The Haiti Experiment

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The Haiti Experiment is Hugh Locke’s fascinating and heartwarming account of his efforts to lend a hand the people of this impoverished nation. His principal companion in this journey is hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean. Together they endure triumph, heartbreak, and in the end trial-by-media for their labors as co-founders of the charitable organization Yéle Haiti. Locke traces the roots of Haiti’s lack of economic power to key events in its history, and offers a revealing and irreverent portrait of the inner workings of global agribusiness and foreign aid. Locke had been acquainted with working with heads of state and royalty, but in Haiti, he negotiates with gangsters within the slums of Port-au-Prince, works with survivors of the tragic 2010 earthquake, and, in the end, finds inspiration a number of the country’s farmers for a new approach to humanitarian assistance. Locke concludes with a bold proposal to make Haiti the web site of a 10-year experiment aimed at restoring, reforesting and rebuilding the country at the same time as pioneering an innovative model for helping the people of the developing world to take charge of their very own destiny.


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