Malaria also poses a risk to many. These diseases can be fatal without access to healthcare. Hurricane Matthew in continues to affect crops and housing — Hurricane Matthew affected 2. Habitat for Humanity has provided housing kits and building materials to help elders rebuild since they often are responsible for other family members and have greater difficulty finding work.
Additionally, since Haiti imports most of its food, the few crops that are grown are often destroyed in natural disasters like Hurricane Matthew, which has a strong impact on the elders who require good nutrition and better living conditions in Haiti.
The living conditions in Haiti for these individuals are most threatened by widespread deforestation, pollution and limited access to safe water. Housing shortages are a big problem — Even before Hurricane Matthew and the earthquake, overcrowding and lack of housing were major issues, mainly in Port-au-Prince and other cities.
Destruction has exacerbated this, forcing many into more cramped and unhealthy conditions, often living in tents and makeshift houses. Habitat for Humanity has made great strides in helping rebuild — Right now, Habitat for Humanity , in addition to sending supplies and volunteers, has been focusing on creating long-term renewal in Haitian housing.
In , they launched The Canaan Project, which focuses on community development and working with families to rebuild their homes. Tree planting offers hope against deforestation — D eforestation has been a big problem for Haiti, especially when it comes to using wood for fuel and cooking. It is being combated by government efforts to stop illegal deforesting and a plan to plant more than 10, hectares of land , which was implemented in The increase in trees is also expected to help lessen the effects of natural disasters by decreasing mudslides and helping protect water sources.
Poverty has decreased — While almost 60 percent of people in Haiti were still living below the poverty line in , this number is still an improvement on the estimated 80 percent living in poverty in This rate of improvement is promising to Haitians, and if it continues over the next decade, Haiti may no longer be considered the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Literacy efforts are helping to educate Haitians — The k ey to lifting Haiti out of poverty is educating the workforce since there is a severe lack of skilled laborers. But only a few years ago, his situation was very different. When you wash yourself in the river, you wash yourself in the water that everyone uses and where everything happens. But the biggest inequality is geographical - between cities and the countryside.
Moreover, inequality is on the rise in the countryside, while declining in cities, according to the World Bank based on Haitian Statistics and IT Institute data. This is even more worrisome because most Haitians live in the countryside, over half the population. In rural areas, however, the extreme poverty rate has remained largely the same for 12 years.
Globally, rural poverty is often higher and more difficult to fight than in urban areas. Clean water and appropriate sanitation services is essential to avoid diseases of all kinds. As Theard Desir explains, with access to clean water, his "body doesn't itch any more" and now his family can drink, cook and wash up safely.
But the road ahead is long, as the goal is that one day all As the country is working to sustain the progress achieved and broaden opportunities for its citizens, Haiti will need more targeted public investments in rural areas and effective management of its limited resources to improve access and quality of basic services and raise agriculture productivity.
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