“Yon vwa pou pep la” (One Voice for the People): the ATD Fourth World contribution in preparation for the International Conference of Donors for a New Future in Haiti.
March 30, 2010
Haïti
- “Yon vwa pou pep la” (One Voice for the People): the ATD Fourth World contribution in preparation for the International Conference of Donors for a New Future in Haiti.
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Michelle Montas, Special Advisor to MINUSTAH (the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti) in Port-au-Prince, asked ATD Fourth World to be an official partner of the project called “Yon vwa pou pep la” (One Voice for the People). This project is supported by the UN and Haitian civil society. It’s about offering all Haitians the chance to express what they wish for their country and how to build that together, in preparation for the March 31st International Conference of Donors. For Michelle Montas, personally, it is essential that the voices of families from Grande Ravine and neighboring districts of Haut Martissant be represented. She knows that the voices of those families will not be present if ATD Fourth World does not get involved.
The whole extended team took action with this goal in mind. They worked in several groups of eight to twelve people:
- A group of young people from the district who mobilized themselves for community action to help bring about emergency aid for all of the neighborhoods.
- Two groups of young people living in different neighborhoods of the district.
- Two groups of adults from the neighborhood. These adults are also in a group that has been meeting for many years to reflect on the situation and organize activities.
All of the discussions were recorded. The collected data were made complete by individual interviews of those living in the district. This step affected a total of 55 people. We also kept in mind the points of view expressed by the families reunited on February 8th. That gathering came before this project, but families that day had talked about the consequences of the earthquake and the future of the country.
The questionnaire created for this purpose by the United Nations office served as a guide for the discussions.
The result of all this work is the document “Ayiti Demen” (“Haïti demain”), which responds to the following questions:
- Haiti can stand up again: which conditions are necessary to achieve this?
- What are the immediate needs?
- Which needs are essential for the future?
- Should people stay where they are or move to the countryside?
Documents
- Hayiti demen
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