The
name of the article that I read was titled “Personal
coaches help Haitian families try to get out of poverty.”
This article takes place in
Boucan Carre, Haiti, which is one of the poorest places in Haiti. The
World Bank is overseeing an experiment that is being done here. The
experiment is to send out several agents that will serve about 5000
families. These agents are suppose to help these families by teaching
them tools to get them out of poverty. The agents will do things
like give vaccinations and teach them things about health, finances,
and be their social worker simultaneously. There will also be a
controlled group that will go about there normal lives. If the
experiment works, they will be offered it also. The agents are people
who are from Haiti, that were put through training for weeks. They
were taught everything that they will be doing to help these
families. In the article, they said that the agents will be earning
175 dollars per month. The agents will be eligible for a bonus if the
families who they have worked with have improved. The people who are
running this experiment are doing this to make sure that the agents
do their jobs.
When
I read this article, there were some good and bad things that could
come out of this event. Poverty is something that effects millions of
people all over the world, and anything that might relieve some of
the problems is a really good thing. The fact that they are trying to
help Haitians by giving them the tools to get out of poverty is
something that they can take with them forever. It is a good thing
that they are not just trying to do it for them but are giving them
something that they can use in everyday life. Another positive
feature from this is giving Haitians the opportunity to teach and
help their people. Sometimes, when people from other countries try to
fix the problem, it only makes it worst, because they are not from
that area. The agents are also getting paid which is also helping to
keep them out of poverty. I really hope this experiment works for the
best. so that others that are going through this social problem can
have a chance to climb out.
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