Orphan living in Leogane Photo Credit: Jared Stanley Blaise Emilson, 25, spent his early years with his family, which included…
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Market fires: Merchants bear consequences of corruption, failing political system
Market women in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo credit: Vania Andre Political instability and gang violence threaten way of life for Haiti’s…
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Cost of Living in Haiti 4 Times Higher Than Minimum Wage
Garment workers must forgo basic necessities due to massive disparity between minimum wage and cost of living Amidst Haiti’s dwindling…
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The fight for transparency in Haiti
Hundreds of Haitians took to the streets in March to demand the release of a final audit report accusing Haiti’s…
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Diaspora group proposes solution to Haiti’s energy challenges
More than 2 million people live in Haiti’s three northern departments. However, they have access to just 33 megawatts (MW)…
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Hundreds of thousands of Haitian children suffer in slavery – and women play a key role in perpetuating the system
One afternoon in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, sitting on the back of a motorcycle-taxi stuck in traffic, I was absently staring down…
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Struggling economy weakens impact of Diaspora remittances
Remittances “help compatriots to deal with the problem of unemployment and poverty. They also help parents pay for their children’s schooling,” Germain said. “However, it should be noted that this money, for the most part, is not invested by the beneficiaries. They simply spend it.”
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In Haiti, Climate Aid Comes with Strings Attached
By Keston K. Perry Perhaps no people know better than Haitians just how dangerous, destructive and destabilizing climate change can be. Haiti…
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Effective energy use in Haiti remains elusive
Solving Haiti’s energy challenges may require diversification; Effective energy use in Haiti remains elusive
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Aristide remains popular, yet controversial figure in Haiti
“If you ask someone in the elite class or the non-nationalist middle class questions about (Aristide) they will sell you him as the root of all our problems. During his presidency, things were better.”