Linguistic Barriers, Exploitation and Resistance in Haiti

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Haiti has been called “The Republic of NGOs,” but this understates the case. More broadly, many social functions normally carried out by an elected government are controlled and executed by forces other than the Government of Haiti. This domination by external institutions, resulting from, but more fundamentally causing, the weak and impoverished state of the Government of Haiti, come in great variety: Variety of origin (religious, aid, financial, and political organizations) and of sector (medical, educational, entrepreneurial, advisory).