Boldly Engaging the Crisis in Haiti, Here and There

Boldly Engaging the Crisis in Haiti, Here and There

“I had lost everything — my possessions accumulated over 30 years of work, my goods and, above all, my sense of security.” — Adeline, a displaced bookseller in Port-au-Prince “Sometimes we go from 15 to 22 days without finding water.” — Estanis, president of an informal camp hosting displaced persons These are the voices of Hatians living at the epicenter of one of the world’s most recent displacement crises. Haiti has long persevered in the fac…

Port-au-Prince. The political, social and economic crisis has led an increasing number of Haitians to seek spiritual refuge in voodoo, a religion that has resisted centuries of persecution and remains a pillar in the country’s daily life. “We have been failed by politicians, we have been failed by traditional religious leaders. Now, the loas (spirits) are our last defense,” Augustin St-Clou, also known as ‘Le Roi Vudú’ (The Voodoo King), told EF…