Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Anticipating the Future: PDNA Report launched in New York today

The children's voices in the PDNA project is launching its report, Anticipating the Future, today at the Haiti Donors conference Child-Focus side event in New York -- ahead of the Official High Level Donors Meeting being held on March 31st.



The report's findings reveal that what Haitian young people wanted the most right now is to get back to school and to advance their education. Also high on their list were better housing, health, water and transport. They expressed a desire for better services in the provinces and less focus on the already crowded and over-stretched capital of Port-au-Prince. And among their concerns were security and worries that they are not prepared for future disasters.

I sincerely hope to go back to school because I think one is nothing in life without knowledge. Before January 12, I received no training, no information on natural disasters. So I think that we have to better prepare for potential earthquakes, avoiding uncontrolled construction,” said one 16-year-old boy.

Another girl said: “I wish this were the moment of change in Haiti. We must create jobs for young people… because they are the future of this country.”

For a copy of the report click here









See the recording of the side event here:
Watch live streaming video from voiceproject at livestream.com

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