Welcome to Maniche School, Haiti

Haiti is a country of great physical beauty, but even the beautiful green mountains cannot hide the poverty. The beauty of the country and the harsh realities of the day to day lives of the people is dramatic.

• third hungriest country in the world after Somalia and Afghanistan

• 1% of the population controls nearly half of all of Haiti’s wealth

• Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere

• 75% percent of the population lives in poverty

• there is only one physician for every 6000 inhabitants

• the country celebrated its bicentennial in 2004.