26981: kathleen (reply)Re: 26972: Verteuil: (Reply): Re: 26947: Phillipe: (reply) Re: 26926: Morse (ask) Jobs in Haiti (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

That the Grand Anse is in better shape BECAUSE it is isolated from Port au
Prince
speaks for itself.
I was shocked that anyone would ENCOURAGE migrations towards the cities, in
view of the horrendous situations in the slums dominationg PortauPrince,
Gonaives, and CapHaitien.  Verteuil's proposal makes so much more sense.
Can it be done WITHOUT going thru the thieves in Port and the puppet masters
in the U.S.?  Kathleen

> > The lack of work and opportunity in rural areas forces "migration towards
the cities". It would be sounder, I think, to inject a little know how and
capital in the rural areas. How about a little education. The "Rural"
literacy rate is below 20%.
The Grand'Anse (where I live) is in slightly better shape than the rest of
the country (we very rarely starve) largely because the lack of a road
isolates it from Port au Prince. I would recommend a development model with
roads built out from the coastal cities into their hinterland whilst better
port facilities encourage sea born internal (or external) traffic.<<<