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…
Women entrepreneurship: A Sure Path Forward for Haiti’s Economy
History books in Haiti and all over the world will forever bear pages of the events of the January 12th, 2010 earthquake that changed how the world looked at Haiti and her people. Almost a decade later, Haiti is still a stark difference to what…
Economic Opportunities and Health Care in Haiti
Health Care in Haiti The health care industry in Haiti presents a great opportunity for job creation and economic development. The health care industry can engage different professionals or trade and crafts within the country. From the architect who draws the hospital building plans to…
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…
Foreign aid is not the Answer: What the World can Learn from Haiti
As the earthquake rocked the country and destroyed lives from the root, the global community rushed in swiftly to help a crushed nation; rough estimates suggest that over three hundred thousand lives were lost to the earthquake and about twelve billion dollars pledged with a…
How the Haitian Crisis Could Have Been a Blessing to Small Businesses
A lot of people don’t seem to know so much about Haiti and the country’s many prospects, other than the fact that the country has undergone enormous unfortunate climatic events that have plagued its recent history. But even so, Haiti has always produced hard working…
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…
5 Things Aid Agencies should do to help job creation in Third World Economies
Foreign aid has increasingly become part of modern-day reality. The interconnectedness between various continents and countries of the world have made it more prevalent in today’s world. Especially as resources are not evenly produced and distributed among countries, and countries aren’t evenly developed. Foreign aid…
Daniel Jean- Louis : Keynotes & Lectures In Poverty Eradication
Hello and welcome to my site! I am Daniel Jean Louis, Throughout my career as an entrepreneur, development professional, and educator, I’ve learned that the best way to eliminate poverty and create jobs is to leverage opportunity and empower people to meet their own needs…
How Foreign Aid Has Helped in Keeping Poor Countries Poorer
Over the years and as much as the figures have shown, several developed countries seem to have taken it upon themselves to reach out to the poor countries with relief materials and support of other forms. In 2017 alone, the United States government budgeted over…
Foreign Aids: Giving Penny and Taking Dollars In Return
In times of natural disasters and/or human conflicts, countries are torn apart in various ways. From a crumbling and devastated economy to terrible healthcare systems to famine and a lack of basic amenities, the terrible effects of wars and disasters on a country or community…
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