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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Haiti in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be interested in exploring the relationship
between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps your
paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of
interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On
the other hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths
of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There
is a lot to the subject of Poverty. Scan other countries as well as this one.
Draw comparisons between activity in adjacent countries and/or regions.
Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Haiti,
a country that has faced numerous natural disasters and extreme weather
events, continues to grapple with their impact. Despite these challenges,
Haiti is working toward resilience. However, its vulnerability persists due
to factors like deforestation, landslides, and susceptibility to floods.
Recently, heavy rains caused severe flooding, affecting thousands of
households and resulting in loss of life and property. Small-scale
farmers, who form a significant portion of the population, bear the brunt of
extreme weather events driven by climate change. Haiti’s efforts to become
more resilient involve addressing deforestation, improving disaster
preparedness, and supporting vulnerable communities.– adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The
World Factbook - Haiti U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html [accessed 14
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/haiti/ [accessed xxxxxxxxxx] Currently
the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with close to 60% of the
population living under the national poverty line, Haiti's GDP growth rose to
5.5% in 2011 as the Haitian economy began recovering from the devastating
January 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of its capital city,
Port-au-Prince, and neighboring areas. However, growth slowed to below 2% in
2015 and 2016 as political uncertainty, drought conditions, decreasing
foreign aid, and the depreciation of the national currency took a toll on
investment and economic growth. Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean
storm in nearly a decade, made landfall in Haiti on 4 October 2016, with 140
mile-per-hour winds, creating a new humanitarian emergency. An estimated 2.1
million people were affected by the category 4 storm,
which caused extensive damage to crops, houses, livestock, and infrastructure
across Haiti's southern peninsula. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $1,800 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
38.1% industry:
11.5% services: 50.4% (2010 est.) Unemployment
rate: 40.6% (2010
est.) Population
below poverty line: 58.5% (2012
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 480
deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 42.6
deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 65.3 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 75% of population Physicians
density: 0.23 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 62.1% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 38.7% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Haiti borgenproject.org/category/haiti/ [accessed 6 February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States' platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world's poor. It is an innovative, national campaign that is working to
make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. It believes that leaders of the
most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty.
From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote, nearly
every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating at
the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
The Reality Of Child Poverty In Haiti borgenproject.org/the-reality-of-child-poverty-in-haiti/ ~
Valliwide Organic Farms: Using Fresh
Fruit To Fight Poverty borgenproject.org/valliwide-organic-farms-selling-fruit-to-fight-poverty/ ~
Light From Light Brightens Healthcare In Haiti borgenproject.org/brightens-healthcare-in-haiti/ ~
How Poverty Relief In Haiti Is An Investment borgenproject.org/poverty-relief-in-haiti/ ~
Shining A Spotlight On Restore Haiti borgenproject.org/restore-haiti/ ~
Improving Access To Clean Water In Haiti borgenproject.org/solution-to-clean-water-in-haiti/ ~
Project Esperanza: Responding To Poverty In Haiti borgenproject.org/responding-to-poverty-in-haiti/ Hunger Hotspots - FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity - March to July 2021 outlook Food and Agriculture Org of the UN FAO, World Food Program WFP, 2021 [accessed 30 May 2021] COUNTRIES
WITH CATASTROPHIC SITUATIONS: FAMINE-LIKE CONDITIONS OR FACTORS LEADING TO A
RISK OF FAMINE -- Deteriorating macro-economic conditions, compounded by rising
socio-political unrest and potential below-average rainfall leading to poor agricultural
harvest are likely to drive increased food insecurity in Haiti, where 1.2
million people are expected to face Emergency (IPC Phase 4) between March and
June 2021. Caring
House Project: Alleviating Poverty with Philanthrocapitalism Borgen Magazine, Tacoma WA, 13 December 2020 www.borgenmagazine.com/caring-house-project-answer-to-poverty-in-haiti/ [accessed 14 December 2020] Haiti poses
an inscrutable challenge to anti-poverty forces, which seek to foster the
country's growth without making it dependent upon welfare. Frank McKinney, a
real estate artist and best-selling author based in Florida, created the
Caring House Project Foundation to rehabilitate Haiti from its aid addiction.
In an interview with The Borgen Project, McKinney
explains how by building self-sufficient villages in the country's most
destitute regions, the nonprofit champions "philanthrocapitalism,"
an ideology that grants Haitians economic empowerment rather than relief. The
Caring House Project Foundation builds self-sufficient villages in rural
Haiti. Each of its 27 communities includes a unique blend of elements
specific to its residents' needs, such as a community center, a clinic, a
school and rows of concrete houses. In
doing so, the Caring House Project grants villagers a chance for
self-actualization without nurturing the welfare dependence that has stunted
Haiti's development. Additionally, the Caring House Project does not employ
volunteers. In a country where some regions have an unemployment rate of 80%,
the nonprofit welcome locals to construct new lives for themselves as they
help repair vulnerable villages. Moreover, once the Caring House Project has
built "the infrastructure for [a] self-sustaining existence," the
villagers are left responsible for their own futures. Action
Against Hunger - Haiti www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries/americas/haiti [accessed 21 March 2021] More
than half of Haiti's total population is chronically food insecure, and 22
percent of children are chronically malnourished. Underlying drivers of this situation
include extreme poverty and frequent natural disasters. On the 2017 Climate
Risk Index, Haiti is ranked third among the countries most affected by
extreme weather events. Persistent
drought has considerably impacted agriculture. Farmers in the Low Northwest
Department have experienced extended lean periods with fewer rainy seasons
and annual production nearly cut in half. IPC analysis, released in October
2019, found that 3.67 million people were acutely food insecure. Around the
country, global acute malnutrition increased from 4.6% in 2012 to 6% in 2019
and global chronic malnutrition is estimated at 22.7%. The World Bank in Haiti www.worldbank.org/en/country/haiti/overview [accessed 19 April 2021] Haiti
is extremely vulnerable to natural disasters with more than 90 percent of the
population at risk. Hurricane Matthew battered the south of Haiti on October
4, 2016, which was the most devastating disaster since the 2010 earthquake. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Haiti-ECONOMY.html [accessed 6 February 2021] One of the
richest colonial possessions based on its slave-operated sugar plantations,
and site of the world's first successful slave revolt, Haiti is now one of
the world's poorest countries, separated on the island of Hispanola
from the prospering Dominican Republic by racial and linguistic divisions,
and a river named Massacre. About 80% of the population lives in abject
poverty, engaged mainly in subsistence agriculture. ll material used herein reproduced under the
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