she explains . “ Haiti has no waste infrastructure – everything is dumped in landfill , in canals or in the street or into the sea . People will pick it up only if it has a value . Oftentimes in a place like Haiti people actually live on those landfills because it ' s affordable for them , gets them away from violent neighbourhoods and selling what they collect on the same spot brings them some money . When we did our initial assessment to understand who they are ,
“ HAITI HAS NO WASTE
INFRASTRUCTURE – EVERYTHING IS
DUMPED IN LANDFILL , IN CANALS OR IN THE STREET OR INTO THE SEA . PEOPLE WILL PICK IT UP ONLY IF IT HAS A VALUE ”
KELSEY HALLING HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS , THE FIRST MILE what their needs are , their assets , we found families of about six , with children some four years behind in their schooling and dropping out of school around the age of ten . The parents too tend to have ceased education at the same kind of age , so are unable to bring in more than a subsistence income of maybe $ 30 a month . They can ' t afford to send their kids to school , which is why we find those children working on landfills simply to put food on the table .”
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