April 7, 2015: Steve Abrams , our speaker, is an attorney who specializes in computer forensics, but his topic for today is a Rotary International topic entitled Heart in Haiti. An immediate question asks: “Why Haiti?” The first answer is Haiti’s relevance to the US: It is just 1 ½ hours away by plane, and millions of Haitians have immigrated to America. The second answer is that Haiti is a country in economic, health and literacy crisis. Although it shares an Island with the Dominican Republic the differences between the countries are as profound as night and day. Haiti has been deforested since 1925. All the trees have been cut down to create charcoal for fuel with which to cook. On top of that Haiti experienced an earthquake in 2010 in which hundreds of thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands more were made homeless. It has been estimated that it will take 50 years to rebuild the earthquake damage, but it must also be recognized that the quality of construction of the buildings was very poor. Continue reading “Steve Abrams: Heart In Haiti”
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