Bounce Back Haiti
Haiti's main issues are overpopulation, poverty and lack of sanitation. Haiti's overpopulation crisis is increasing. Their population density is almost 600 people per square mile, this prevents adequate housing, proper food distribution and limited resources needed to live. Their main issue is poverty. Almost 80 percent of the country lives in poverty. Haiti is one of the most impoverished country of the western hemisphere. Their people are suffering from lack of food and water, improper sanitation due to economic status and natural disasters. The third sustainable developmental goal is a big issue that Haiti has been enduring for years. Due to their issues they are not able to ensure healthy lives and well-being for all.
They do not have many resources to reach their goal. They have land and oil and natural gas, but any other resources can be considered unnecessary for healthy lives. Their goal is being addressed as of 2014. They planned upon a three year investment program that will be active for 20 years and completed by 2030, to reduce poverty and increase economic growth. It is the biggest priority of the country to get Haiti back on their feet living better lives. The U.S. poverty rate was 11.8% compared to Haitis' 80%. Although this is a significant difference, it is much harder to fix poverty because of the refusal to change circumstances. People cannot get jobs in the U.S. because of appearance rather than qualifications or hard-working will to work. In Haiti, their way of fixing poverty is a matter of rebuilding and having the proper resources along with support.
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ReplyDeleteHi Ma'k'la,
ReplyDeleteTo know that Haiti is 80% of poverty rate is definitely a red flag when compared to the United States. I find it hard to believe that this is still happening even to this day. We are in 2019 almost 2020 and things should be way better and they are not. According to poverties.org (2013), the shabby housing and the absence of social assistance makes diseases one of the main causes of poverty in Haiti as well and this forces families to sell their belongings to buy medical treatments and sometimes become indebted for life (2013). Disease is also a factor when it comes to the high poverty rates. The multiple factors that Haiti is experiencing needs to be reduced and only effective strategies need to be implemented with strong efforts with the help of other nations. Especially, since Haiti is low on resources this just makes it so difficult to move forward.
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Poverty in Haiti: Aid, Earthquakes & Imperialism. (2013, May 18). Retreived from:
https://www.poverties.org/blog/poverty-in-haiti
-Yesly Ruiz
hey ma'k'la,
ReplyDeleteHaiti is an interesting country to look because a lot of things have played in to its development. Like historical events and environmental problems and to be honest its sad that 9 years later they have to deal with the after chaos of a earthquake. I love your coverage over the country and can not wait to see more from you .
Ma'k'la,
DeleteI must agree with the fact that and over populated country will most likely suffer from poverty. In my opinion, I am not sure they are doing their best to achieve this sustainable development goal. I think it is a good thing that they are not considering killing off their people to decrease the population size but a better solution could be to involve their government with other countries' government. What do you think could be a beneficial way of achieving this goal?
Hi Ma'k'la, I think it's so sad that Haiti is a country in such poverty, and for 80% of their population to be in poverty is such a shame. According to the World Bank, two main factors to Haiti's poverty is their inability to have recovered from their earthquake nine years ago, as well as their economy's poor infrastructure (Zebaze & McKenna, 2014). As you pointed out, they have resources that are so valuable to other countries, such as oil and natural gas, they could improve their economy greatly if they exported it to other countries as most get oil and gas from the middle east, allowing them to dominate price points and supply. So many countries, including Haiti could benefit from this idea, but it makes me question why they haven't done this already. Haiti, while a dramatically poor country, is also a beautiful destination. While the U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory categorizes Haiti as a Level 4 country and advises citizens not to travel there, some still do ("Haiti 2019 Crime & Safety," 2019). Many countries economies rely on tourism, and if Haiti were able to regather themselves from the earthquake and lower their crime rate, they too could increase the amount of tourism they get, which would benefit their economy greatly. It's really unfortunate that such a beautiful place is just essentially wasting away.
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Haiti 2019 Crime & Safety Report. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.osac.gov/Country/Haiti/Content/Detail/Report/b038d0a0-cc5a-4427-a753-15f4aebea7a9.
Zebaze, C., & McKenna, M. (2014). How Trade Is Helping Haiti Recover and Grow its Economy. Retrieved from https://blogs.worldbank.org/trade/how-trade-helping-haiti-recover-and-grow-its-economy.
Ma'k'la,
ReplyDeleteThe SDG goal that I have chosen for these blog is clean water and sanitation. Learning the Haiti is one of the countries that struggles with extreme poverty and lack of sanitation is rather concerning. 80% poverty of the country living with no access to proper food, struck me. I can not imagine having to contain my hunger, and find the sources of food with no hopes of actually being able to feed myself and my family. Your post has made me be very grateful with all the blessings that I have while living in the United States. While 11.8% of U.S. poverty percentage is still concerning, we should all be working towards slowly ending the issue of poverty all around the world, starting with countries that need the most help, like Haiti.
Thank you for an interesting and informative blog, yet again!
- Madi.
Ma'k'la,
ReplyDeleteSickness is likewise a factor with regards to the high neediness rates. The numerous variables that Haiti is encountering should be diminished and just successful methodologies should be executed with solid endeavors with the assistance of different countries. Particularly, since Haiti is low on assets this equitable makes it so hard to push ahead. I think it really is great that they are not considering slaughtering off their kin to diminish the populace size however a superior arrangement could be to include their administration with other nations' legislature.