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HAITI’S STATE OF POVERTY
Environment issues:
Since the 90’s, the main challenges faced by Haiti to agriculture is not economic, but ecological. Extreme deforestation, soil erosion, droughts, flooding, and the ravages of other natural disasters had all led to a critical environmental situation. The remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and since the only natural fuel for cooking on the island is wood, people have cut trees until this once densely forested island is nearly deforested
Employment situation:
More than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal job. Average daily wage is $2, and 80 percent of the roughly 8 million people live below the poverty line. They hustle, sell things on the street, carry packages, and fix things; scraping to make a tiny bit of money to eat a meal a day, or one every couple days.
Children Mortality:
Haiti has the highest children mortality rate in the hemisphere. 50% of children die before the age of 5 years old. Mainly as a result of malnutrition related diseases. Common in Haiti are diseases largely preventable by vaccines, such as polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, malaria, dengue fever, and a host of parasites and infections from un-potable water
Water:
Public water source is limited to a common well in each settlement and occasional shallow streams, which serve as community laundries and baths. Many have to buy water but can’t afford it. Adults and children go without water for days, drink contaminated water and often have to walk a long distance to find water, to bring back home
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