a closer look at haiti
The people of Haiti are experiencing a period of exceptional instability and heightened violence, with deepening levels of poverty, displacement, and hunger, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince.
The resilience of the Haitian people in the face of environmental, social, economic, and political instability is as extraordinary as the scale of challenges they face daily.
Haiti, located on the western side of Hispaniola Island in the Caribbean Sea, has experienced substantial challenges in recent decades, including multiple coups, devastating natural disasters, and persistent poverty.
Haiti has suffered from widespread poverty and chronic food and nutrition insecurity for decades. To explore the concept of community resilience to undernutrition in mostly rural settings, this case study offers lessons learned from resilience programming