Valérie Baeriswyl

Photojournalist
    
Malepasse
Location: Haïti
Nationality: Suisse
Biography: BIO  Valérie Baeriswyl is a freelance photojournalist, of Swiss origin, trained at the EMI-CFD in Paris. Freelancer for AFP since 2016, her photos are published in various media around the world: Le Temps, Le Monde, The Guardian, El... MORE
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Malepasse
Copyright Valerie Baeriswyl 2024
Updated Dec 2016
Topics Borders, Documentary, Photography, Photojournalism

Importation

In Malpasse (on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic),  the massive import of the dominican products towards Haiti can easily be noticed. On Mondays and Thursdays, market days, hundreds of Haitian come in every mode of transportation to grab some supplies, groceries that will help the country to live on.

The unstable economy of Haiti, especially since its Independence in 1804, does not help the relationship strained between both parts of the Dominican island.

In September 2015, Haiti forbade 23 products imported by ground among them: wheat flour, oil, washing powder or even spring water. The dependence of Haiti from his neighbor for a lot of basic products is dramatic.

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