Haiti’s hydroelectric plant, built in Péligre forty years ago, has reached the end of its life cycle. With a generating capacity of 54 MW, Péligre is the largest power plant in the country and the biggest civil engineering work that the country has known, save the construction of the Citadelle Laferrière. The driving force behind the plant is a barrage in the Artibonite River … [Read more...] about Can measuring the impact of economic development come down to centimeters?
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Haiti: getting resettlement right
A cloud of smoke billowed from downtown Port-au-Prince. News quickly spread that the dwellings of 1,500 families had been demolished by the Haitian government—some with only 24 hours’ notice—to make way for municipality buildings. Families once displaced by the 2012 earthquake now found themselves once again digging through rubble to salvage a few remaining family … [Read more...] about Haiti: getting resettlement right
Miami’s Little Haiti offers big ideas on poverty reduction through the arts
For five decades, tens of thousands of Haitians fleeing hardship in their homeland rebuilt their lives about four miles north of downtown Miami, Florida, in a neighborhood widely known as Little Haiti. It was the first stop on the road to the American dream and one of the most efficient places for collecting donations and remittances to send back home. Even during power … [Read more...] about Miami’s Little Haiti offers big ideas on poverty reduction through the arts
Lessons from Haiti on Using Sustainable Energy to Increase Access
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Making a safer garment industry in Haiti
The deaths of more than 400 workers in fires that occurred in recent years at garment factories in Bangladesh and Pakistan are painful reminders that ignoring basic safety standards can amount to a life or death decision. Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a fundamentally important value for industries in a developing economy to have from the start. And occupational … [Read more...] about Making a safer garment industry in Haiti