Allow the Haitians to do for themselves

The only strong path forward for La Gonave is for the Haitians to do for themselves.  Many groups and organizations will supply shipments of food that last for a very short time, but few are doing large scale projects to teach the Haitian's skills, providing large scale farming programs, jobs, etc.  La Gonave and Haiti needs jobs, not food hand outs.  Many of these programs are a form of welfare.  When the money dries up, so does the food.  The Haitians are then still back to to where they were.

Money from these organizations should be in helping the locals start businesses.  Offer micro-loans, set the locals up with business ideas.  The less involvement foreigners take in Haitian people's destiny, the faster the Haitian's will take control of their lives.  Most Haitians want to work, want education, want safety, food, and shelter.  The best way to do this, is to help local farmers with farming programs.  Build schools and hire teachers.   Build homes and have locals work to stay or figure out a way to have people live in a better environment.

When you look at Haiti, it looks the same as it did 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago.  All of these NGO's have done little to help the country and in fact have actually hurt the country.  Some are doing great things and are really helping the people.  Many of these NGO's are not, and either spread religious views, and/or get a large sum of money. 

The saying is,

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime!"

So La Gonave doesn't need to be an independent country, nor should La Gonave get hand out from charity.  La Gonave needs a helping hand, ideas, and tools to make a path and move forward!

Go Gonave!