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"Only one fear was greater than the fear of black rebellion in the new American colonies. That was the fear that discontented whites would join black slaves to overthrow the existing order."
-Howard Zinn
Haiti Local is a web-based travel municipal guide project based on the wiki model, launched in 2016. The site is a multidisciplinary effort that aims to cover all of the country's cities, towns, subdivisions, and geograhpical features. This site is mainly centered around the Geography of Haiti.
In 2019, the site was expanded and later included DR-Local, a separate site that explores the localities of DR.
Who, what, when, where, and why[]
Who: The intended audience are members of the diaspora who know little about the country, other than the 1804 independence and the delicious food. Diaspora means people that trace their contemporary ancestry to Haiti.
What: Not enough productive information about Haiti is widely available. That's the basis of this site.
Where: Currently, this site covers the municipal geography of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Information of the latter can be seen at DR-Local.
When: Haiti Local was launched in 2016; DR-Local in 2019.
Why: The sharing of information to achieve goals that encourage environmental sustainability.
Other features of the site[]
The Category pages display information that is sorted by category.
- Cities and towns of Haiti has a list of each city and town in Haiti.
- Production Page has a list of category pages relative to natural resources. From coffee and tobacco to honey and gold, this page provides economic information on most of these resources, as well as the scientific name, the indigenous uses throughout history, and the parts of the country where these items may be located.
- Haiti Hydro is the category page of bodies of water and waterways. The coast of the Republic of Haiti contains many gulfs, many of which, deep and well-protected, are natural ports. Haiti is watered by hundreds of rivers and streams and is broadly divided into three drainage areas; the North Coast (Atlantic Ocean), the Gulf Coast (Gulf of Gonave), and the South Coast (Caribbean Sea).
- Haiti Road Network category page rolls out a list of the numbered routes and highways that link Haiti's rural villages to the larger urban networks. This category page was inspired by a prayer request that was found while combing through the web conducting research to launch this website.
- Landforms of Haiti is where you can find information about the mountains, plains, and other topographical features that make up Haiti's landscape.
The Recycling Program is a promotional campaign designed to encourage volunteers to keep a community free from litter.
"It is one of those places American media tells you not to go to because they want you to be scared and keep your moustache like that" -Russell Peters
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