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To amplify the voices of the vulnerable, the marginalized and the excluded. |
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Nicole Simeon, Journalist, Le Nouvelliste
If for certain kids summer vacation means leisure and rest, on the contrary for others there is no respite.
In fact, the summer holiday is for a category of children a season that permits them to earn their own money.
The city of Jacmel for instance, located at 121 km South of the Capital, is home to many of these children. Being mostly girls between 9 and 14 years old, these children live in very precarious economic circumstances.
They are street children or domestics, who come from nearby coastal villages in search of a better life. Read more ...
Jean-François St. Félix
It is nearly unanimously recognized that fisheries is an under-exploited business in Haiti. The sea contains great economic potential, which, being neglected, is a loss of profit to the national economy. Anyway, the fishermen of “Nan tikòk” (a slum close to Les Cayes) do not tell the opposite.
In fact, for more and more families fishing is the main source of income. However, all types of difficulties genuinely hinder the development of fishing in the area.
Justin Glezil, in charge of a cooperative which unfortunately did not last long, remarks: “The fishing industry is literally neglected by the authorities. No training, no infrastructure, there are only the fishermen with their good will who try something with the means at their disposal.” He further states that an attempt was made to establish an association of fishermen. Read more ...
On Wednesday 21 December 2000, several youth from Cabaret, 35 km North of the Capital, expressed their intention to practice less-risky sexual behaviour from now on. This followed a discussion meeting on the dangers related to HIV infection. All non-informed boys and girls are exposed to this.
Organized under the theme “Youth and AIDS” at a public meeting place, the exchange of thought with the youth of Cabaret, is the continuation of an initiative begun in the South East of the country by the Association for National Solidarity (ASON), an association of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and people affected by the illness.
A wave of emotion went through the audience, which counted more than 200 mostly young people, when hearing the testimony and recommendations of Saurel Beaujour, the Executive Secretary of ASON. He did not hesitate to affirm his seropositive status, acquired in 1993.
“A person infected by HIV must neither be ashamed nor go into hiding. Believe it or not, AIDS exists and its virus is so smart that it will carry an infected person to the grave, sooner or later. So young men and young women, I would like to urge you to not have early intercourse, to respect your home and family and remain faithful to your partner,” Beaujour beseeched. Read more ...