
Exploring the Links Between Poverty and Disability
In the center of Cite Soleil, Haiti's largest slum, a relief agency operates a small, tidy school with limited capacity. Those children lucky enough to attend get an education and a meal each day. A fence separates this oasis of learning and nourishment from the slum where residents, such as this young girl, contend with backed up sewage, garbage and rats, never knowing when her next meal is coming.