What
if you lived in Port-Au-Prince?
Don
Schmitz / Jane Emberty /Human Resource Staffing
We've
all heard of the tragedy in Haiti and specifically the largest
city, Port-Au-Prince. We shake our heads and simply can't
comprehend the tragedy and human suffering.
The
news reports are trying their best to keep us posted about
this tragic event, but the above statistics, obtained on Global
Security.org, were true before the recent earthquake. Haiti
has had a long history of human suffering. Compare their suffering
to any of our own and it is simply embarrassing.
A
few human facts (before the recent earthquake)
…If
we lived in Port-Au-Prince , there is a great likelihood that
we would no longer be alive since 1/3 rd of all children die
before their 5th birthday.
…If
we lived in Port-Au-Prince, we would most probably not go
to work since the unemployment rate is estimated to be 90%.
We probably would spend all our time gathering food and water.
…If
we lived in Port-Au-Prince, we most likely would not be writing
this. It is estimated that over ½ of the population
is illiterate.
…If
we lived in one of the poorest areas of Port-Au-Prince, only
one out of five of us would have a bathroom.
…If
we lived in Port-Au-Prince, I would have 2,000,000 neighbors
in my city (similar to the greater Twin Cities Metro Area)
with the country estimated to have 8,300,000 inhabitants.
…If
we lived in Port-Au-Prince, we would be living in the poorest
country in the Western Hemisphere.
What
if you were “beamed” into Port-au-Prince? You had no water,
no food & no supplies. As you looked around you saw people
who injured and in despair! You want to help, but you don't
even know where you are. There are no recognizable signs &
no signs of rescue. The destruction is wide spread. So where
do you start? What do you do first?
Just
start, you might say. Ok, you start. You do what you can;
you help the injured as best you can. There is still no water
or supplies! Let's say you are able to help the victims, but
when it is time to take a break, where do you go? When night
comes, where will you rest? Where do you go to the bathroom
and get cleaned up…there are no port-a-potties?
Day
after day it goes on. No rest, no water, not enough help.
Where is the rest of the world? Do they even know you exist?
When will it end? How long do you think you could last …a
day, two days, a week? Where would you find hope? Is hope
the only thing that could keep you going?
What
if you lived in Port-au-Prince?
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