{"id":169907,"date":"2011-01-19T15:07:24","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T15:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.moldova.org\/2011\/01\/19\/the-haiti-you-never-hear-about-216327-eng\/"},"modified":"2011-01-19T15:07:24","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T15:07:24","slug":"the-haiti-you-never-hear-about-216327-eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/the-haiti-you-never-hear-about-216327-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"The Haiti you never hear about"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 6<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>


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D.L Hughley is one of my favorite American comedians. I remember him mentioning in one of his shows that when Hurricane Katrina broke, he was in Japan. And when he saw TV images of black people scampering away in knee-deep waters with all of their earthly belongings strapped to their backs, his first reaction was “Oh lord, what’s happening in Haiti again!. In his wildest imagination he could not have believed that the images he was watching were of were those of fellow African Americans beleaguered by an uncertain fate in the midst of one of the most destructive storms in human history. Yes, it was happening in the United States of America, not in some black banana republic.<\/p>\n

D.L Hughley’s comments, though intended for comic effect, capture succinctly the way the rest of the world sees Haiti. In journalistic reporting, the word “Haiti” is invariably and systematically followed by phrases like “the poorest country in the western hemisphere” or “the troubled and impoverished Caribbean nation”. There is no gainsaying the fact that poverty, disorder and misery abound in Haiti. Yet again, where in the world do we not have poor people? Where in the world do we not have a minimum of disorderly conduct?<\/p>\n

A former Commander of United Nations Forces in Haiti has gone on record as saying the violence and disorder in Haiti is sometimes greatly exaggerated. He averred that the level of violence you find on the streets of Haiti is no different from what you may find in the streets of Washington DC, or Los Angeles or Rio de Janeiro or Johannesburg. For some inexplicable reason, however, only the situation in Haiti gets the bulk of the publicity.<\/p>\n

After spending six years in this wonderful country and witnessing the efforts of its valiant people to develop and modernize their country, my eye witness account is that their efforts have largely been ignored or have simply gone unreported.<\/p>\n

Haiti is not all about hunger. Its complete story is not all about misery and senseless violence. Haiti is rich in human potentials. It is rich in imagination and positive energy. The wonderland Haiti is the side of Haiti that, like you, I never knew about – certainly not from any traditional media outlet.<\/p>\n

Towering Architecture and Technology<\/p>\n

It is a fact that Haiti is a country with some of the most exotic architectures. Gated-communities abound, with mansions and villas that have nothing to envy from those you’ll see in Coral Gables or Hollywood, or Star Island or Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n

Haiti has a major private airline company that operates 28 flights to 8 different destinations on a daily basis. I don’t know of any private indigenous company in Sub Saharan Africa with such a track record.<\/p>\n

All major Haitian banks have well developed internet banking systems, unlike a country like Cameroon where none of its indigenous banks offers online banking services. Internet access in Haiti is easier and cheaper than in a country like South Africa.<\/p>\n

Given its closeness and interaction with the US and other Latin American countries, I believe Haiti has better indicators for enhanced technological development than most developing countries. During my time in Haiti, and thanks to my Harvard classmate and friend Kesner Pharel, I was able to see firsthand, efforts being made by young enterprising Haitian technologists to develop and propagate adapted IT systems that can be used in critical areas of human development like education and health. I visited a teacher training institution where everything is done via virtual interaction on the WWW. This is an innovative way of teaching, which as Kesner quipped, could also be extended to Africa, the Mother Continent.<\/p>\n

Freedoms and liberties in Haiti<\/p>\n

In matters of individual and civil liberties and press freedom, Haiti is far advanced than most developing countries I know of. There are more than 500 private radio stations in Haiti. Spread nationwide, the bulk of them are in Port au Prince and some regional metropolis. All of Haiti’s 140 communes boast of an average 2 radio stations and at least one TV station, all of which are managing to stay on the air in spite of irregular electricity supply.<\/p>\n

This is a mammoth achievement as compared to a country like Cameroon which accounts for less than a handful of licensed radio stations and over a dozen community radio stations that owe their existence to the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and local councils, which are exempted from licenses and have pledged to air no political content. In Haiti, press censorship is virtually unknown, unlike in most France-Afrique countries where administrative censorship is still common place.<\/p>\n

In Haiti, it is mandatory for all forms of public demonstrations, including those against the government, to be escorted by the police; and on any given day in Port au Prince alone there is always one form of anti-government demonstration or the other taking place right outside the gates of the presidential palace, usually with no violent crackdowns or confrontations with the Police. Indeed, I maintain that the Haitian National Police has more experience in crowd control operations than most police forces world-wide.<\/p>\n

For instance, Haiti was one of the countries hardest hit by the global food crises demonstrations of 2008, where mass nation-wide demonstrations led to the collapse of the government. Yet, in terms of casualties, only 2 persons lost their lives. Contrast this to Cameroon, where even though there was no imminent threat of over-throwing the government, security forces still shot and killed 18 people according to official sources. Independent sources, meantime, talk of 58 people killed mainly in Douala by the notorious Rapid Intervention Battalion, better known by its French acronym, BIR.<\/p>\n

The capacity of Haiti’s National Police to deal with large demonstrations and other public gatherings with minimum casualties has been enhanced by years of having to secure the carnival, especially the Mardi gras, where during a 3-day period there are always an average 1 million people reveling in the streets of Port au Prince alone.<\/p>\n

…Lack of self-confidence<\/p>\n

Of course these are only a few of the wonderful things going on in Haiti that you’re most likely never to hear about. And Haitians haven’t done a good job either tooting their own horn.<\/p>\n

I know it’s difficult to think differently of yourself when everyday you’re being told or being reminded of how poor and miserable and pitiful you are. It literally dissipates your sense of pride and self-worth. So you start being apologetic about your circumstances. This is the kind of stigma most Haitian youths have had to deal with all their lives. Poverty is a social condition, no doubt, but it can also be a state of mind. In Haiti it’s both a social condition and a state of mind.<\/p>\n

Poverty has become the perfect excuse for perceived lack of achievement in both public and private and life. As I once told the graduating class of young Haitians of the American-run Leadership Academy for Excellence in the city of Jacmel, if Haitians cannot project and celebrate their own achievements and potentials, no one will do it for them. Charity, they say, most begin at home. Only the people of Haiti can find common solutions to their everyday problems, not the international communities, as some are wont to believe.<\/p>\n

And speaking of which, I believe it is about time Haitians sat down and made a critical evaluation of the role of the international community (both governmental and non-governmental) in their country. Years of internal conflict and instability have wittingly or unwittingly led to the pervasive presence of international actors who come with a lot of good faith, seeking to fill critical gaps and facilitate the process to a return to normalcy. But sometimes, and in spite of themselves, international agencies have become key players, performing functions that are traditionally reserved for national agencies\/authorities. The result has been the continuous inability if Haitian national institutions to stand on their feet. The argument often put forth is that international organizations are assuming key roles because national agencies are weak and under-performing.<\/p>\n

On their part, national authorities say they are weak and under-performing because international agencies are interfering with their responsibilities. And I think they have a point here. I saw with my own eyes, American aid workers picking up trash on the streets of Jeremie (capital of the Grande Anse Region) while locals watched mockingly and ruefully at them. Now, for the love of me, I don’t know the point these foreign aid workers were trying to make, but I do believe such a venture could have made more sense and could have become more sustainable and useful if it were planned and coordinated with the local Mayor’s office, which has primary responsibility over garbage collection and disposal.<\/p>\n

The above example showcases the level of international community involvement in Haiti, an involvement that has literally cascaded after the earthquake. During any crisis – Hurricane, cholera, socio-political violence etc – the international community deploys in full force and literally takes over the operations. At times I personally wonder if Haitian national agencies are often given the chance to prove their own capacities and push their abilities to their permissible limits.<\/p>\n

My people say a baby strapped on its mother’s back will never know how far or how tedious the way ahead is. Haiti is like a baby strapped on the back of the international community. Until it learns how to get down and walk on its own, and unless its people are ready to tell and show the rest of the world the wonderful things they are capable of achieving, the task of building the first independent black republic will continue to be an elusive and perilous enterprise.<\/p>\n

By Julius Nyamkimah Fondong; Edited by Innocent Chia, The Chia Report
\n<\/em>—
\nJulius Fondong spent 6 years in Haiti as a Civil Affairs Officer with the United Nations. He’s currently serving with the United Nations Mission in Sudan in the same capacity.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time: <\/span> 6<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>A former Commander of United Nations Forces in Haiti has gone on record as saying the violence and disorder in Haiti is sometimes greatly exaggerated. He averred that the level of violence you find on the streets of Haiti is no different from what you may find in the streets of Washington DC, or Los Angeles or Rio de Janeiro or Johannesburg. For some inexplicable reason, however, only the situation in Haiti gets the bulk of the publicity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":169906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"content_social_share":"Reading Time: <\/span> 6<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>


\n<\/em><\/p>\n

D.L Hughley is one of my favorite American comedians. I remember him mentioning in one of his shows that when Hurricane Katrina broke, he was in Japan. And when he saw TV images of black people scampering away in knee-deep waters with all of their earthly belongings strapped to their backs, his first reaction was “Oh lord, what’s happening in Haiti again!. In his wildest imagination he could not have believed that the images he was watching were of were those of fellow African Americans beleaguered by an uncertain fate in the midst of one of the most destructive storms in human history. Yes, it was happening in the United States of America, not in some black banana republic.<\/p>\n

D.L Hughley’s comments, though intended for comic effect, capture succinctly the way the rest of the world sees Haiti. In journalistic reporting, the word “Haiti” is invariably and systematically followed by phrases like “the poorest country in the western hemisphere” or “the troubled and impoverished Caribbean nation”. There is no gainsaying the fact that poverty, disorder and misery abound in Haiti. Yet again, where in the world do we not have poor people? Where in the world do we not have a minimum of disorderly conduct?<\/p>\n

A former Commander of United Nations Forces in Haiti has gone on record as saying the violence and disorder in Haiti is sometimes greatly exaggerated. He averred that the level of violence you find on the streets of Haiti is no different from what you may find in the streets of Washington DC, or Los Angeles or Rio de Janeiro or Johannesburg. For some inexplicable reason, however, only the situation in Haiti gets the bulk of the publicity.<\/p>\n

After spending six years in this wonderful country and witnessing the efforts of its valiant people to develop and modernize their country, my eye witness account is that their efforts have largely been ignored or have simply gone unreported.<\/p>\n

Haiti is not all about hunger. Its complete story is not all about misery and senseless violence. Haiti is rich in human potentials. It is rich in imagination and positive energy. The wonderland Haiti is the side of Haiti that, like you, I never knew about – certainly not from any traditional media outlet.<\/p>\n

Towering Architecture and Technology<\/p>\n

It is a fact that Haiti is a country with some of the most exotic architectures. Gated-communities abound, with mansions and villas that have nothing to envy from those you’ll see in Coral Gables or Hollywood, or Star Island or Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n

Haiti has a major private airline company that operates 28 flights to 8 different destinations on a daily basis. I don’t know of any private indigenous company in Sub Saharan Africa with such a track record.<\/p>\n

All major Haitian banks have well developed internet banking systems, unlike a country like Cameroon where none of its indigenous banks offers online banking services. Internet access in Haiti is easier and cheaper than in a country like South Africa.<\/p>\n

Given its closeness and interaction with the US and other Latin American countries, I believe Haiti has better indicators for enhanced technological development than most developing countries. During my time in Haiti, and thanks to my Harvard classmate and friend Kesner Pharel, I was able to see firsthand, efforts being made by young enterprising Haitian technologists to develop and propagate adapted IT systems that can be used in critical areas of human development like education and health. I visited a teacher training institution where everything is done via virtual interaction on the WWW. This is an innovative way of teaching, which as Kesner quipped, could also be extended to Africa, the Mother Continent.<\/p>\n

Freedoms and liberties in Haiti<\/p>\n

In matters of individual and civil liberties and press freedom, Haiti is far advanced than most developing countries I know of. There are more than 500 private radio stations in Haiti. Spread nationwide, the bulk of them are in Port au Prince and some regional metropolis. All of Haiti’s 140 communes boast of an average 2 radio stations and at least one TV station, all of which are managing to stay on the air in spite of irregular electricity supply.<\/p>\n

This is a mammoth achievement as compared to a country like Cameroon which accounts for less than a handful of licensed radio stations and over a dozen community radio stations that owe their existence to the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and local councils, which are exempted from licenses and have pledged to air no political content. In Haiti, press censorship is virtually unknown, unlike in most France-Afrique countries where administrative censorship is still common place.<\/p>\n

In Haiti, it is mandatory for all forms of public demonstrations, including those against the government, to be escorted by the police; and on any given day in Port au Prince alone there is always one form of anti-government demonstration or the other taking place right outside the gates of the presidential palace, usually with no violent crackdowns or confrontations with the Police. Indeed, I maintain that the Haitian National Police has more experience in crowd control operations than most police forces world-wide.<\/p>\n

For instance, Haiti was one of the countries hardest hit by the global food crises demonstrations of 2008, where mass nation-wide demonstrations led to the collapse of the government. Yet, in terms of casualties, only 2 persons lost their lives. Contrast this to Cameroon, where even though there was no imminent threat of over-throwing the government, security forces still shot and killed 18 people according to official sources. Independent sources, meantime, talk of 58 people killed mainly in Douala by the notorious Rapid Intervention Battalion, better known by its French acronym, BIR.<\/p>\n

The capacity of Haiti’s National Police to deal with large demonstrations and other public gatherings with minimum casualties has been enhanced by years of having to secure the carnival, especially the Mardi gras, where during a 3-day period there are always an average 1 million people reveling in the streets of Port au Prince alone.<\/p>\n

…Lack of self-confidence<\/p>\n

Of course these are only a few of the wonderful things going on in Haiti that you’re most likely never to hear about. And Haitians haven’t done a good job either tooting their own horn.<\/p>\n

I know it’s difficult to think differently of yourself when everyday you’re being told or being reminded of how poor and miserable and pitiful you are. It literally dissipates your sense of pride and self-worth. So you start being apologetic about your circumstances. This is the kind of stigma most Haitian youths have had to deal with all their lives. Poverty is a social condition, no doubt, but it can also be a state of mind. In Haiti it’s both a social condition and a state of mind.<\/p>\n

Poverty has become the perfect excuse for perceived lack of achievement in both public and private and life. As I once told the graduating class of young Haitians of the American-run Leadership Academy for Excellence in the city of Jacmel, if Haitians cannot project and celebrate their own achievements and potentials, no one will do it for them. Charity, they say, most begin at home. Only the people of Haiti can find common solutions to their everyday problems, not the international communities, as some are wont to believe.<\/p>\n

And speaking of which, I believe it is about time Haitians sat down and made a critical evaluation of the role of the international community (both governmental and non-governmental) in their country. Years of internal conflict and instability have wittingly or unwittingly led to the pervasive presence of international actors who come with a lot of good faith, seeking to fill critical gaps and facilitate the process to a return to normalcy. But sometimes, and in spite of themselves, international agencies have become key players, performing functions that are traditionally reserved for national agencies\/authorities. The result has been the continuous inability if Haitian national institutions to stand on their feet. The argument often put forth is that international organizations are assuming key roles because national agencies are weak and under-performing.<\/p>\n

On their part, national authorities say they are weak and under-performing because international agencies are interfering with their responsibilities. And I think they have a point here. I saw with my own eyes, American aid workers picking up trash on the streets of Jeremie (capital of the Grande Anse Region) while locals watched mockingly and ruefully at them. Now, for the love of me, I don’t know the point these foreign aid workers were trying to make, but I do believe such a venture could have made more sense and could have become more sustainable and useful if it were planned and coordinated with the local Mayor’s office, which has primary responsibility over garbage collection and disposal.<\/p>\n

The above example showcases the level of international community involvement in Haiti, an involvement that has literally cascaded after the earthquake. During any crisis – Hurricane, cholera, socio-political violence etc – the international community deploys in full force and literally takes over the operations. At times I personally wonder if Haitian national agencies are often given the chance to prove their own capacities and push their abilities to their permissible limits.<\/p>\n

My people say a baby strapped on its mother’s back will never know how far or how tedious the way ahead is. Haiti is like a baby strapped on the back of the international community. Until it learns how to get down and walk on its own, and unless its people are ready to tell and show the rest of the world the wonderful things they are capable of achieving, the task of building the first independent black republic will continue to be an elusive and perilous enterprise.<\/p>\n

By Julius Nyamkimah Fondong; Edited by Innocent Chia, The Chia Report
\n<\/em>—
\nJulius Fondong spent 6 years in Haiti as a Civil Affairs Officer with the United Nations. He’s currently serving with the United Nations Mission in Sudan in the same capacity.<\/em><\/p>\n

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