Decentralization Quote by Paul Farmer

When I came in, Haiti was not governed by Haitians anymore. Probably mostly by NGOs. And that has done what to Haiti? It has…

— Michel Martelly

International aid as a means of development is a major failure, and not just in Haiti.

— Raoul Peck

I think Haiti is a place that suffers so much from neglect that people only want to hear about it when it’s at its…

— Edwidge Danticat

“In spite of its poverty, its political upheavals, its lack of resources, Haiti is not a peripheral place. Its history has made it a…

— Yanick Lahens

One of the things we have to acknowledge is that if you look at Haiti, many billions of dollars have gone into development aid…

— Paul Farmer

Haitians must understand that they have to collaborate to resolve the country's problems - no one is coming to rescue them.

— Jovenel Moise

The lessons are, unfortunately, that a small weak country that is facing an extremely hostile and very violent superpower will not make much progress…

— Noam Chomsky

It is the destiny of the people of Haiti to suffer.

— Anonymous

And in rural communities we've worked alongside, Haitians are doing far more than merely recovering from the earthquake. Many are creating long-term sustainable change.

— Craig Kielburger

The work that Partners in Health do in Haiti benefits the whole world.

— Win Butler

Every time there has been an effort by the Haitian people to overcome the misery and poverty that comes from 200 years of bitter…

— Noam Chomsky

One of the things you don't have in Haiti is you don't have anybody on crack doing something completely out of - that's unpredictable.…

— Sean Penn