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Humanitarian Aid in Haiti: Friend Or Foe?
Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Honors Theses Student Scholarship Fall 12-9-2019 Humanitarian Aid in Haiti: Friend or Foe? Samantha L. Tamplin Eastern Kentucky University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://encompass.eku.edu/honors_theses Recommended Citation Tamplin, Samantha L., "Humanitarian Aid in Haiti: Friend or Foe?" (2019). Honors Theses. 678. https://encompass.eku.edu/honors_theses/678 This Open Access Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Scholarship at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Humanitarian Aid in Haiti: Friend or Foe? Honors Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of HON 420 Fall 2019 By Samantha Tamplin Mentor: Dr. Randi Polk Department of Languages, Cultures, and Humanities 1 ABSTRACT Humanitarian Aid in Haiti: Friend or Foe? Samantha Tamplin Mentor: Dr. Randi Polk Department of Languages, Cultures, and Humanities Humanitarian aid to Haiti has both positive and negative effects on a country that is already in a state of turmoil. Considering the aspects of education, economics, and the political climate in Haiti, and after conducting both academic research and primary source interviews from those affected firsthand by these issues, I concluded that outside aid and volunteerism to Haiti, and other third-world countries like it, is ultimately ineffective. Donations coming into Haiti are doing more harm than good because the amount of goods being gathered and shipped to Haiti combined with the instability and corruption of the government in that area is detrimental to the economic progression of the nation. -
Haitian Historical and Cultural Legacy
Haitian Historical and Cultural Legacy A Journey Through Time A Resource Guide for Teachers HABETAC The Haitian Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center HABETAC The Haitian Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center @ Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Avenue James Hall, Room 3103J Brooklyn, NY 11210 Copyright © 2005 Teachers and educators, please feel free to make copies as needed to use with your students in class. Please contact HABETAC at 718-951-4668 to obtain copies of this publication. Funded by the New York State Education Department Acknowledgments Haitian Historical and Cultural Legacy: A Journey Through Time is for teachers of grades K through 12. The idea of this book was initiated by the Haitian Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center (HABETAC) at City College under the direction of Myriam C. Augustin, the former director of HABETAC. This is the realization of the following team of committed, knowledgeable, and creative writers, researchers, activity developers, artists, and editors: Marie José Bernard, Resource Specialist, HABETAC at City College, New York, NY Menes Dejoie, School Psychologist, CSD 17, Brooklyn, NY Yves Raymond, Bilingual Coordinator, Erasmus Hall High School for Science and Math, Brooklyn, NY Marie Lily Cerat, Writing Specialist, P.S. 181, CSD 17, Brooklyn, NY Christine Etienne, Bilingual Staff Developer, CSD 17, Brooklyn, NY Amidor Almonord, Bilingual Teacher, P.S. 189, CSD 17, Brooklyn, NY Peter Kondrat, Educational Consultant and Freelance Writer, Brooklyn, NY Alix Ambroise, Jr., Social Studies Teacher, P.S. 138, CSD 17, Brooklyn, NY Professor Jean Y. Plaisir, Assistant Professor, Department of Childhood Education, City College of New York, New York, NY Claudette Laurent, Administrative Assistant, HABETAC at City College, New York, NY Christian Lemoine, Graphic Artist, HLH Panoramic, New York, NY. -
Abstract the Epic of 1804: Based Upon And
ABSTRACT THE EPIC OF 1804: BASED UPON AND INCORPORATING AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MAURICE A. SIXTO’S J’AI VENGE LA RACE Myriam Souffrant, M.A. Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Northern Illinois University, 2017 Matthew Smith, Director This thesis is a play written in English based upon the French audio recording entitled J’ai vengé la race by Maurice A. Sixto, famed Haitian story teller, comedian, diplomat and language professor (1919-1984). Mr. Sixto is regarded in Haitian literature as an oratory genius for his uncanny ability to analyze every segment of Haitian society using a rich and prolific narrative. With humor, wisdom, and a deft understanding of Haitian societal norms, he used his iconic voice to create authentic characters that have become part of the Haitian cultural fabric. His stories exposed the ills plaguing 20th century Haitian society; everything from the psychological remnants of slavery, to class differentiation and discrimination and beyond. As it is written, the play is in keeping with the Haitian literary tradition of a narrative within a narrative style of storytelling that Sixto uses in J’ai vengé la race. The play also does not support a fixed chronological canon, leaving its conclusion without closure and open to speculation. Thematically, the play is polymorphous, its themes ranging from the supernatural, to historical criticism, to personal testimony, to mysticism, to sex. NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY DEKALB, ILLINOIS MAY 2017 THE EPIC OF 1804: BASED UPON AND INCORPORATING AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MAURICE A. SIXTO’S J’AI VENGE LA RACE BY MYRIAM SOUFFRANT ©2017 Myriam Souffrant A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE MASTER OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES Thesis Director: Matthew Smith DEDICATION This play is dedicated to my father, Pierre Jean-Baptiste, who spent his life fighting for the Haitian cause and like Moses and Martin Luther King Jr., died before seeing the Promised Land. -
Bill Analysis and Fiscal Impact Statement
The Florida Senate BILL ANALYSIS AND FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT (This document is based on the provisions contained in the legislation as of the latest date listed below.) Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability BILL: SM 974 INTRODUCER: Senator Pizzo SUBJECT: Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day DATE: January 17, 2020 REVISED: ANALYST STAFF DIRECTOR REFERENCE ACTION 1. Hackett McVaney GO Favorable 2. JU 3. RC I. Summary: SM 974 is a memorial to the Congress of the United States urging Congress to recognize October 17 as Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day. A memorial is not subject to the approval or veto powers of the Governor, is not subject to constitutional title requirements, and does not have the effect of law. II. Present Situation: Jean-Jacques Dessalines Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806) was an important military and political leader during the Haitian revolution and the first president and emperor of Haiti following their independence in 1804. Under Dessalines, Haiti became the first new-world country to permanently abolish slavery. During the Haitian Revolution1 Born into slavery2, Dessalines was a field hand until he joined a massive slave rebellion in 1791 that would sprawl into the Haitian revolution. Dessalines joined the local rebellion military and 1 See throughout Encyclopedia Brittanica, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Jacques- Dessalines (last visited December 27, 2019); Biography, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, March 16, 2015 (Updated June 18, 2019), https://www.biography.com/political-figure/jean-jacques-dessalines (last accessed January 15, 2020); The Louverture Project, Jean Jacques Dessalines, https://thelouvertureproject.org/index.php?title=Jean-Jacques_Dessalines (last visited December 27, 2019); Brown Library, Haitian Independence, https://library.brown.edu/haitihistory/11.html (last visited December 27, 2019); Girard, Philippe R. -
The Influence of Corporate Interests on USAID's Development Agenda
Florida International University FIU Digital Commons FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations University Graduate School 4-2-2012 The nflueI nce of Corporate Interests on USAID's Development Agenda: The aC se of Haiti Guy Metayer Florida International University, [email protected] DOI: 10.25148/etd.FI12050218 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd Recommended Citation Metayer, Guy, "The nflueI nce of Corporate Interests on USAID's Development Agenda: The asC e of Haiti" (2012). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 609. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/609 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the University Graduate School at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida THE INFLUENCE OF CORPORATE INTERESTS ON USAID'S DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: THE CASE OF HAITI A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in POLITICAL SCIENCE by Guy Metayer 2012 To: Dean Kenneth G. Furton choose the name of dean of your college/school College of Arts and Sciences choose the name of your college/school This dissertation, written by Guy Metayer, and entitled The Influence of Corporate Interests on USAID's Development Agenda: The Case of Haiti, having been approved in respect to style and intellectual content, is referred to you for judgment. We have read this dissertation and recommend that it be approved. _______________________________________ Richard S. Olson _______________________________________ John F. -
Haiti: Where Has All the Money Gone? Vijaya Ramachandran and Julie Walz
Haiti: Where Has All the Money Gone? Vijaya Ramachandran and Julie Walz Abstract Since the 2010 earthquake, almost $6 billion has Most importantly, Haitians are disillusioned with been disbursed in official aid to Haiti, a country the overall lack of progress, and with the lack of with a population of just under 10 million. An transparency and accountability. estimated $3 billion has been donated to NGOs in private contributions in addition to official It is likely that NGOs and private contractors will aid. The United States Government alone has continue to dominate service provision in Haiti disbursed almost $2 billion of this total amount for some time to come. In light of this fact, we and has pledged over $3 billion for relief and recommend three options to improve the current reconstruction. situation. One: NGOs and private contractors carry out systematic and widely accessible evaluations Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and of their work. Two: All actors in Haiti be held private contractors have been the intermediate accountable by publishing data on expenditures recipients of most of these funds. The and outcomes in Haiti. The International Aid Government of Haiti has received just 1 percent Transparency Initiative may be the perfect vehicle of humanitarian aid and somewhere between for this and the Unites States government should 15 and 21 percent of longer-term relief aid. As require NGOs (and possibly private contractors) to a result, NGOs and private contractors in Haiti report to IATI. IATI compliance might eventually have built an extensive infrastructure for the be a prerequisite for receiving US funds. -
African African American Asian Belizean Bi-Racial Caribbean
African African American Asian Belizean Bi-Racial Caribbean Archdiocese of Louisville February 2011 CulturalCultural UpdateUpdate Office of Multicultural Ministry Magazine European Filipino German Greek Haitian Hispanic Indian Irish Middle Eastern Polish Vietnamese February 2011 Issue 34 A Multicultural Perspective: Featured Articles Embracing Diversity in Our Midst By M. Annette Mandley-Turner, Executive Director A New Missal: What Is A Missal Multiculturalism is not a new trend. and Why Do We Need A New Our church has always been multicul- One? tural, whether or not many are willing to admit it. We have become more Native American Catholics: A aware of its impact in our lives now Blessing to the Catholic more than ever before. More impor- Community tantly, there appears to be a readiness on our part to engage at a new level of African American Catholic understanding as to what we must do to History Celebration embrace the multicultural realities in which we coexist. As a church, we are Day of the Dead faced with opportunities to reexamine our system of beliefs and behaviors, calling us to recognize and respect the Kwanzaa: Tradition and presence of all diverse groups in our Misconceptions M. Annette Mandley-Turner, faith community and in the larger soci- Executive Director ety. Through the ministry of the multi- Asian & Pacific Presence in Office of Multicultural Ministry cultural perspective, our faith commu- the Catholic Church nity has become more open to ac- knowledging and valuing cultural diversity in our midst. In a real way, Catholic Enrichment Center it calls us to be a church in a different way. -
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Fear and Loathing in Haiti: Race and Politics of Humanitarian Dispossession Beverley Mullings1 Queen’s University, Department of Geography Kingston, Ontario K7L K6 [email protected] Marion Werner1 York University Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 [email protected] Linda Peake1 York University, Department of Social Science Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 [email protected] Abstract The response by Western governments to the earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010 throws into sharp relief the connections between racism and dispossession in times of humanitarian crisis. In this article, we take the 2010 earthquake as a point of departure in order to examine the purpose that circulating discourses of black criminality serve in narratives of humanitarianism and development in Haiti. Through an examination of debt, financial colonialism and neoliberal adjustment we explore the deep associations between racism, humanitarianism and ongoing capitalist processes. We conclude by outlining what it would take to dismantle the dispossessions that racialized discourses of blackness, criminality and failed development facilitate in Haiti. 1 Creative Commons licence: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies, 2010, 9 (3), 282-300 283 Introduction The catastrophic earthquake that occurred in Haiti on January 12, 2010 revealed the important role that race and racism play in contemporary forms of capitalist accumulation. While ordinary citizens around the world were quickly galvanized into action, organizing within their communities supplies of food, clothing and money donations, some of their governments adopted a more cautious and later, increasingly calculated stance that reflected a greater urge to contain and control the Haitian population than to honour and prioritize their right to life with dignity and self-determination. -
Development Assistance in Haiti: Where Has the Money Gone?
Calhoun: The NPS Institutional Archive DSpace Repository Theses and Dissertations 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items 2014-12 Development assistance in Haiti: where has the money gone? Anderson, Scott M. Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School http://hdl.handle.net/10945/44512 Downloaded from NPS Archive: Calhoun NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA THESIS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN HAITI: WHERE HAS THE MONEY GONE? by Scott M. Anderson December 2014 Thesis Advisor: Thomas C. Bruneau Second Reader: Robert E. Looney Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704–0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704–0188) Washington DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) 2. REPORT DATE 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED December 2014 Master’s Thesis 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5. FUNDING NUMBERS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN HAITI: WHERE HAS THE MONEY GONE? 6. AUTHOR(S) Scott M. Anderson 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION Naval Postgraduate School REPORT NUMBER Monterey, CA 93943–5000 9. SPONSORING /MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. -
Celebrating Haitian Heritage Booklet
School District of Palm Beach County, Florida Department of Multicultural Education Department of Public Affairs CELEBRATING HAITIAN HERITAGE A Teacher’s Resource Guide Palm Beach County Florida Prepared by Bito David, Public Affairs Specialist Department of Multicultural Education - Department of Public Affairs [email protected] April 2005 The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida Mission Statement The School Board of Palm Beach County is committed to excellence in education and preparation of all our students with the knowledge, skills and ethics required for responsible citizenship and productive employment. School Board Members Tom Lynch, Chairman William Graham, Vice Chairman Monroe Benaim, MD Paulette Burdick Mark Hansen Dr. Sandra Richmond Debra Robinson, MD Superintendent Arthur C. Johnson, Ph.D. Chief Academic Officer Ann Killets Chief Officer of Administration Gerald Williams Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Learning Support Wayne Gent Executive Director Chief Public Information Officer Multicultural Education Department Public Affairs Department Margarita P. Pinkos, Ed.D. Nat Harrington ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HAITIAN HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Bito David, Public Affairs Specialist, Department of Public Affairs Jacques Eric Toussaint, Translator/Interpreter Department of Multicultural Education Roody Barthèlemy, Translator/Interpreter, Department of Multicultural Education Bernadette Guirand Léger, Executive Director, Joseph Laurore Foundation Roger Pierre, President, Bel’Art Promotions Florence Elie, Community -
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INHALTSVERZEICHNIS AMERIKA Alphabetisches Verzeichnis NORDAMERIKA ..1 Kanada ..2 Mexiko ..3 Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika. mit Alaska (3a) SÜDAMERIKA ...1 Argentinien ...2 Bolivien ...3 Brasilien ...4 Chile ...5 Ecuador. ...6 Guyana ...7 Kolumbien. ...8 Paraguay. ...9 Peru.. .10 Suriname.. .11 Uruguay. .12 Venezuela .13 Frz. Guyana ZENRALAMERIKA ..1 Belize.... ..5 Honduras ..2 Costa Rica ..6 Nicaragua ..3 El Salvador ..7 Panama ..4 Guatemala KARIBIK ..1 Bahamas ..2 Dominikanische Republik ..3 Haiti ..4 Jamaika ..6 GB Turks & Caicosinseln ..5 Kuba ..7 GB Kaimanninseln ...1 USA US Virgin Islands ...2 GB British Virgin Islands ...3 GB Anguilla .4 + FR/ NL St.Martin, Sint Maarten ...5 FR St.Barthelemy ...6 NL St.Eustatius ...7 St.Kitts & Nevis ...8 Antigua & Barbuda ...9 GB Montserrat .10 FR Guadeloupe .11 Dominica .12 FR Martinique .13 St.Lucia .14 Barbados .15 St.Vincent & The Grenadines .16 Grenada .17 Trinidad & Tobago .18 USA Puerto Rico .19 NL Aruba .20 NL Curacao .21 NL Bonaire Alphabetische Reihung der Länder Antigua Paraguay Argentinien Peru Bahamas St. Kitts and Nevis Barbados St. Lucia Belize St. Vincent und Bolivien Grenadinen Brasilien Suriname Chile Trinidad und Tobago Costa Rica Uruguay Dominica Venezuela Dominik. Republik Vereinigte Staaten von Ecuador Amerika El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaika Kanada Kolumbien Kuba Mexiko Nicaragua Panama ANTIGUA und BARBUDA Antigua and Barbuda Hauptstadt Saint John’s Staatsform Konstitutionell-parlamentarische Monarchie Währung 1 Ostkaribischer Dollar = 100 Cent 1€ = 3,29 XCD Fläche 281 (Antigua), 161 km² (Barbuda) - 442 km² Einwohner 85.632 Unabhängig seit 1981 von Großbritannien Nat.Hymne Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee (Schönes Antigua, wir grüßen dich) Zeit UTC -4 MEZ -5 Kfz AG Tel +1 268 TLD .ag Geographie Inselstaat zwischen Nordatlantik und Karibik, südöstlich von Puerto Rico, Insel Redonda unbewohnt Inseln über dem Winde, vulkanisch Barbuda ist die Oberfläche eines großen Korallenriffs Höchste Erhebung Mount Obama (ehem. -
National Funeral Homes the Years They Begin to Deteriorate
WWW.THEFLORIDACATHOLIC.ORG | February 2014 FLORIDACatholic MIAMI EDITION Joy overflows in Little Haiti “I couldn’t tell you. I’m so happy,” said the $5 million project, which began in 2005 es.” Notre Dame d’Haiti Alice St. Jean, former office manager at the and picked up steam in 2011. During the Both Souffrant and the mission’s ad- mission, as she waited for the Mass to begin. event, he could see the “fruits of that labor.” ministrator, Father Reginald Jean-Mary, Mission dedicates new “Every single person is happy.” “It never got easier to raise funds. But recall receiving donations from parishio- Jean Souffrant, who joined Notre Dame what did happen is that the community ners and non-parishioners, Catholics and church, first building d’Haiti when he came from Haiti in 1991 at began to realize what it means to erect a non-Catholics. The money came in dribs age 13, said he had been part of “every youth church like this in a corner of Little Haiti. erected by community group that you can think of.” He eventually This church is a symbol of what keeps the PLEASE SEE HAITI, 8 ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO served as events director and fundraiser for Haitian people together,” Souffrant said. of the Florida Catholic staff “This is not just the dream of a person. This became the dream of an entire community. Today, it’s an entire community that rejoic- MIAMI | Four walls could not contain the great joy in Little Haiti Feb. 1 — precisely because those four walls were the history- making, cream-colored, stained-glass-win- dowed walls of Notre Dame d’Haiti’s new church: the first new building erected by and for the Haitian community in Miami.