International Aid, Local Ownership, and Survival: Development and Higher Education in Rural Haiti

Zanotti, Laura; Stephenson, Max; McGehee, Nancy Gard

doi:10.1007/s11266-015-9618-7

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“…They confront similar, or perhaps even more, setbacks when seeking funding for their education and healthcare initiatives in rural Haiti. For example, Zanotti, Stephenson, Jr., and McGehee () reported that after the earthquake, the volatility of donor preferences and priorities was a major barrier to sustaining the initiatives of the Rural Haitian University founded by a local Haitian.…”

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“…As noted by Klimovich and Thomas (), the significant impact of the earthquake on the capital led to a massive relief effort that not only brought many NGOs into the country, but also increased the presence of existing NGOs. Several factors exemplify the systemic infrastructural and societal vulnerabilities in Port‐au‐Prince and Haiti as a whole: institutional and governing structures weakened by decades of upheaval and external intervention; large economic disparities between the elite and the poor; a lack of access to healthcare services and educational opportunities outside of the capital; a high level of dependence on foreign aid and remittances from the Haitian diaspora in Canada, France, the United States, and other countries; and repeated disasters accompanied by slow recovery processes (Farmer, ; Schuller and Morales, ; Zanotti, Stephenson, Jr., and McGehee, ). The next section provides additional details about diaspora contributions more generally, and the various means and strategies used to mobilise resources.…”

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Challenges to mobilising resources for disaster recovery and reconstruction: perspectives of the Haitian diaspora

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Diasporas and diaspora non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) are increasingly important as resource lifelines to their home countries, yet the resources that they mobilise, the types of challenges that they face, and their coping mechanisms are not well explored or understood in the context of disaster recovery. To fill this knowledge gap, this study employed an inductive qualitative methodological approach, using interviews to comprehend the role played by Haitian diaspora NGOs after the catastrophic earthquake in 2010. It found that resources take four common forms: event fundraisers; financial and material donations from supporters; remittances; and volunteer labour. Challenges include an overreliance on diaspora donors, competition among NGOs, and what is perceived as inequitable funding practices towards diaspora NGOs. The findings provide insights centred on better coordination among diaspora NGOs, as well as between diaspora NGOs and other local and international NGOs and local governments and international institutions, to ensure more efficient delivery of services to survivors.

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Challenges to mobilising resources for disaster recovery and reconstruction: perspectives of the Haitian diaspora

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“…Several authors have detailed the systemic societal, institutional, and infrastructural vulnerabilities in Haiti that have led to a high dependence on foreign aid and the labeling of Haiti as the "republic of NGOs" (Cunningham, 2012;Farmer, 2011;Klarreich & Polman, 2012;Ramachandran & Walz, 2015;Schuller, 2012a;Schuller & Morales, 2012;Zanotti, Stephenson, & McGehee, 2016). Many of these scholars explore a broader assessment of the underlying factors and forces that have led to such lopsided dependence on foreign aid.…”

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Understanding Collaboration in Disaster Assistance Networks: Organizational Homophily or Resource Dependency?

Sapat

Esnard

Kolpakov

2019

The American Review of Public Administration

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Greater collaboration among nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) after disasters is important in helping them deliver services, share information, and avoid resource duplication. Following a disaster, numerous NGOs, including a large number of faith-based NGOs, typically offer disaster assistance. But to what extent do these NGOs providing disaster assistance collaborate with each other? Does organizational homophily prevail? Or is the need to acquire resources an incentive for collaboration? Are collaborations characterized by relationships of dependency? To answer these questions, we analyze collaboration between international NGOs, local NGOs, faith-based organizations, and other organizations providing disaster assistance in Haiti in the 3-year period following the 2010 earthquake. Data on these organizations and their networks were analyzed using social network analysis methods. The major findings are that most organizations collaborate within sectoral boundaries and that homophily is one of the main drivers of collaboration, illuminating power relationships in disaster assistance networks.

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“…Approximately 21 090 individuals receive vocational training in Haiti (Suzuta, 2011), and there is some scholarship and practice-based reporting on the efficacy of such training (Bigelow, 2010;RTI International, 2018). There is limited empirical research on student experiences in the Haitian higher education system (Vital, 2015;Dumay, 2009;Endicott, 2019;Jacob, 2020;Pierre, Arrellano, Ramírez, Gómez, & Romero, 2014;Rameau, Louime, & Behar-Horenstein, 2007;Zanotti, Stephenson, & McGehee, 2016) and even less that specifically examined the university-based career training preparation programmes and trajectory of university students and graduates in Haiti. This research addressed a gap in research on career counselling in the Haitian context.…”

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Higher education and career development experiences of emerging adults: A focus on university students and graduates in Haiti

Vital

2021

AJCD

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Background: There is limited empirical research on student experiences in the Haitian higher education system and less so that examined university-based career counselling and the career trajectory of graduates in Haiti.Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the higher education and career development of emerging adults in Haiti.Method: This study emerged from a larger qualitative case study conducted in 2013 of HigherEdOrg (pseudonym); a higher education-centred organization in Haiti. Data collection included semi-structured and focus group interviews, participant observation, and document analysis. First and second cycle coding was applied to interview data.Results: Data analysis revealed two overarching themes: Higher Education and Career Challenges in Haiti and HigherEdOrg Strategies. A combination of country-level opportunity constraints and university-specific academic structures contributed to higher education and career challenges for students. Conversely, university students affiliated with HigherEdOrg found the comprehensive support provided alleviated difficulties surrounding higher education and career experiences. Implications include the possibility of a new model of higher education for Haiti that integrates career counselling as a new area of focus.Conclusion: Though emerging adults in Haiti experience considerable challenges in their higher education and career development experiences, the findings from this study revealed a pipeline between higher education attainment and positive career outcomes for those university students affiliated with HigherEdOrg. Recommendation for future research include an environmental scan of the nature of career guidance offered to university students in Haiti, which will inform the design of targeted and relevant research projects to address this understudied issue.

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International Aid, Local Ownership, and Survival: Development and Higher Education in Rural Haiti

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Challenges to mobilising resources for disaster recovery and reconstruction: perspectives of the Haitian diaspora

Challenges to mobilising resources for disaster recovery and reconstruction: perspectives of the Haitian diaspora

Understanding Collaboration in Disaster Assistance Networks: Organizational Homophily or Resource Dependency?

Higher education and career development experiences of emerging adults: A focus on university students and graduates in Haiti

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