Missionaries provide literacy programs, microcredit initiatives, and agricultural training to fight poverty and uplift rural ...

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The small island nation relies heavily on imported food, but with prices soaring, some Haitians are filling their stomachs with dirt.

Ultimately, the men were released, including at least two illegally detained New Jersey men from deplorable conditions in a Haitian prison. Here is our coverage of the matter. Originally published ...

Despite a slight decrease in overall extreme poverty in Haiti, the number of poor remains extremely high, especially in rural areas. Haiti is one of the most unequal countries in the world, in terms ...

In fact, the village had no electricity at all ... Ms. Haugland said what she saw in Haiti was “the poorest of the poor.” “It was worse than I expected,” she said.