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From Warehouse Worker to White Collar Worth: A Haitian-American Story You Need to Read

Stop Telling Yourself What Cannot Do

Have you ever looked around your job and thought, "I'm worth more than this?" Have you ever talked yourself out of something before even trying--because of fear, doubt, or a paper you didn't have?

It's Woodring, your humble servant. And that was me. I wrote an article about this back in 2005. I've decided to turn it into a Amazon Short Read eBook.

It's now available for download on Amazon Kindle

I was working in a warehouse--lifting dusty boxes, clocking in and out, telling myself the same excuse every day:
"When I get my green card, then I'll try."
"When I get a degree, then I'll apply."

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Haiti's Brain Drain: Migration of Haitian Teachers and Doctors to Congo in the 1960s

Just like Barack Obama is a byproduct of an African man who left his seeds in America, Patrick Gaspard is a byproduct of the Haiti brain drain

In the early 1960s, hundreds of Haitian professionals, including teachers, professors, engineers, and doctors, embarked on a journey to Africa. While this migration marked a significant effort to support the growth of African nations, it simultaneously led to a brain drain from Haiti, impacting its development on multiple fronts.

Migration of Haitian professionals from Haiti to Congo and the brain drain it left behind

Patrice Lumumba, the visionary leader who became the first democratically elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1960, was not only committed to the growth and progress of his own nation but also recognized the power of international collaboration. During his presidency, Lumumba made a call for francophone academics of African descent to come in and contribute to the development of Congo.

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Haiti Education - A new study shows many schools are closed in the poorest neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince

PHOTO: Haiti - Elev Lekol Piblik nou yo (Public School Students)

A team of young men and women went around some of the poorest neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince to find out how many schools where functioning. Here is what they found out.

64 schools are closed, shut down, in the areas of Rue Tiremasse, Ruelle Mayard, Rue Saint Martin, Delmas 2, Delmas 4 and Delmas 6, poor neighborhoods of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince not very far from the National Palace.

Journalist Bob C. paints the grim reality of where Haiti will be 10 to 15 years from now with all the schools closed in the ghettos of the capital.

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Haitian Students go back to school with the blessing of the Opposition

Haitian student running by burning tires amid protests

Haitian students are finally able to go back to school Monday, January 06, 2019, after many months of protests and "Peyi Lock" with the blessing of the opposition.

Opposition leaders like Senator Youri Latortue and Andre Michel spoke out saying it is time for the children to go back to school so they do not lose the school year although this will not stop the mobilization against president Jovenel Moise.

Street protests will continue but only on weekends, they say.

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Less school days for students in Haiti, Education Ministry publishes new calendar

At 76 years old, Haitian man Jeudy Jean Horel went back to high school

Due to all the political problems in Haiti recently, students have been unable to go to school for nearly 3 months, The education ministry has decided to publish an adjusted calendar so the school year does not go to waste.

Instead of 945 hours of schooling, middle school kids will have 733 hours. Instead of 1,134 hours, high school kids will have 882 hours.

Those hours will be critical. instead of a detailed program, it will more like a revision program, going over the essentials so students learn enough to be able to take required exams.

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Peyi Lock - Nowadays it is not prudent to share the good news about Haiti for fear of repression, Read this true story...

Students in Haiti coming from school

I told a friend of mine that school was open in my neck of the woods in Haiti and he replied with the most shocking answer. "I don't think I will mention your city name on my radio program," he said, "Because I don't want the others to come and cause problems for you."

My friend who has hosts radio show and the diaspora in South Florida told me he was afraid to say where school was opened in Haiti for fear that the others, the "peyi lock people" might come to town to disrupt a good thing.

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Haitian students slowly returning to school amid ongoing political crisis

Peyi Lock, lekol lage - Haitian students returning home from school

Haitian students are slowly returning to back school in some parts of the country despite political problems that has put Haiti in a "Peyi Lock" (lockdown) mode the past few months.

Related: Peyi Lock - Haiti Education Ministry taking steps so students do not loose the school year completely

Students started going back to school timidly the past couple of weeks but today the turn out was better than we've seen for a long while.

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Peyi Lock - Haiti Education Ministry taking steps so students do not loose the school year completely

PHOTO: Haiti - Elev Lekol Piblik nou yo (Public School Students)

Nearly two months after Haitian school children have been unable to go to school due to political instability and barricaded streets, the Ministry of Education is trying to come up with a plan to save the school year.

Authorities from the Ministry of National Education are increasing the number of working sessions to develop an action plan likely to favor the continuation of school activities and allow children to return to school after two months of inactivity due to the political crisis that paralyzed the country in recent months.

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Fake News circulating that Haiti's ministry of Education announced school closings until further notice

IMAGE: Fake News that School is closed in Haiti by Education Ministry

There is a fake news circulating on social media that Haiti's Ministry of education announced that school will remain closed across the country until further notice. The minister of education said this is not true.

This is the actual note that circulating on social media,signed by the director of communications of the minister of Education. The Ministry posted a copy of the letter on their twitter page with a big "FAKE NEWS" stamp on it.

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Sad: I heard a little Haitian school girl singing "vle pa vle fo l ale" like it's a song from her favorite artist

PHOTO: Haiti Education - Nesmy Manigat, former Haiti education minister

I feel so sad to report to you that the permanent destabilization of Haiti is engraved in the mind of every generation living in Haiti. Imagine that. I am walking through a neighborhood in Haiti and witness a little Haitian school girl singing to the tunes of a popular street protest lyrics

vle pa vle fo l ale!
vle pa vle fo l ale!
vle pa vle fok jovenel ale!

She couldn't be more than 9 years old.

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