Why has Haiti collapsed? Blame monopolies.
In July, thousands of Haitians in the US and around the world protested the violence in our motherland. After months of begging for an intervention, a Kenyan-led UN security mission is in works. Like many Haitians reading these stories, I wonder: What good is a security solution that doesn’t address the economic roots of the […]
Haiti Aid – What the Media Didn’t Tell You!
In the wake of January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake occurred in Haiti. There was a huge crash in the economic activity of the country. They lost over 8 billion dollars as their GDP (gross domestic profit) which impacted negatively on both small and large businesses in the country. Foreign aid flew in mass from developed […]
From Aid to Trade: Lessons Learned from Haiti
January 12, 2010, Haiti collapsed under a deadly earthquake 200,000 people lost their lives on top of that between 8 to 12 billion dollars where lost in cumulative GDP, when the international community saw that, they came to the ‘rescue’ of Haiti. Between the multilateral organizations, the bilateral organizations, and foreign governments, a total of 12 […]
Changing the Aid Narrative: It’s time to act
Changing the Aid Narrative, One of the most influential writers of our time, Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad said: Poor people will remain poor because they’re not trained to recognize entrepreneurial opportunities. I rolled these words over in my head, and after some time, I concluded that Kiyosaki was right. There’s a […]