A really good article explaining why Haiti can not recover without full debt relief.
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/1103
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Prior to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, Haiti was listed as the poorest country in the western world. Last year Haiti paid more in debt payments than it did on medical services for the people. In their hour of desperation, NOW is the time to forgive Haiti’s debt!
TAKE ACTION !
- Contact Your Elected Officials
- Call the White House
- Email the head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn to demand that the IMF cancels Haiti’s debt
- Petition U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner As Haiti rebuilds from this disaster, please work to secure the immediate cancellation of Haiti’s $1 billion debt
- Send a letter to your local newspaper editor !
Sample Letter for Elected Officials and Editors
You can cut and paste this into any of the forms found below here:
I am writing to ask your support for legislation to require the Secretary of the Treasury to use the broad vote and influence of the United States within the multilateral financial institution to cancel all of Haiti’s remaining debt.
As Haiti rebuilds from this disaster, please work to secure the immediate cancellation of Haiti’s $1.885 billion debt and ensure that any emergency earthquake assistance is provided in the form of grants, not debt-incurring loans.
Canceling the debts will free up the major resources, allowing Haiti to begin meeting its immediate and long-term needs.
Debt cancellation is critical for Haiti’s future and is an important component of the overall aid we can provide to the country.
THINK TANK REFERENCES !
OTHER VOICES !
Who is behind this?
- Forgive Haitis Debt
- Cary, North Carolina, United States
- After we contributed to the short term relief efforts for Haiti we were left wondering what happened next. We conducted our own research and came to the conclusion that a country buried in rubble should not find themselves drowned in debt. Check out our resources and see if your sense of fairness isn't also nudged to taking action.
Face of Haiti
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