Gonaïves

Forward: Contextualizing Troubled Island The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) is history’s only successful slave revolt, and African enslaved persons managed a monumental feat on a largely insignificant island in the Caribbean under French control. Naturally, numerous persons were and are inspired by the Haitian Revolution in facets of life from aggravating social change to creating high art. The story even remains impactful without racial influence; considering, the dominated persons were

priest of the ancient art known as Kongo Voodoo had been gifted since birth with the ability to summon potent Voodoo spirits to do people’s bidding. The priest or priestess in this denomination is a Serviteur. This rite is still practiced today in Gonaives, a city near central Haiti, and is celebrated in a major annual Kongo festival held every year near

Natural disasters may be defined as natural catastrophes which cause great damage by disrupting the functioning of a society thus rendering the country incapable of coping through using its own resources as there is a need for outsider assistance in order to effectively preserve lives and the environment. Conversely, Natural hazards are natural phenomena that are potential threats to people within a society, structures or economic assets and may cause disaster. Natural disasters are inevitable and

I have been blessed to travel to several places in the United States and to other countries including Tortola, BVI, London England, Paris, France and most recently, Gonaives, Haiti. When I was in the fifth grade, I started my own business called “Layla’s Love” which is a nonprofit organization that gives items to those in need. In sixth grade, I was inducted into the National Elementary Honor Society, enrolled in my

I was showing my father about how far is Gonaives is the countryside from Port- Au- Prince which is the city while using the map that was in the lecture. As I kept learning about Haiti, I ask my father this question that I asked the class. “If Haiti helped other countries to become independent

very challenging to move away from the country you grew up in. Recalling all those moments of laughter, excitement, and adventure can only make one more and more depressed. I was born in Port-Au -Prince, which is the capital of Haiti and raised in Gonaives. I spend most of my early childhood in Haiti. I only knew my native language, food, music, and history. I was only familiar with my native holidays and celebration. Therefore, the day my mother came to me and told me I had been awarded my resident

Bonjou! I would like to thank you so much for supporting me on my third trip to Haiti! This trip was such an amazing experience and incredible opportunity to serve; it flew by way too fast! It’s sad coming to the realization that my trip is over, but also so amazing looking back at all of my pictures! (All 2,421 of them! phew!) I would love to share with you what we did there, and how it turned out completely different and way better than anyone on my team could have imagined. When we arrived

Aristide was the person that denounced the Duvaliers. It was previously stated that Francois Duvalier created the private army, the Tonton Macoutes, whose purpose was to get rid of the country’s opposition. This army also cleared the streets usually by robbing and killing the people at random times thus having the people of Haiti living in constant fear. The Duvaliers and the military governments felt threatened by Aristide because at the time he was a priest and was such a charismatic man; his kind

forest, the country has been heavily logged for wood and fuel and to clear land for farming, and is now largely deforested.” Haiti is divided into “nine administrative departments.” Besides the capital, other important cities are Cap-Haitien and Gonaives.  “Haiti is the most densely populated country in Latin America and has the lowest per

JAMSETJI TATA SCHOOL OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT Supply Chain and Logistics challenges Haiti Earthquake, 2010 Shailendra Rai 02-Aug-15 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK IN DISASTERS: TRANSPORTATION, WAREHOUSING AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Submitted to- Prof. Janki Andharia   In the last few decades we have seen the emergence of the supply chain as a critical competitive force in today’s market. By understanding supply chain and fostering appropriate ties between both customers and