worldviewimages > About 70% of the people of Haiti are subsistence farmers, growing just enough food to survive.  Massive problems of soil erosion and soil depletion, are making this harder and harder every year.
worldviewimages > Seventy five percent of the land area of Haiti is made up of steep mountainous terrain. This leaves very little livable land for the rapidly growing population of over eight million people.
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worldviewimages > One of the sadist things about poverty is how it affects children. Haiti has one of the highest infant and child mortality rates in the world. Of every 1000 children born in Haiti, almost 200 will never see their fifth birthday.
worldviewimages > Even though there is an eager and diligent work force that are content with extremely low wages, multinational companies refuse to establish any manufacturing or assembly plants in Haiti, due to the unpredictable nature of the political environment.
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worldviewimages > Over the last 20 years there has been a rapid migration to the capital city of Port Au Prince. Lured by the prospect of employment, hundreds of thousands of people have left their villages in the country to seek a new life in the city.
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About 70% of the people of Haiti are subsistence farmers, growing just enough food to survive. Massive problems of soil erosion and soil depletion, are making this harder and harder every year.
worldviewimages > About 70% of the people of Haiti are subsistence farmers, growing just enough food to survive.  Massive problems of soil erosion and soil depletion, are making this harder and harder every year.
About 70% of the people of Haiti are subsistence farmers, growing just enough food to survive. Massive problems of soil erosion and soil depletion, are making this harder and harder every year.
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