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Haiti's Disempowerment: a Consideration Towards Social Awareness and Agricultural Development Haiti's Disempowerment: A Consideration Towards Social Awareness and Agricultural Development The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Rousseau Hackenbruch, Veronica Ann. 2019. Haiti's Disempowerment: A Consideration Towards Social Awareness and Agricultural Development. Master's thesis, Harvard Extension School. Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42006717 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#LAA ! ! ! ! ! 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