Haiti—an island country 600 miles off the coast of the U.S. state of Florida—shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic. Haiti has received billions in foreign assistance, yet persists as one of the poorest countries and has the lowest human development index in the Americas. There have been more than 15 natural disasters since 2001 including tropical storms, flooding, earthquakes and hurricanes. The international donor community classifies Haiti as a fragile state. Haiti is also considered a post-conflict state—one emerging from a recent coup d'état and civil war. United States aid to Haiti Haiti's economic and social underdevelopment has been attributed to political instability and insufficient investment by the Haitian government towards natural and human resources. Between the fiscal years of 1995 and 1999, the U.S. contributed approximately US$884 million in financial assistance to Haiti. Haiti received US$13 billion in foreign aid from the international community from 2011 to 2021. Despite this, living conditions remain poor. According to page 35 of the Greening Aid book there are key questions that arise on where the money flows and why. Among the initiatives United States funds have supported are: Food assistance programs that include a school lunch program that feeds around 500,000 children daily Agricultural development programs that have endeavored to revitalize Haiti's coffee sector and to help thousands of Haitian farmers adopt sustainable agricultural practices and protect the environment Teacher training programs that have included 6,000 educators at the primary and secondary level Population programs that have expanded modern family planning practices in many rural areas Health care programs that have supported child immunization and have helped provide primary care to nearly half of the Haitian population In 2021, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on USAID funding for reconstruction and development activities since the 2010 earthquake. Human resources The U.S. provides human resources to Haiti. This includes tourism and humanitarian assistance. There is currently no Peace Corps program in Haiti. Peace Corps volunteers living in the neighboring Dominican Republic are prohibited from crossing the border. Economic development Haiti has experienced decades of extremely high unemployment and underemployment. The decline in urban assembly sector jobs, from a peak of 80,000 in 1986 to fewer than 17,000 in 1994, contributed to increased unemployment. To revitalize the economy, U.S. assistance has attempted to create opportunities for stable, sustainable employment for the growing population, particularly those who compose the country's