The Reality of Displacement: Profiling Camp Residents in Haiti

Generally cited under the cover of anonymity when they request it, or simply identified by their first name, with some indication of their age or place of origin, the displaced are not merely reduced to these labels. Fathers and mothers, professionals from various fields, merchants, students, or schoolchildren—those who are the displaced of today once had a life before leaving their homes. Children, young people, and the elderly—they come from all walks of life. In this article, Le Nouvelliste provided a portrait—though incomplete—of those living in the displacement camps.