Poverty in Haiti

Poverty is a business. Just like every other business in the world there are people and organizations out there who thrive on the business of poverty. Unfortunately for Haiti, she has fallen victim to this thriving business, victim of those who profit from the business of poverty.

Since poverty is a business, you have to keep it running at a profit. The more poverty stricken people and poor countries out there the bigger the profitable business of begging on their behalf.

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Whatever you think poverty is in Haiti, it is much worse than that. The poverty you see and hear about, that's the disguise. The rabbit hole is much deeper.

With the political situation in Haiti in a never ending downfall, Haitians across the land are sinking deeper into poverty.

On the surface, many Haitians look like they're doing fine, like the song says, they have a little business which mostly consists of selling soda cans, energy drinks, toilet paper, water and other products of basic necessities but they are barely surviving.

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Poukisa moun ki pi rich yo pa janm kouri kite Haiti, se toujou malere afè pa bon k ap pete kouri kite peyi a? Kisa sa di w de peyi Dayiti? (English below)

A wise man once said if you see rich people running in one direction, don't ask any questions, follow them. But if you see poor people running south, don't ask, go the opposite direction.

I can't help but notice that the rich in Haiti are not running away from the country. but the poor and middle class dream of a better life elsewhere.

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I was reading a news article and I was surprised when I read found out how many Haitians actually live in poverty. The number is way more than you may think.

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According to the National Council for Food Security, there are approximately 7 million Haitians living in poverty, 3 million of these Haitians live in extreme poverty.

A poor many in the United Sates would be rich in Haiti...

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If you sent me on a mission to take 25 pictures to show daily life in Haiti, I would choose a different set of pictures but I am Haitian, I am not Reuters. I don't have their mentality.

Take a look at these pictures, the daily life in Haiti from the lens of a foreign journalist:

• A woman speaking to a street vendor in a slum of Port-au-Prince...
• Two women walk carrying buckets on her heads on the outskirts of Fond Parisien...
• Children stand in front of clothes displayed for sale in a slum of Port-au-Prince...
• A woman walks in a slum of Port-au-Prince...

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There is poverty everywhere in the world but in Haiti poverty is simply more visible. People with money in Haiti look POOR. So if you don't have money it is even worse...

This is one of the topics being discussed on Haitian radio today...

In many parts of the world you can be poor and still live in dignity. In Haiti, you can be a professional, you a job, you are making money and yet you live in a terrible condition.

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Take a look at this photo... Imagine the people who live in this tiny little house... Where do his children go to school? Where does he get medical care when he is sick? If they have an emergency at night, who will come to his rescue?

When you consider all the politics in Port-au-Prince happens "for the people", what people are they talking about?

This little house is in the middle of nowhere, outside Maïisade. Do you really think Haitian politicians give a danm about this family who live insied this little house?

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People are hungry in Haiti and some organizations took to the streets Friday to protest against the lack of jobs, being hungry, and the extreme poverty that exists in the country... This may only be the beginning protests organizers are saying...

One street sign in the protest read: "Si w Grangou Leve Kanpe!!!" meaning if you are hungry rise up.

There is no way to hide it, millions of Haitians in Haiti live in Extreme poverty...

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QUESTION: If you had BILLIONS of DOLLARS to give to Haiti, would you: A) Take the money and give it to the poor, feed them and give them shelter OR... B) Invest in the long term economic recovery of Haiti, create jobs so the poor people can work, feed themselves and provide their own shelter??? I am asking because...

Sometimes, I read articles about Haiti that suggests or hints, in an indirect kind of way, that a prosperous Haiti, filled with tourists, filled with businesses, a Haiti that is developing rapidly and successfully is almost contrary to the ordinary course of nature...

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Whenever there is NO BAD breaking news in Haiti, whenever there are no tires burning, no fights in the Senate, nobody in the streets of Haiti screaming 'ABA', the world media shift to "Charity & Poverty Mode" and they start telling you about every little person donating used sneakers to poor Haiti.

It's OK to give but I really think that some people, or worse, organizations are using poor Haiti to get media attention.

"Hey... Murphy... Did you read the paper yesterday? Yes... were were in the news! Ha Ha Ha... Yes... we donated two used sneakers to Haiti... Yes check it out, it's in the front page of BS newspaper!"

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