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Haiti
Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. One out of every eight children in Haiti will not live to see their fifth birthday because a preventable disease will claim their precious, young lives. It was this unjust circumstance that led Jim and Virginia Snavley to sell their farm in Indiana, move to Haiti and open Grace Children’s Hospital for children with tuberculosis in 1967.
Since then, International Child Care’s programs in Haiti have expanded to include a variety of community-based health services, and our focus has shifted toward preventative care, health education, and other projects that target the root causes of sickness and suffering.
Take time to learn more about health issues Haitians face each day. You can impact the lives of children, families, and entire communities in Haiti by making a tax-deductible gift to International Child Care today.
ICC Programs in Haiti
Haiti Facts
Population:
- 8.1 million
- 95% black, mulatto and white 5%
Official Languages:
Religion:
- 80% Roman Catholic
- Protestant denominations
- Roughly one-half of the population practices Voodoo
Area:
- 10,700 square miles, slightly smaller than Maryland
- Haiti occupies the Western one-third of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic
Environmental Issues:
- Extensive deforestation
- Soil erosion
- Inadequate supply of potable water
Capital:
- Port-au-Prince
- Population estimated at 2 million
Economy:
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere
- 80% of the populations lives in abject poverty
- The average income is approximately $1 per day
- 66% the population works in agriculture, but only 28% of Haiti's land is arable
- Main crops: coffee, sugarcane, mangoes, corn, wood, sorghum and rice
- Main imports: food, manufactured goods, machinery and fuels
- 60% of imports come from the US
- Main exports: mangoes, oils, coffee and manufactures
- Over 80% of exports go to the US
- Widespread unemployment and underemployment
Currency:
Historical Overview:
- Visited by Christopher Columbus in 1492
- Spanish Colony ceded to France in 1697
- Slave revolt began in 1791
- Independence in 1804 (World's first Black Republic)
- Temporarily joined with the Dominican Republic in 1822
- Haiti and the Dominican Republic became separate nations again in 1844
- Us Military occupied Haiti from 1915-1934, due to Haiti's unstable political and economic conditions
- Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier took power in 1957
- Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier took power in 1971 and ruled until February 7, 1986, when he fled to exile in France
- Fighting between various factions of the former Duvalier regimes and military continued for the next 5 years
- Haiti's first free and fair elections were held in December 1990, electing former Catholic priest Jen-Bertrand Aristide
- President Aristide served 7 months until ousted by a military coup in September
- The UN imposed a worldwide oil and arms embargo on Haiti in June 1993
- On October 14, 1994 US troops brought President Aristide back and the US/UN peacekeeping troops remained until December 31, 1999
- Aristide is again elected in 2000
- Current political situation in Haiti is especially volatile due to the mixed reaction to the departure of President Aristide in February of 2004
- Haiti is scheduled to hold elections in late 2005 to replace the interim government that has been serving since Aristide's departure
Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. One out of every eight children in Haiti will not live to see their fifth birthday because a preventable disease will claim their precious, young lives. It was this unjust circumstance that led Jim and Virginia Snavley to sell their farm in Indiana, move to Haiti and open Grace Children’s Hospital for children with tuberculosis in 1967.
Since then, International Child Care’s programs in Haiti have expanded to include a variety of community-based health services, and our focus has shifted toward preventative care, health education, and other projects that target the root causes of sickness and suffering.
Take time to learn more about health issues Haitians face each day. You can impact the lives of children, families, and entire communities in Haiti by making a tax-deductible gift to International Child Care today.
ICC Programs in Haiti
Haiti Facts
Población:
- 8.1 millón
- 95% negro, mulato y blanco 5%
Lenguas Oficiales:
Religión:
- 80% Católico Romano
- Denominaciones Protestantes
- Casi la mitad de la población practica voodoo
Área:
- 10,700 miles cuadradas, un poquito más pequeño que Maryland
- Haití ocupa el terco oeste de la isla Caribeña de Hispaniola, que se comparte con la Republica Dominicana.
Cuestiones Ambientales:
- La deforestación extensiva
- Erosión de la tierra
- Falta de agua potable
Capital:
- Port-au-Prince
- Población estimada de 2 millonesn
Economía:
- Haití es el país lo más pobre en el hemisferio del oeste
- 80% de la población viva en la pobreza directa
- El ingreso medio del país es casi $1 cada día
- 66% de la población trabaja en la agricultura, pero solamente 28% de la tierra en Haití -puede soportar la agricultura.
- Cultivos principales: café, sucre, mango, maíz, madera y arroz
- Importes principales: comida, productos fabricados, maquinas y petróleo
- 60% de los importes vienen de los EE.UU.
- Exportes principales: los mangos, aceites, café y cosas fabricadas
- Mas que 80% de los exportes van a los EE.UU.
- El paro toca cada parte del país
Moneda:
Historia Corta:
- Visitada por Cristóbal Colon en 1492
- Una colonia Español dado a Francia en 1697
- Un revuelto de los esclavos empezó en 1791
- Independencia en 1804 (La Primera Republica Negra del Mundo)
- Juntada temporaria con la Republica Dominicana en 1822
- Ocupada por las fuerzas militarías de los EE.UU. de 1915-1934, a causa de las condiciones políticos y económicos muy tumultuosas.
- Francios “Papa Doc’ Duvalier tomo poder en 1957
- Jean-Claude “Baby Doc’ Duvalier tomo poder en 1971 hasta el 7 de Febrero, 1986 cuando el tomo exilio en Francia.
- Lucha entre los regimenes Duvalier y las fuerzas militarías continuaban por casi cinco años.
- Las primeras elecciones de ser libres y justas tomaron lugar en Diciembre de 1990, y la cura Jean-Baptiste Aristide tomo poder.
- El Presidente Aristide servia 7 meses antes de ser tirada del poder por un golpe militaría.
- La UN ha puesto un embargo mundial en Haití por armas y petróleo en 1993.
- En el 14 de Octubre, 1994 las tropas Americanas traerán Aristide a Haití y a poder y las tropas que mantenían la paz estaban en Haití hasta el 31 de Diciembre 1999.
- Aristide esta elegida otra vez en 2000.
- La situación política actual en Haití es muy tumultuosa por la mayor parte de la salida del Presidente Aristide en febrero de 2004.
- Haití esta planeando de tener elecciones en los fines de 2005 para reemplazar el gobierno temporario que ha sido en servicio desde la salida de Aristide.
Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. One out of every eight children in Haiti will not live to see their fifth birthday because a preventable disease will claim their precious, young lives. It was this unjust circumstance that led Jim and Virginia Snavley to sell their farm in Indiana, move to Haiti and open Grace Children’s Hospital for children with tuberculosis in 1967.
Since then, International Child Care’s programs in Haiti have expanded to include a variety of community-based health services, and our focus has shifted toward preventative care, health education, and other projects that target the root causes of sickness and suffering.
Take time to learn more about health issues Haitians face each day. You can impact the lives of children, families, and entire communities in Haiti by making a tax-deductible gift to International Child Care today.
ICC Programs in Haiti
Haiti Facts
Population:
- 8.1 million
- 95% black, mulatto and white 5%
Official Languages:
Religion:
- 80% Roman Catholic
- Protestant denominations
- Roughly one-half of the population practices Voodoo
Area:
- 10,700 square miles, slightly smaller than Maryland
- Haiti occupies the Western one-third of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic
Environmental Issues:
- Extensive deforestation
- Soil erosion
- Inadequate supply of potable water
Capital:
- Port-au-Prince
- Population estimated at 2 million
Economy:
- Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere
- 80% of the populations lives in abject poverty
- The average income is approximately $1 per day
- 66% the population works in agriculture, but only 28% of Haiti's land is arable
- Main crops: coffee, sugarcane, mangoes, corn, wood, sorghum and rice
- Main imports: food, manufactured goods, machinery and fuels
- 60% of imports come from the US
- Main exports: mangoes, oils, coffee and manufactures
- Over 80% of exports go to the US
- Widespread unemployment and underemployment
Currency:
Historical Overview:
- Visited by Christopher Columbus in 1492
- Spanish Colony ceded to France in 1697
- Slave revolt began in 1791
- Independence in 1804 (World's first Black Republic)
- Temporarily joined with the Dominican Republic in 1822
- Haiti and the Dominican Republic became separate nations again in 1844
- Us Military occupied Haiti from 1915-1934, due to Haiti's unstable political and economic conditions
- Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier took power in 1957
- Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier took power in 1971 and ruled until February 7, 1986, when he fled to exile in France
- Fighting between various factions of the former Duvalier regimes and military continued for the next 5 years
- Haiti's first free and fair elections were held in December 1990, electing former Catholic priest Jen-Bertrand Aristide
- President Aristide served 7 months until ousted by a military coup in September
- The UN imposed a worldwide oil and arms embargo on Haiti in June 1993
- On October 14, 1994 US troops brought President Aristide back and the US/UN peacekeeping troops remained until December 31, 1999
- Aristide is again elected in 2000
- Current political situation in Haiti is especially volatile due to the mixed reaction to the departure of President Aristide in February of 2004
- Haiti is scheduled to hold elections in late 2005 to replace the interim government that has been serving since Aristide's departure
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