Sometimes facts are not so fun. I know that this is called Fun Fact Friday, but last night DD and I listened to a woman who has gone to Haiti several times on missions and has now begun her own orphanage in Haiti. Inspired by her, we felt that we should learn a little more about the country. You will be sad to read the following facts, but turn your tears into action, finding a way that you might help.
Haiti and its attached Dominican Republic are the original Hispaniola that Christopher Columbus “discovered” in 1492.
It is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html
The average Haitian families are living on less than a dollar a day.
http://www.bemhaiti.org/tp40/page.asp?id=87578
Haiti has the highest rates of infant, under-five and maternal mortality in the Western hemisphere. Diarrhoea, respiratory infections, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are the leading causes of death.
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/haiti.html
Haiti became the first black republic in 1804 after a successful slave revolt against the French.
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_haiti.html
UN experts say just 2 to 4 percent of forest cover remains in Haiti, down from 7 to 9 percent in 1981
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/16/AR2008021602511.html
Some Haitians eat mud pies to quell their hunger. Watch a video:
http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/blogs4141
Some Haitian Artwork for purchase:
http://stores.ebay.com/Haitis-Back-Porch
Haiti and its attached Dominican Republic are the original Hispaniola that Christopher Columbus “discovered” in 1492.
It is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html
The average Haitian families are living on less than a dollar a day.
http://www.bemhaiti.org/tp40/page.asp?id=87578
Haiti has the highest rates of infant, under-five and maternal mortality in the Western hemisphere. Diarrhoea, respiratory infections, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are the leading causes of death.
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/haiti.html
Haiti became the first black republic in 1804 after a successful slave revolt against the French.
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_haiti.html
UN experts say just 2 to 4 percent of forest cover remains in Haiti, down from 7 to 9 percent in 1981
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/16/AR2008021602511.html
Some Haitians eat mud pies to quell their hunger. Watch a video:
http://hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/blogs4141
Some Haitian Artwork for purchase:
http://stores.ebay.com/Haitis-Back-Porch
1 comment:
Thanks for sharing. Facts are always good to know, even when they are not fun. As the old saying goes, "Knowledge is power".
That bowl is absolutely beautiful!
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