Global Marshall Plan Required to Rebuild Haiti

Haiti Support Project Institutes Haiti Relief Fund to Respond

 

Statement by Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21^st Century and Founder of the Haiti Support Project

 

The 7.0 earthquake which struck Haiti January 12^th was one of the most catastrophic disasters ever experienced in the Caribbean region. Much of the Capital city of Port Au Prince is in shambles and other cities in the Southeastern region of the country have been devastated as well.  This cataclysmic event comes in the wake of a series of hurricanes and tropical storms that have ravished the nation in recent years. But, as I stated in an article last summer, it also comes at a time when the “stars appeared to be aligning in favor of progress for Haiti.” A new sense of optimism and hope was beginning to spread as security and political stability improved under the Government of President Rene Gracia Preval. Haiti was abuzz about prospects for economic development and investment opportunities. The week before the earthquake hit, an article by Jacqueline Charles in the Miami Herald proclaimed “Haiti Experiences Hotel Boom.”  The earthquake has interrupted momentum towards significant progress in Haiti.

 

But, “truth crushed to earth will rise again.” The Haitian people are remarkably resilient and strong. It was this strength and resiliency that enabled their forebears to become the first enslaved people in recorded history to rise up to defeat their slave masters and establish the first Black Republic in the world! Indeed, the whole world is indebted to Haiti for the shining example of the capacity of a courageous people to shatter the shackles of oppression against overwhelming odds. The Haitian Revolution was a triumph for human Rights.

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The Haiti Relief Fund

Relief ♦ Recovery ♦ Reconstruction

An Initiative of the Institute of the Black World 21^st Century’s Haiti Support Project

 

Mission of the Haiti Support Project

 

Founded by Dr. Ron Daniels in 1995, the primary mission of the Haiti Support Project (HSP) is “Building a Constituency for Haiti in the United States” by mobilizing-organizing African Americans and other people of African descent to partner with Haitian Americans to contribute to the process of democracy and development in Haiti.

 

Purpose/Goal of Haiti Relief Fund

 

 The catastrophic earthquake that struck Haiti has decimated the nation’s infrastructure, institutions, service delivery systems and traumatized millions of Haitian families with a residual impact on Haitian communities in the U.S. In this hour of grave crisis, it is imperative that African Americans, other people of African descent and all people of goodwill mobilize/organize to relieve the enormous suffering, aid the recovery process and commit to a long term effort to rebuild/reconstruct the first Black Republic as a beacon of hope and promise for the world. While concerted action by large scale traditional organizations is essential, these organizations are not likely to support grassroots organizations on the ground that will be the real engines for Haiti’s long term reconstruction. The Haiti Relief Fund is dedicated to filling this vital role.