Recorded live at the 2023 #SHE_BUILDS THE FUTURE FESTIVAL in Miami, this episode of Haiti Prosperity touches on "an exponential development of Haiti". This includes exploring the concept of "Massive Transformative Purpose (MTP)" that results in having a shared vision for a self sustainable Haiti. This MTP can be achieved through innovative initiatives such as "Green Infrastructure", "EcoTourism", "Expanding Broadband Access", "Digitizing Assets", "investing in Startups", "Democratizing access to technology" and other initiatives that challenge existing systems that do not serve the greater goo ..read more

In episode 9, we discussed the idea of Education at Scale… but how can that be structured in such a way that all Haitians have equal access to this education? Moreover, how can this education be used in a practical way to move the country forward? In this final episode of Season 1, we explorer the concept of National Service corps as a mechanism for placing citizens at the service of the country ..read more

Education plays a central role in a country's prosperity. Studies have shown that education of a Nation helps people become better citizens. It helps to create a sense of awareness of one’s environment, how to interact with it, how to behave and make sense of it, and ultimately how to contribute to it. In this episode, we explore Haiti’s education ecosystem, what essential bodies of knowledge we as Haitians should be tapping into to (getting to know our country, it’s history, culture, and environment), and how we can educate citizens’ at scale by leveraging technology ..read more

Boundless opportunities exist to generate wealth for Haiti through the country's resources. With deliberate investment and effective governance of those resources, a pleathora of new jobs can also be created, stimulating the overall economy ad reducing insecurity.  ..read more

How do we enforce agreements and national doctrines like a constitution? Given how low the barometer for trust is currently in our Haitian leaders, how might we instead build greater trust and increase transparency in the system? Is technology a solution? Let's explore ..read more

What does the path to prosperity look like? What are the key elements needed for us to build this path and reach the destination we envision ..read more

What is resiliency? And is Haiti a resilient country? For years the international community has described Haiti as “resilient, despite being the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere”, a paradoxical narrative that illustrates Haitians as being able to continue with life despite enduring the hardships caused by man-made and nature-made disasters. Many of us Haitians have also adopted that narrative that we are a resilient nation, but are we truly? Resiliency as it is described, is the ability to quickly recover from a difficult situation, to bounce back and return to normal and sometimes ev ..read more

In this episode, we discuss using tech-enabled simulation to forecast scenarios for potential future outcomes , and leveraging those insights to make informed datas-drive decisions for public policy planning ..read more

In this episode, we discuss the emerging dynamics that enable or prevent Haitian society to function, including the growing pessimism from the largest segment of the population: the youth. This growing pessimism is tied to a degrading sense of identity, uncertainty about the future, mistrust in institutions, which ultimately leads to taking on criminal activity as a form of survival. We also explore the need for a complete re-design of how the Haitian government is structured, because in its current format it is not capable of servicing a rapidly growing population. Finally, we also touch on t ..read more

In this episode, we discuss 4 main structural forces that should be taken into consideration when analyzing the prospects for the future of a country. These 4 forces include: Demographic, Environmental, Economic, and Technological forces. Using these 4 major forces as a framework for discussing the macro-environment that Haiti operates in will allow us to paint a clearer picture of the true challenges, threats, as well as the opportunities that exist ..read more