Haiti: What’s the future? Jean Sénat Fleury, 3/5/2014 Haiti is going through a volatile transition right now on behalf of all hard working individuals, who have been fighting daily for human rights, for making a difference, and pouring all their hearts and souls into what they do in hope of peace. The priorities are clear: Education, Education, and Education. My first question is: Can a group of citizens bring a plan to change Haiti? The international aid is there, from what I can tell, charities were helping with some immediate problems, yet, I kept thinking: Why doesnt a group of Haitians from the Diaspora allied with a group of patriots citizens living in the country go down there and attack the root of poverty? If Haitian’s are thirsty, it is best to give them a well rather than a bottle of water. If Haitian’s are hungry, it is best to help the country to be self-sufficient, than to import rice, beans, corn, and oil. The second question is: Can a group of consequent Haitians take the power to fight against corruption in the country? The evil of corruption undermining the country’s foundations has shaken Haiti alarmingly. On the economic level, the plague of corruption represents a barrier against the country’s development and stability. All in all, it touches funds that were to be used for teaching, investment, and public infrastructure, and often diverts them for private ends. It prevents Haiti from attracting foreign investment and creates distortions in the distribution of the capital. The plague of corruption is also prejudicial against civil society, in particular against the most vulnerable: The poor. Setting itself up as a system, it discourages direct foreign investment, and creates a lamentable political instability. This has serious effects on the credibility of the State in the eyes of the international community. Lack of an agriculture industry, lack of a fishing industry, lack of a meaningful tourism, lack of a private sector open to concurrence, and lack of a government with vision…Can a group go down there and attack the root of those problems? The construction of Haiti involves the modernization of the State itself. •A State well administrated which will apply public policies with rigor, effectiveness and efficiency. •A decentralized State in which Territorial collectivities will be able to play an active role in the development their respective areas. •A Strategic State, i.e. a State able to effectively play its normative role of direction and encouragement of economic and social development of the nation and to provide services essential to its citizens. •A State that respects the rule of law, which ensures at all times and in all circumstances compliance with the rule of law and protection of citizens, men and women, without discrimination, from all forms of arbitrariness. I still believe economic prosperity and social stability will make Haiti a competitive country in the Caribbean. Strengthening Haiti’s economic and social infrastructure can change Haiti from a “third world” country to one that is worthy of regional and international respectability. If the Haitian government can focus the efforts of international aid on education, reforming the administrative and judicial system, agriculture, funding projects of reforestation, soil conservation, repairing irrigation systems and in helping the country to become self-sufficient with new businesses, jobs, roads and infrastructure, then there is a chance that Haiti will turn itself in the right direction.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 10:44:02 +0000
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