Using The Companion

The Haiti Companion is meant as an informative and fact-based packet that can be used as a business reference, but also as a starting point for discussions about Haiti's economic and social status in the world. Here you will find suggestions on how to promote a deeper discussion of some key issues as well as the history of Haiti and its contributions to the world.

The content we have provided here is general and can be used by many different kinds of interest groups and individuals. We suggest you identify the areas of interest in your group and use this material as a starting point for deeper research.

Focal Issues

The Haiti Companion can be an excellent tool for you and your organization to explore and discuss the following issues, among others:

Economics:

1. •Different ways in which environmental issues affect public heath and the economy
   

2. •Family economics
   

3. •Haitian communities & politics
   

4. •Breaking the cycle of poverty
   

5. •Micro-lending and other alternative economic models
   

Social Issues:

• Separation of religion and healthcare/relief aid

1. •Sanitation and hygiene
   

2. •Stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS
   

3. •Community organizing
   

• Community-based healthcare

1. •Infant health care issues
   

2. •Treatment of infectious diseases such as Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
   

3. •Racial discrimination
   

Governmental:

1. •The impact of economic embargoes on a country
   

2. •Immigration
   

3. •Infrastructure

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