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Poverty in Haiti

Poverty in Haiti. Jenna Grande, Alli Lamhing, Alex Valerio. History of Haiti. 1794: Revolt began Presidents & Dictators Life after leaders & life today. Baby Doc. Papa Doc. Facts About Haiti. 3rd hungriest country in the world

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Poverty in Haiti

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  1. Poverty in Haiti Jenna Grande, Alli Lamhing, Alex Valerio

  2. History of Haiti • 1794: Revolt began • Presidents & Dictators • Life after leaders & life today Baby Doc Papa Doc

  3. Facts About Haiti • 3rd hungriest country in the world • 22% of Haitians suffered from chronic malnutrition, and the average Haitian eats only 1 meal a day, or nothing at all  • Life expectancies: Male: 53 yrs Female: 55 yrs • 80% of Haitians live on less than $2 per day • Adult illiteracy is 62% • 70% w/o electricity, 90% w/o running water, 80% w/o sanitation • 1 doctor for every 10,000 people in Haiti • Piped water delivery is unreliable or non-existent, so Haitians everywhere carry jugs or rely on water delivery

  4. A Day in the Life of a Haitian… We Are the World: Haiti Addition

  5. Reasons for Poverty in Haiti • Hurricanes/Earthquakes • Pregnancy • Disease • Lack of education

  6. Charity: Water • Their main goal (Their purpose) • What they do • How it is helpful

  7. Charity: Water… Would Not Work • Method is not consistent • Does not help improve the education problem • The organization’s future & the effect it would have on Haiti

  8. Innovations of Poverty Actions (IPA) • IPA tries to set up education for all children in Haiti

  9. IPA… Would Not Work • It wouldn’t work because education is not the only thing that needs help • Needs to improve the lives before they try to re-educate people

  10. Hope for Haiti • Founded in 2001 • Hope for Haiti is an organization that helps to reconstruct the parts of Haiti that have been destroyed. • What Hope for Haiti does: -Business education and training programs-Marketing and networking assistance-Access to technology-Access to credit/grants-Management consultant services • Hope for Haiti has brought clean water, food, housing, education, and medical services.

  11. Hope for Haiti… Best Solution • Hope for Haiti is the best possible solution because… - provides clean water - helps build and restore schools - help pay for school tuitions - helps farmers produce more crops - helps build homes • Hope for Haiti is helping Haiti get back on its feet and hopefully helping them become as strong as they once were before. • Hope for Haiti has raised a tremendous amount of money to put towards repairing Haiti.

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