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The international boycott of the new nation of 1804, after Haitians savagely gained their independence. The French debt of 1838, recently pay-off to gain their freedom, France had to forgive the rest in 2010. The United States Occupation, 1915-1934. Slave-like labor systems in the early republic. The elite's protection of its wealth. Haitian corruption. Human rights violations as a tool of oppression. The international community's role in over 2000 Non profit is not really helping, but keep them in poverty for over. Language as an oppressor. Ignorance and illiteracy. The system of education (or miseducation). Soil erosion. Export crops vs. local food crops. The lack of a social infrastructure: inadequate roads, water systems, sewerage, medical services, schools. Unemployment and underemployment. Underdevelopment in an age of international economic competition. Haitian self-image.
Learn more about Haitian poverty : http://faculty.webster.edu/corbetre/haiti/misctopic/leftover/whypoor.htm