1. Haiti © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com

2. Haiti © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com

3. Haiti © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com Haiti flag including coat of arms

4. Haiti Official Name: Republic of Haiti Local Name: République d’Haïti Location: the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea Area: 27,750km 2 / 10,712m 2 Population: 10 million (pre-2009 estimate) Time Zone: GMT -5 © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com

5. Haiti Capital: Port-au-Prince Chief Towns: Port-de-Paix, Cap-Haïtien, Gonaïves, Les Cayes, Jacmel, Jérémie Currency: 1 Gourde (G, Gde) = 100 centimes Languages: French, Creole Religions: Catholic 80%, Protestant 15% Ethnic Groups: Black 95%, Mulatto and White 5% © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com

6. Haiti Tropical maritime Average monthly temperatures 24 0 – 29 0 Wet Season: May – September Hurricanes are common © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com Climate

7. Haiti President elected by popular vote for a five- year term Prime Minister appointed by the President Cabinet chosen by the Prime Minister in consultation with the President © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com Government

8. Haiti Mostly based on agriculture Large plantations grow coffee, sugar, sisal, rice, bananas, corn, sorghum, cocoa, mangoes Other industries include flour milling, cement, light assembly industries, lobster fishing, tourism © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com Economy

9. Haiti Hispaniola discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 Haiti created when France took over western third of the island in 1697 1791-1804 Haitian Revolution, the only successful slave revolution in the New World 1804 Haitian Independence declared Haiti had an Emperor until 1859,when it became a republic © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com History

10. Haiti 1822-1844 Haiti was united with Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 1915-1934 Haiti under US occupation 1957 – 1986 Haiti under absolute power of Duvalier family 1990 Jean-Bertrand Aristide elected President but soon had to flee into exile 1994 Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned as President © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com History

11. Haiti 1996 René Préval elected President 2004 Haiti Rebellion 2006 René Préval again elected President © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com History

12. Haiti Even before the 2010 earthquake, Haiti was recognised as the poorest country in the Americas People survive, on average, on $2 per day About 80% of the population live in poverty 50% of the population are illiterate Many people live in slums Many children are forced into slavery, working as unpaid servants © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com Poverty

13. Haiti Corruption has been widespread Drug trafficking is a major industry Haiti survives on Foreign Aid © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com Poverty

14. Haiti January 12th 2010 an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale strikes Haiti and devastates the capital Port-au-Prince as well as other towns 33 aftershocks recorded More than 100,000 people believed to have been killed 3 million people affected by the earthquake © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com Earthquake

15. Haiti © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com Earthquake Haiti Earthquake, January 12th, 2010

16. Haiti Concern (www.concern.ie)www.concern.ie Goal (www.goal.ie)www.goal.ie UNICEF (www.unicef.ie)www.unicef.ie Trócaire (www.trocaire.org)www.trocaire.org Irish Red Cross (www.redcross.ie)www.redcross.ie Medecins Sans Frontiers (www.msf.ie)www.msf.ie Haven (www.havenpartnership.com)www.havenpartnership.com CBM (www.cbm.ie)www.cbm.ie Christian Aid (www.christianaid.ie)www.christianaid.ie Oxfam (www.oxfamireland.org)www.oxfamireland.org © Seomra Ranga 2010 www.seomraranga.com How to donate money: