutrition of the population. This paper will also address the steps that have been taken to help improve the health of women, nutrition, water, sanitation, and hygiene in Haiti. The population of Haiti as of 2015 is 10,711,000 (World Health Organization (WHO), 2017). Haiti experienced a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in