1. STORIES FROM HAITI Part One: Up to 2010 English resources for 11-14 year olds

2. Page 2 Where is Haiti? Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

3. Page 3 What stories do I already know? Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Haiti is the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea

4. Kindly donated from ORLANDO BARRIA/EPA www.epa.eu A man carries a suitcase over the rubble in Port-au-Prince. What is Haiti’s story?

6. Page 6 A single story of Haiti Photo credit: Oxfam GB

7. Page 7 A single story of the UK Photo credit: Adrian Pingstone, Wikimedia Commons

8. Page 8 Other stories of the UK Photo credit: Andy Hall/Oxfam Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

9. Page 9 Other stories from Haiti… Photo credits: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Oxfam

10. Page 10 Other stories from Haiti… Photo credit: Diana Hernandez Cordero/Oxfam GB Photo credit: Suzi O'Keefe/Oxfam

11. Page 11 Other stories from Haiti… Photo credit: Doron, Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: M_Eriksson, Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: Awiseman, Wikimedia Commons

12. Page 12 Other stories from Haiti… Photo credits: Suzi O'Keefe/Oxfam

13. Page 13 Other stories from Haiti… Photo credit: Jane Beesley/Oxfam Photo credit :Toby Adamson/Oxfam Photo credit: Jane Beesley/Oxfam “I painted an earthquake-proof house because my house was destroyed”

14. Page 14 Watch Stories from Haiti video 1: Up to 2010 On this page: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/haiti1114http://www.oxfam.org.uk/haiti1114

15. Page 15 ARTISTS’ STORIES HISTORICAL STORIES POVERTY AND VULNERABILITY STORIES MEDIA STORIES WRITERS’ STORIES NEW STORIES GEOGRAPHICAL STORIES PERSONAL STORIES

16. Page 16 Watch Stories from Haiti video 2: extract from Kembe La by Jeffrey Dessources On this page: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/haiti1114http://www.oxfam.org.uk/haiti1114

17. ARTISTS’ STORIES Edwidge Danticat: author Photo credit: David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons. MrJeffDess: poet Photo reproduced with permission from MrJeffDess. Theodore Lolo Beabrun: lead singer and founder of Boukman Eksperyans Photo credit: Vkpascal, Wikimedia Commons. ‘3 Loas’ by painter Prosper Pierre-Louis Photo credit: Jakemathai, Wikimedia Commons

18. Page 18 Music in Haiti Photo credit: Ali Dan-Bouzoua, Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: Vkpascal, Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: US Department of State, Wikimedia Commons

19. Page 19 Art in Haiti Photo credit: Doron, Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: Jakemathai, Wikimedia Commons

20. Page 20 Krik? Krak! Edwidge Danticat: author Photo credit: David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons Franketienne: nominated for the Nobel prize for literature in 2009, writes only in Creole. Photo credit: Jean Laposte, Wikimedia Commons Lyonel Trouillot: author Photo credit: Georges Seguin, Wikimedia Commons Fabienne Casseus- Hilarion: author and poet Photo credit: Michelle DeBakey

21. Page 21 Poetry Marilene Phipps-Kettlewell Photo credit: Michelle DeBakey Patrick Sylvain Photo credit: Michelle DeBakey Fabienne Casseus-Hilarion Photo credit: Michelle DeBakey

22. Page 22 MrJeffDess: Kembe La Jeffrey Dessources, also known as MrJeffDess Photo credit: reproduced with permission from the author

23. Page 23 Kembe La by Jeffrey Dessources When the dust eventually clears my tears of hope will cleanse the souls of lives lost My hopeful heart does not wave goodbye but waves go forth with deep intensity and memory. My communication is not by phone but I will reach through the rubble and hold your hands when no one can My mornings are filled with prayers for your afternoons and evenings My rainbow coloured smile will illuminate your surrounding darkness My dull pencils will serve as additional soldiers in your battlefield My tongue is saturated with the moisture you need to survive My words will create coverage for the moments that rain explodes and runs down your cheek My blood is your blood My pain is your pain Your strength is my strength Your language is my speech We stand united when we’re expected to fall We are Mankind We are Humanity Hear us roar and hear us sing songs of peace The rhythm is familiar The sound is organic The Anthem is filled with oxygen We are Born Black Jacobins We are together with Toussaint We are descendants of Dessalines We are sons of Charlemagne Peralte We write with Rene Depestre We take journeys with Jean Dominque We are with Wyclef right now

24. Page 24 We are Survivors of Slavery We Overcame Occupation We Pushed past Papa Docracy We will always be bigger than baby doc We Climbed over the hills of Coup D’Etat When the earth shook and swallowed our beauty. The earth became filled with peace and love When the earth shook and tasted our finest. The earth ingested freedom. Loot the land but not the people. Show me signs and I’ll salute to Leogane with my palms drenched in our blues L’union fait La Force is more than a motto it’s a testament of our courage. I text 1 8 0 4 to the ancestors asking them for assistance. Asking them to listen Asking them to look upon the people and to breathe an essence of excellence After shaking we sing and pray and laugh and cry and live Nou Kembe La because Petionville has mountainous aspirations Shake loose my skin and find the sun My flesh my face my survival comes from you. Together we shall drink each others tears of joy and pain to negate our nightmare and to empower our dreams. Kembe La because it is necessary Kembe La because they need us to Kembe La Kembe La Kembe La Kembe La by Jeffrey Dessources

25. Page 25 Photo credit: Kindly donated from EPA www.epa.eu /ORLANDO BARRIA Photo credit: Kindly donated from EPA www.epa.eu /FRANZ SMETS Above: Survivors climb over the rumble caused by the earthquake. Left: Damage caused by earthquakes sometimes causes fires to start.

26. Page 26 Photo credit : Ami Vitale/Oxfam Photo credit : Oxfam staff/Oxfam Left: The earthquake left many homes destroyed. Below: People whose homes were destroyed sought shelter in temporary camps like this one in Carrefour Feuilles.

27. WHERE AND WHEN STORIES

28. Extract from ‘Checking Out Me History’ by Jonathan Agard Dem tell me Wha dem want to tell me Bandage up me eye with me own history Blind me to me own identity Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat But Toussaint L’Ouverture no dem never tell me bout dat Toussaint a slave with vision lick back Napoleon battalion and first Black Republic born Toussaint de thorn to de French Toussaint de beacon of de Haitian Revolution Toussaint L’Ouverture Photo credit: Ambre Troizat, Wikimedia Commons

29. POVERTY AND VULNERABILITY STORIES Photo credit: Orlando Barria/EPA Kindly donated from EPA www.epa.eu

30. Page 30 Population over 10 million. Poorest country in Western Hemisphere. 20% of the population own 70% of Haiti’s wealth. 75% earn less than $2 a day. 70% of population have no regular income. Photo credit: Suzi O’Keefe/Oxfam Haiti poverty story 1: Inequality, few jobs and low incomes.

31. Page 31 Haiti poverty story 2: Deforestation Deforestation in Haiti began in the seventeenth century when land was cleared for large sugar plantations. Today only 2% of the original forest remains. Too much deforestation makes land unsuitable for farming. Many farmers have moved to Port-au-Prince to try to make a better living there. This has caused overcrowding. Without trees, the land is more liable to landslides and flooding. Photo credit: Abbie Trayler- Smith/Oxfam

32. Page 32 Haiti poverty story 3: Urbanisation Photo credit: Diana Hernandez Cordero/Oxfam/2008 Over-crowding and poor- quality buildings in Carrefour-Feuille before the earthquake. In Haiti, people have been leaving the countryside to live in towns and cities faster than elsewhere. 52% of the population now live in towns and cities, causing overcrowding. Many houses were built without building regulations to check safety or quality. They had weak foundations and used poor-quality materials. Carrefour-Feuilles was an area of Port-au-Prince badly damaged in the quake. It had few access roads because it was built on a steep hill.

33. Page 33 Haiti poverty story 4: Poor government services Photo credit: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Oxfam The northern city of Cap-Haitien escaped the worst effects of the earthquake but, like many parts of Port-au-Prince, has slum areas with no drainage, sewers or refuse collection. Some areas are also vulnerable to landslides. The low number of regular paid jobs in Haiti mean that few people in Haiti can afford to pay taxes to the government. This leaves the government with little money to pay for important services such as healthcare and education. Even before the earthquake, many people did not have access to adequate clean water, drainage, healthcare and education.

34. Page 34 Geographical ‘where’ story Photo credit: The Weatherman, Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: Kateryna Perus/Oxfam Photo credit: Image kindly donated by EPA www.epa.eu/Kena Betancur

35. Page 35 Historical story 1: First encounters (1492-1789) 16th century depiction of Christopher Columbus landing in America. Photo credit: PD-US, Wikimedia Commons

36. Page 36 Historical story 2: Slave revolt (1791-1865) Jean Jacques Dessalines Toussaint L’Ouverture Photo credit: PD-US, Wikimedia Commons Photo credit: Ambre Troizat, Wikimedia Commons

37. Page 37 Historical story 3: Turbulent times (1900-1986) François Duvalier meets the Israeli non- resident ambassador, Dr. Yoel Bar-Romi, at Duvalier's coronation as president for life. Photo credit: Shaula, Wikimedia Commons Haitian president François Duvalier (Papa Doc) Photo credit: Unknown, Wikimedia Commons

38. Page 38 Historical story 4: Growing divisions (1986-2010) Former Catholic priest and Haitian president Jean- Bertrande Aristide meets former US president, Bill Clinton Photo credit: White House, Wikipedia Commons Photo credit: Agência Brasil, Wikimedia Commons Rene Preval was the president of Haiti at the time of the 2010 earthquake.