Many of us have the luxury of going home to running water and we tend to take that for granted. If the average American knew that less than 50 percent of households in Haiti have access to safe water, they would count that blessing each day. However, water is just a fraction of what the typical human body needs in order to be healthy. We must consume proteins, sugars, grains, and many other things that Haitians cannot afford. Starvation in Haiti is due to slow agriculture, contaminated water, and high unemployment rates.
It’s no secret that natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes damage properties and land. For the Haitian people however, experiencing a 7.1 magnitude earthquake meant crisis for the country. What many don’t know is …show more content…
Elements like drought and human-induced climate changes have severely impacted the agricultural growth for the people inhabiting this land. Because 90 percent of farmers depend on rain to nourish their crops, lack of rainfall is one of the main reasons for the scarcity of local products. Also, increased carbon emissions have left a negative impact on the farmers and their families. As Rosnel Jean-Baptiste of Heads Together Small Peasant Farmers of Haiti said, “It’s not houses which will rebuild Haiti, it’s investing in the agriculture sector.” A project that has came forth and assisted the people of this land is, “Feed the Future Haiti Chanje Lavi Plantè,” which means “Changing Lives” in Haitian Creole. They have implemented some goals like training male and female farmers on how to better farm in terms of nutrition and longevity of …show more content…
According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), 40 percent of Haiti’s overall population have zero access to clean water and in nearly half of the nation, no drinking water in hospitals! Can you imagine going to your local hospital and not being able to receive any clean water? Water contamination became a grave concern in 2010 when Cholera emerged and was beginning to affect the Haitian people. Cholera is a water-borne disease that affects people who drink and/or use contaminated water. Some symptoms of this disease include diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. All of which can lead to death and it surely has. This tragedy has caused has 9,000 fatalities and has infected 732,000 people since it broke out in the country eight years ago.
A helping hand for the nation of Haiti has been the non-profit organization, The Water Project, which has been able to provide cleaner and safer water to the people of Haiti by providing training, expertise, and financial support for water project construction through their staff. Celebrities like Petra Nemcova, Sean Penn, Angelina Jolie, and Brad Pitt have also extended their assistance by opening up schools, managing a camp of over 50,000 people, and donating money to
It’s no secret that natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes damage properties and land. For the Haitian people however, experiencing a 7.1 magnitude earthquake meant crisis for the country. What many don’t know is …show more content…
Elements like drought and human-induced climate changes have severely impacted the agricultural growth for the people inhabiting this land. Because 90 percent of farmers depend on rain to nourish their crops, lack of rainfall is one of the main reasons for the scarcity of local products. Also, increased carbon emissions have left a negative impact on the farmers and their families. As Rosnel Jean-Baptiste of Heads Together Small Peasant Farmers of Haiti said, “It’s not houses which will rebuild Haiti, it’s investing in the agriculture sector.” A project that has came forth and assisted the people of this land is, “Feed the Future Haiti Chanje Lavi Plantè,” which means “Changing Lives” in Haitian Creole. They have implemented some goals like training male and female farmers on how to better farm in terms of nutrition and longevity of …show more content…
According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), 40 percent of Haiti’s overall population have zero access to clean water and in nearly half of the nation, no drinking water in hospitals! Can you imagine going to your local hospital and not being able to receive any clean water? Water contamination became a grave concern in 2010 when Cholera emerged and was beginning to affect the Haitian people. Cholera is a water-borne disease that affects people who drink and/or use contaminated water. Some symptoms of this disease include diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. All of which can lead to death and it surely has. This tragedy has caused has 9,000 fatalities and has infected 732,000 people since it broke out in the country eight years ago.
A helping hand for the nation of Haiti has been the non-profit organization, The Water Project, which has been able to provide cleaner and safer water to the people of Haiti by providing training, expertise, and financial support for water project construction through their staff. Celebrities like Petra Nemcova, Sean Penn, Angelina Jolie, and Brad Pitt have also extended their assistance by opening up schools, managing a camp of over 50,000 people, and donating money to