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Helping Haiti

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A visit to the poorest country in the western hemisphere.
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5 responses // Helping Haiti

  • i am writing a paper on the women in haiti and youd be surprised as to the lack of information on this subject. i''m so glad that someone finally got this story. thank goodness for current!
    pudding
  • As you can see as Tracey Chang and I and our cameras follow Laura as she goes along a United Nations World Food Service run in the city of Cap Haiten, Haiti seems to face many heart-wrenching problems. One of the questions that you might ask after watching this piece is: Apart from having the UN distribute food to keep the population from immediate starvation, what are the long-term plans for Haiti? Unfortunately for the Haitians, that isn't so clear. One of the virtues of globalization is that it can transform the economy of a poor nation. But, like a river that's been diverted, the flow of capital searching for ever-lower wages [one short-hand definition of globalizaiton] can also completely by-pass somewhere that seems problematic--such as Haiti. For example, Haiti shares the island of Hispanola with the Dominican Republic. Both have populations of around 9 million people, but whereas 80% of Haitians live below the poverty line, only 25% of Dominicans do. The big difference seems to be in exports--a key indicator of globalization in a developing nation. In 2006, Haiti's exports totaled $443 million. The Dominican Republic's exports were $14.79 billion--33 times as large. Clearly, multi-national capital seeking lower wages is very happy to look for them in the Dominican... So the question is, what would attract investment from multinational corporations to Haiti? The UN is hoping that a period of peace and stability will provide the starting point. But after that, it's up to the multi-nationals.
    MitchKoss
  • Good pod. Good job Lauraling

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti
    NOTOTHEWALL
  • This is a great pod!!!

    Very thorough, giving a good insight into what's going on in the country. I love the translator/fixer lady.

    Very nice job guys.

    There is desperate need in Haiti. DESPERATE! Thank you for doing this!

    Ana Bianca - VeritasMundi
    Veritasmundi
  • see the thing that gets me mad..all of these people complain about not having food,,stop having so many kids...this will solve some of this...if you know you cant feed 1 or 2 kids..why have more...i feel really bad for the people of haiti...and i wish that they continue to get the help...but chill with having some many kids
    OWNED1313

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