About: Nixon

The Spaniards used the island of Hispaniola (Haiti occupies the western part and the Dominican Republic occupies the eastern) as a launching point to explore the rest of the Western Hemisphere. French buccaneers later used the western third of the island as a point to pirate English and Spanish ships. In 1697, Spain ceded the Continue Reading

Over 50% percent of Haiti’s population is school age yet over half the population is illiterate. Many children cannot afford the costs of education in Haiti because the average family makes less than $1 a day. The government does not provide adequate funding for public schools and most families cannot afford the costs of private Continue Reading

Just over a year ago the ground began to shake in Haiti when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck this island nation. The world’s attention riveted to Haiti with 24 hour news coverage. We all rejoiced when survivors were found in the rubble and grieved with the people of Haiti as the staggering death count rose to over Continue Reading