Why Haiti?

Some people have asked the GCA staff, “Why Haiti?” In many ways, Haiti is a dry and parched land that quickly drinks up any outpouring of compassion or concern. In our opinion the country is not a “wellfare state” looking for a handout, but rather a country that has been abused for centuries, raped of its natural resources and then abandoned.

It is in need of rejuvenation by capable indigenous leaders living in the midst of their people. Yet, they can not accomplish this without help from outside the country.

GCA has chosen to aid in that rejuvenation by helping the poorest of the poor—our neighbors just a 90-minute plane ride away from Miami—and by addressing the extreme economic and social injustices in Haiti. After all, more than 50 percent of the population live below the US $1 a day poverty line and 76% below the US $2 a day poverty line.