Haiti

Compared to the poorest countries in the world, the poverty rate in the U.S. is relatively modest. In some countries, the poverty rate is more than five times the U.S. current figures. In Haiti, the highest in the world, 77% of residents live in poverty.

The presence of extreme poverty usually coincides with significant obstacles. The poorest countries consistently performed poorly in all areas such as limited resources, disease, famine and war economic stability, health and education

Educational attainment and literacy rates are particularly low in poor countries. While adult literacy figures were unavailable for many of these nations, those that have reported data were among the worst in the world. In several cases, less than half of eligible children were enrolled in primary education (the equivalent of elementary and middle schoolLife expectancy, not surprising, is also very low .In Haiti life expectancy is less than 60 years, the average resident will not live to see 50.

In some cases many factors of stress are present and children do the best they can to overcome such awful odds. Haiti is a case of war, poverty and many other issues. Children are poor and hungry and there is no possible way for these children to develop as normal children in a normal situation would.

There are many foundations out there supporting the people of Haiti, either financially or by getting specialists to work with the people in need. Social support, religious support as well as money support to actually take care of the problem of hunger, etc are small steps in making  a difference in children`s lives.