ABSTRACT
Sustainable enterprise can help bring improvements to Haiti if it is locally embedded and addresses environmental, social and economic issues. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Haiti went through an economic crisis which developed into a sociopolitical crisis. In 2002, the Haitian Parliament passed an Investment Code to facilitate, liberalize and stimulate private investment and prohibit fiscal and legal discrimination against foreign investors. Foreign investors are permitted to own 100% of a company or subsidiary and to enter into joint ventures with Haitian citizens. In 2006, the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act was also passed. Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere: 70% of Haitians live on less than a dollar a day. The Association of Peasants of Value is an association of peasants aiming to offer visitors to Haiti and to the local area an authentic experience.
