Richard presents his Graduate Research on Youth Unemployment in Haiti

Richard presents his Graduate Research on Youth Unemployment in Haiti

On Sunday, Feb. 23rd, Rich spoke to a group of High School and College students and educators in Haiti about the problem of Youth Unemployment in Haiti. He was invited to present his graduate research on this subject by Young Americas Business Trust – Haiti (YABT-Haiti) organized several sessions during a United Nations Simulation at the Caraibe Convention Center in Port-au-Prince.

As a result of his research, Rich was able to make 4 recommendations that could help reduce youth unemployment in Haiti:

- A multi-faceted approach where the Haitian Government, businesses and Unions work together to address youth unemployment
- Teach and promote good character
- Find ways that idle youth can work together with community leaders to make a positive contribution to their communities, and provide healthy ways they can use their time.
- Identify and encourage youth with entrepreneurial talent

Currently Rich is working with YABT-Haiti to create a program that uses laptops to take a computer training course to Haitian schools that do not have electricity or computer equipment. He and YABT-Haiti leaders hope to launch a pilot project in two schools starting the end of March.

This project fits into AIS-Haiti’s third “B” in “Ball, Bible, Business”

Ball: Using sports to engage youth in our program
Bible: Evangelizing and Teaching Christian Character through Bible study
Business: Identify and encourage youth who demonstrate entrepreneurial talent.