MIAMI, (Reuters) – Haiti’s President-elect Michel Martelly asked Haitians living abroad yesterday to support his country’s post-earthquake recovery with contributions to a fund for education to come out of money transfers and phone calls.
More than 4 million Haitians live oversees, around half of them in North America, and annual remittances sent to the small Caribbean country total $1.8 billion, which accounts for almost a quarter of its gross domestic product (GDP).
“We need you to bring your talents back to Haiti. We need you to bring your skills and expertise back to Haiti. The simple fact