The Society

• Average life expectancy of only 53 years

• 25% of children die before the age of 5

• Worst caloric deficit in the world

• Average adult—only 2.8 years of education

• 2 of 5 children stunted by malnutrition

• Rampant preventable diseases—malaria, typhoid, and dengue fever 

The Economy

• Poorest country in Western Hemisphere
  

• 60% survive on less than $1/day

• 80% live in abject poverty

• 60% unemployment rate

• Subsistence farming—the only economic activity in rural Haiti
  

The Environment

• 95% deforested

• Ranks last in the world for potable water

• 67% of farmland destroyed since 1940
  

• 25 of Haiti’s 30 watersheds are bare
  

• Over 400 rivers/streams dried up/silted in last 20 years