Western Hemisphere2018 Human Development I Need T
I need a detail 1 page review on the outline below. I need a response to how well the topic sounds, how i can relate to the topic and any research that can be added to assist with the topic.
OUTLINE
- The research question
- Why has the nonprofit sector seemingly failed Haiti and its people to date and what can be done differently to yield more success in the future?
- Haiti: brief background information and context
- Recorded written history began in 1492 with arrival of Columbus
- French influence began during early 17th century
- Colonial control, sugar and coffee plantations, and slavery dominated for the next 100+ years
- Haitian slaves began to revolt in 1791 and officially proclaimed independence in 1804
- First successful slave rebellion and only slave uprising that led to creation of a nation free from slavery and ruled by former captives
- French influence began during early 17th century
- Aftermath from the revolution and links to current poverty
- Remnants of social and political patterns established under French colonial rule
- Free people of color vs. former slaves
- Refusal of other countries to acknowledge Haiti for fear of similar rebellion
- 1825: forced to pay France 150 million gold francs for reparations
- Debt paid in full in 1947
- Remnants of social and political patterns established under French colonial rule
- Additional factors related to current poverty
- Long-term US military occupation, 1915-34
- Duvalier rule and debt, 1957-86
- Food aid from the US
- Lack of demand for Haitian farmers
- Earthquakes, hurricanes, and natural disasters
- Ongoing political corruption and turmoil
- Present day situation, re: President Jovenel Moise
- Others??
- Current picture of poverty
- Poorest country in Western Hemisphere
- 2018 Human Development Index ranking: 168/189
- ~55% of the population lives below poverty line (<$2.41/day)
- ~23% live below extreme poverty line (<$1.23/day)
- Recorded written history began in 1492 with arrival of Columbus
- Why is this research question important in the nonprofit sector?
- Haiti has been called the ‘Republic of NGOs’
- More nonprofits per capita than any other country
- Estimated 3,000+ nonprofits exist; only several hundred registered with government
- Limited regulation and inconsistent data collection makes it difficult to track effectiveness and identify problem areas
- Some of these nonprofits have been linked to scandal and/or ineffectiveness
- Red Cross
- Oxfam
- US AID
- Elevated number of nonprofits + reports of scandal have led to questions about effectiveness and ethics within the sector
- More nonprofits per capita than any other country
- This research should be important to the nonprofit sector for the purposes of:
- Determining how these breakdowns and issues were able to initially occur and what factors helped to maintain them
- Regaining confidence from worldwide stakeholders who may see the situation in Haiti as a stain on the sector as a whole
- Identifying ways to correct mistakes and pave the way for new, more successful and productive practices to take hold
- Highlighting the success stories from the sector (which do exist!) and build upon those models moving forward
- Haiti has been called the ‘Republic of NGOs’
- Why should this topic be researched?
- People are suffering and the sector that is supposed to help improve their condition is largely ineffectual and worst case, adding to the problems
- Long-term patterns of lack of appropriate media coverage, international attention, and focus on the positive aspects of this country and its people have not helped to break the cycle
- Haiti and its people continue to struggle, appearing to be trapped in an endless cycle of increased foreign aid and dependency on nonprofit organizations for day to day survival
- The existence of Haiti as a nation is rooted in principles of independence, resilience, and determination
- Despite the current state of conditions in the country, those values remain intact within many of the inhabitants that currently reside there.
- The people of Haiti deserve better than the current state of affairs
- More attention to what is not working and increased efforts to identify alternative, productive approaches need to be made