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Haiti News, Haiti is In the New York Times Today

There is an article in today's New York Times (April 5) discussing the only possible way to end poverty in Haiti. Have you read it?

New York Times Haiti News
New York Times Haiti News

One or our commentators think this New York Times column and video about Haiti "is going to create quite a stir."

Written by The New York Times Columnist Nicholas D. Kristof, the article is about a poor Haitian woman living in Cite Soleil Haiti, who is already the mother of nine, and she is pregnant with her tenth child.

Here is my favorite paragraph fro the the article:

"The best way to elevate women, by far, is to educate girls and to give them opportunities to earn income through micro-loans, factory jobs or vocational training. It is sometimes said that the best contraceptive isn't the pill or the IUD, but education for girls."

Read the full article, Saving Lives With Family Planning, and post your comments below

Thank you B.J. Murphy-Bridge for bringing this article to my attention

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Grow-up Haitian says...

Re: Haiti News Haiti Is In The New York Times Today I don't know why everyone is quick to speak negative and to be honest it all too more »

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Josiane Gedeon says...

Re: Haiti News Haiti Is In The New York Times Today I agree that education is imperative to the solution but what about the father who refuse to more »

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Gigistpreux says...

Following up on Haiti News Haiti Is In The New York Times Today, If you read the article carefully, Kristof gave a worldwide estimate of more »

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Robert says...

In reference to Haiti Hews, News is usually bad news, it's not that every news about Haiti is bad news, have you been watching TV more »

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Berthauny Bernard says...

Re: Haiti News Haiti Is In The New York Times Today Today iam taking big pleasure to give my opinion aboutthe article because i see every more »

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Guerline says...

Re: Haiti News Haiti Is In The New York Times Today anny time haiti make news is someting bad,never good news tank you so much for keep me more »

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Patrick says...

Re: Haiti News Haiti Is In The New York Times Today I just finished watching the video. Although I resent the fact that the author used Cite more »

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