Rebuilding the Economy – The Next Haiti Challenge

After the earthquake, the first priorities were to provide medical help, housing, and food to the Haitians but now they have to focus on the economy. Aid agencies explain that it is one of the worst disasters they have ever had to handle. However, these organizations have had severe criticism due to the lack of cooperation in trying to help Haiti. For the long-term future, people need to think about reconstruction and building a feasible economy. People whose businesses were completely destroyed are ready to start fresh again and want to make money once more. The Haitian people rely on optimism and believe that if they work hard, they will overcome this major devastation. The most important part of development is creating jobs. Shoving money into an economy will not solve anything. It creates corruption, inflation, and debts, and can fuel civil wars. It is essential that once the money gets to Haiti, the Haitians should be educated on how to manage money and how to maintain a viable economy. This way they can improve their ways of life and not go back to the way life in Haiti was before. They cannot go back to before, just keep moving forward and eventually you’ll make progress.