Byenveni sou Fowòm Moun Lazil! Anpil Ayisyen k ap viv nan dyaspora pa bliye lakay nèt ale: yo voye transfè Ayiti tanzantan, yo telefone pou ret an kontak ak fanmi yo, yo vwayaje Ayiti (pou kèk ka tankou antèman, maryaj, maladi pou al ede), epi genyen ki ede nan kreye kèk òganizasyon pou ede zòn kote yo soti Ayiti. Malgre nan nòt anba yo nou ta plis santre sou moun ki orijinè komin Lazil, men nou rete kwè li kapab sèvi kòm modèl pou lòt zòn Ayiti tou, pou wè kijan yo menm ki nan manman peyi a (Ayiti) kapab regwoupe yo ak sa yo k ap viv nan dyaspora pou ede pwòp zòn pa yo.

Welcome on the Lazil People Forum! Many Haitians who are living in diaspora don’t totally forget home: they send transfers to Haiti from time to time, they call to remain connected with their family, they travel to Haiti (for some cases such as funeral, wedding, sickness where they bring their help), and there are some who help founding some organizations to help the area they come from in Haiti. Despite our focus in the notes below would be more on people originated from Lazil, but we believe that it can serve as model for other areas in Haiti, to see how they themselves can regroup with those in diaspora to help their own area.

N ap viv nan yon epòk modèn, yon epòk wot teknoloji, e n ap gade aplikasyon sa an Ayiti. Malgre tout pwoblèm politik, e ekonomik Ayiti ap andire, wot teknoloji a rive la tou. Menm si nou (ki nan dyaspora) pa t gen tan viv tout pwoblèm Ayiti 30 dènyè yo, men yo gen fanmi ak pwòch Ayiti ki esperyanse yo.

We are living in a modern era, an era of high technology, and we are looking at its application in Haiti. Despite all the political, economic problems Haiti has been facing, high technology has arrived there also. Even those of us (in diaspora) who did not live all Haiti’s problems the last 30 years, but they have family and love ones in Haiti who experienced them.

Lè n ap gade telefòn selilè pa egzanp, kote kèlkeswa andwa n ta ye an Ayiti (jodiya), nan kèk segond nou kapab telefone yon moun ki yon lòt kote nan peyi a, e menm nan peyi etranje. Epi si nou gen aplikasyon WhatsApp, nou ka pale dirèk dirèk ak tout lòt moun ki gen menm aplikasyon an nan telefòn yo.

When looking at cell phone for example, no matter where we would be in Haiti (today), in few seconds we can call someone who is anywhere in the country, and even in foreign countries. And if we have the WhatsApp application, we can speak directly with all other people who have the same application in their phones.

An gwo, nou pa reyèlman gen pwoblèm kominikasyon (o nivo teknik nan yon sans), pou n pa ta kominike (ant nou menm Ayisyen). Sepandann, nou kreye yon pwoblèm kominikasyon lè nou pa fè efò pou esplwate opòtinite teknoloji modèn ofri nou. Se yon kesyon nou kite ouvè pou tout moun panse a li.

All in all, we don’t really have problem with communication (at the technical level in a sense), not to communicate (among us Haitians) However, we do create a communication problem when we don’t make an effort to exploit the opportunity that modern technology offers us. It’s a question we leave open to everyone thinks about it.

Donk pou nou menm, moun Lazil (Azilwa /Asilois(e), jounen jodiya, kèlkeswa kote n ta ye sou planèt latè, nou kapab kominike youn ak lòt, epi rasanble nou pou ede Lazil (enkli seksyon riral li yo). Gen anpil ti efò ki fèt deja men ann kontinye pou n eseye leve gwo defi yo ansanm.

So for us people of Lazil, no matter where we may be in the world today, we can communicate with one another, and get together to help Lazil (including its rural sections). Many (little) efforts had been done already but let’s continue trying to taking up the great challenges together.

Si nou rive rasanble nou, epi rete an kontak, gen anpil posiblite pou n reyèlman ede komin Lazil, e eseye wè nan ki mezi nou kapab debouche sou wout kreyasyon enfrastrikti de baz yo. Wi, nou kapab! Men se sèlman si nou rasanble nou, gen yon sèl vwa (objektif) pou ede devlope Lazil ansanm, e nan avantay pèp Lazil la, ki plis nan bezwen.

If we get together, and keep in touch, there many possibilities to really help the commune of Lazil, and try to see to what extent we can open out onto the road of creation of basic infrastructures. Yes, we can! But it’s only if we get together, have one voice (objective) to help develop Lazil together, and in the advantage of the people of Lazil who are more in need.

Pa gen anyen ki fasil nan lavi si n pa eseye travay di, travay san souf, travay ansanm pou atenn yon objektif n ap pousuiv. Konsa, ann panse a kreye fowòm atravè WhatsApp, Facebook, imel (tout rezo sosyal yo) pou konekte youn ak lòt dekwa pou n twoke lide pou devlopman Lazil. Pami sijè yo, nou ka panse yo:

Nothing is easy in life if we don’t to work hard, working nonstop, work together to reach a goal we are pursuing in life. That way, let’s think of creating forum through WhatsApp, Facebook, email (all the social networks) to connect one another so that we can exchange ideas on the development of Lazil. Among the subjects, we can think of:

Aktivite nan Lazil; pwoblèm ki la depi lontan (e kisa k ka fèt pou ede solisyone yo); lekòl (ki tip lekòl ki genyen; ki pwoblèm y ap konfwonte; èske gen ase pwofesè prepare?; èske gen siminè pou prepare yo?; materyèl /founiti pou elèv; bibliyotèk (nasyonal) (èske genyen?); lopital (klinik, sant de sante); pwoblèm debwazman; pwojè rebwazman?; pwoblèm rivyè yo ap koze tout tan (e sa ki dwe fèt pou fouye yo, epi ba yo wout (kannale yo) dekwa pou pa kontinye fè ravay); mache (sitiyasyon mache yo); sistèm irigasyon (ki pa egziste); pui pou ta fouye pou ede ak irigasyon …

Activities in Lazil; problems that have been there long ago (and what can be done to solve them); schools (what types of schools are there; what problems they are facing; are there qualified teachers?; are there seminars to prepare them?; materials for students; (national) libraries (do they exist?); hospital (clinic, health care); deforestation problems; reforestation project?; problems the rivers are causing all the time (and what should be done to dig them and channel them so that they don’t continue causing devastation); the markets (their situation); irrigation system (not existing); wells needed to dig in order to help with irrigation…

Se jis kèk nan sijè (enpòtan) ki ka debat (an gwoup), epi wè sa k ka fèt (nan potansyèl nou) pou ede pote kèk solisyon… N ap panse kreye yon Anyè Moun Lazil sou entènèt la dekwa pou elaji rezo kontak moun zòn sa a (tout kote yo ta ye nan lemond).

These are just some of the (important) subjects that can be debated (in group), and see what can be done (in our potential) to help bringing some solutions… We are thinking of creating an online Directory of Lazil People in order to widen the contact network of people from that area (where ever they may be on the planet).

Donk, tout moun ki ta renmen non yo (# telefòn, imel, ralonj wèb) yo pibliye nan ànyè sa a, pa gen pwoblèm pou ajoute l, osilonton yo ban nou otorizasyon fè sa. Se la n ap rete. N ap swete ide sa yo kapab sansibilize tout moun Lazil (youn di lòt), e tout zanmi ki konekte ak Lazil pou pran avantay wot teknoloni ofri pou n travay nan modènizasyon Lazil. N ap tann kontribisyon tout moun (pou voye ban nou: dokiman, foto, entèvyou, kòmantè) pou ede anrichi ralonj wèb sa a. N ap di w byenveni! Patriyotikman, E. V.

So, everyone who would like their name (phone #, email, web link) to be published in that directory, no problem we can add it, as long as they give us the authorization to do so. We will stop here for now. We are hoping these ideas can sensitize all the Lazil people (one tells another), and all friends who are connected to Lazil to take advantage of that the high technology to work toward the modernization of Lazil. We are waiting for everyone’s contribution (by sending us: documents, pictures, interviews, comments) to help enrich this web link. You are welcome! Patriotically, E. V.