The Poverty Of Haiti And The United States

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

Ultimately, developed and developing nations strive to improve their society. Neither are perfect but developed countries are more adjusted than developing. The United States compared to Haiti has shown much more effective qualities when it comes to health care, economic structure and education. Every country should continue to work forward in assisting their civilians in order for them to

According to the Health Development Index, Haiti has the “poorest standards of living” (“Haiti”). Most live in huts and shelters. Many build on trash heaps, and their living environments are often highly unsanitary. Many family members live under the same roof in cramped quarters. They have “the worst health statistics in the

When I was able to go to Haiti for a mission trip with my church. I saw so many people on the street and they looked like they were living out of boxes. Port-Au-Prince, Haiti is one of the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. They also have very bad healthcare. Not many of the people there were living the life we are. Most of them are living on about 2 dollars per day. There isn’t much we could buy in Zeeland for 2 dollars. When I would walk down the streets. I see people and kids almost wearing rags for clothes. As I would walk down the street to the market it would smell like rotten food that is 2 months old. Haiti had a earthquake in 2010 that took them down. Almost everything was destroyed. It didn’t help with their poverty stats at all.

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.

The United States seems to have occupied Haiti and taken it upon themselves to almost ‘dictate’ their way of living for what they seem to deem as better for the Haitians. The first order, after having fought off rebels who intended to capture the city for themselves, was to oversee the elections. After said elections the preferred candidate for the U.S., Sudre Dartigurnave, won. He was elected on August the 12th and a little over a month later, on September 15th, a treaty was signed that ensured the U.S.’ domination of Haiti.

In November 2015, I had the privilege of traveling to Haiti on a mission team. While in Haiti, I was awakened by how blessed I am as an American. There are numerous things that we all take for granted every day. The necessities like three meals a day, clean water, comfortable shelter, nice clothing, electricity, and plumbing are taken for granted. Americans who live in poverty receive benefits such as food stamps, government assisted housing, medical insurance provided by the government, and social security. On the other hand, Haitians are left with little to no support from their government.

“Sometimes the skies turn barren and will not rain.”(Sometimes, the Earth is Cruel John Pitts.) When Pitt said this it made me think not just the actual skies, but to think about life. Sometimes seems like it will never let you get a break from the struggles, but if you just keep pushing on you will soon find something that will help you. We know people that break down when they are handed a hardship, but we also see people that will adapt to the struggle and work around it, there back to the we are never handed more than we can handle. “Bad enough, Haiti is wretchedly poor.” (Sometimes, the Earth is Cruel John Pitts). Haiti itself may look poor, but the people that live there are people that know how to live and make a living off of the little thing that the Earth gives

This report will examine the food insecurity issues in Haiti, one of the poorest countries in the world, and look at the actions which have been taken to improve the situation. Food insecurity is a raging dilemma that affects 38% of the population of 10 million. In addition to Government corruption, there are multiple factors that have contributed to the availability of food including weather extremes, natural disasters, and the social hierarchy gaps, which continue to exacerbate the divide between the rich and poor. Coordinated efforts to improve the situation continue today.

Poverty plays a big role in hunger. Haiti has always had an issue with poverty, but it continues to get worse. “Haiti 's minimum wage is 200 gourdes a day. Late last year, that salary was equivalent to about $4.75; today it 's about $4.54 – a small difference that makes a big strain on the Haitian budget.” (Goldberg). Haiti saw a period when it’s minimum wage rose, but now it’s decreasing again. In

It’s not simple to explain how hard something is when most people haven’t experienced before. How many times do we hear or see a problem on the news occurring in the world? Sometimes we’re not sure what we can do to help people in their country. Haitians shouldn’t continue to live how they’re living their life today. We should help by making a difference in their lives for things that can be improved such as employment, healthcare, education, government, and numerous other things that can be different yet beneficial for these people. With the help and support of other people we will be able restore superb quality of life to them.

The Caribbean country of Haiti holds a growing capacity of Roman Catholics, and although the country has no official religion, more than half of the population currently practices Catholicism. Haiti is most known for its vulnerability to natural disasters such as the earthquake of 2010 that plagued the country and disrupted not only the Christian community but every community in Haiti. The issue of poverty is also prevalent throughout Haiti, which is the poorest country in the Americas. Another influential factor in Haiti’s attempt at societal and spiritual growth is social class, a ranking system in the country that is determined by wealth and race. Each of these issues impacts Haiti’s local religious communities as well as its role in the

Edwidge Danticat wrote a novel portraying the harsh conditions of living in a country run by a tyrannical government. The author uses many ways to express her story in Haiti. This essay will focus on how in Edwidge Danticat’s novel Krik Krak, the author uses symbolism to emphasize the poverty and conditions of people living in Haiti.

When hearing the name Haiti many people think of a small, impoverished country in the Caribbean located next to the Dominican Republic. Haiti is small, only 27, 750 square kilometers and has a population of approximately 10 million, and is the poorest country in the world with a GDP of $8.9 billion in 2015. The Taino people were indigenous to this region, and were conquered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 (Kirmayer, 2010). Many of the indigenous people died from diseases brought by the Spaniards. The Haitians were sold into the slave trade until declaring their independence in 1804. The newly formed dependent, Haiti, flourished for a while, but by the twentieth century larger nations led Haiti to become unstable and underdeveloped (Kirmayer, 2010). This decrease in power led to the Haiti many think of today.

Why, is there so much hunger, in such a little country? Once a promising land, a land full of hope, full of life and full of laughter. The Haitian people amongst each other are known for their folktales and comedy, when one says, “krik the other replies, Krak” and the jokes begins. Out of all the Caribbean nation, Haiti once stand with great pride, it flourishes with foods but more so with beauty. So how did this little country, once so promising became so, desolate? Seems like every time Haiti is featured in the news, their say it’s the poorest country in the world. each year Haiti get ripped off by a new scammer, by those who pretend to care but, wish to keep the people under oppression. The Haitians are used to the abuse, so they stay in silence. If you tell someone they poor most of their life, even though they are rich eventually, they will believe they are poor.