I don't think the main purpose of international NGOs is to stop mining in Haiti. Some state that their goal is the general welfare of the Haitian people and consider that mining in Haiti goes against that welfare. Others state that their goal is "global justice" or "advance transparency and public discussion of mining".
But local NGOs or collectives have been formed with the main purpose of rejecting mining in Haiti. One good example is the movement Kolektif Jistis Min (Mining Justice Collective) which seems to be composed mostly of Haitians (*), including some based outside of Haiti like Camille Chalmers from NYU. The connection between Camille Chalmers(**) and the Mining Justice Collective appears to stem from Chalmers' involvement with the Global Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law (GJC), where he is or was part of the organization:
""Ayiti Kanpe Min (Mining Free Haiti) is the product of nearly ten years of collaboration between the Global Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law (GJC) and Kolektif Jistis Min (Justice Mining Collective, KJM)—a coalition of Haitian civil society organizations and community activists."(***)
I don't think GCJ goes around looking for "causes" to support in Haiti or anywhere else. They most probably found out about the mining projects in Haiti through Haitian activists (****) who contact them and in some cases apply for grants from them or other organizations (*****).
Having powerful foreign NGOs is very effective if the mining companies that you are trying to pressure into leaving Haiti are also foreign corporations: "The GJC began collaborating with Justice in Mining Collective... to build the power of communities affected by mining and to hold international actors who are promoting the industry to account". Hold to account.
(**) It's weird that the Voice of America article describes him as an economics professor in NYU, but other sources describe him as a scholar or a social movement leader. You can find several articles either written by him or where he's quoted in, and he seems to have strong opinions on several subjects related to Latin America in general.
Insane these foreign funded groups can have an effective veto over a country. I know the government there is weak but they should follow Belarus's example and kick all the NGOs out.
Where do these NGOs come from? How could they possibly get wind that a country like Haiti, which carries no international weight /might/ start mining?
I don't think the main purpose of international NGOs is to stop mining in Haiti. Some state that their goal is the general welfare of the Haitian people and consider that mining in Haiti goes against that welfare. Others state that their goal is "global justice" or "advance transparency and public discussion of mining".
But local NGOs or collectives have been formed with the main purpose of rejecting mining in Haiti. One good example is the movement Kolektif Jistis Min (Mining Justice Collective) which seems to be composed mostly of Haitians (*), including some based outside of Haiti like Camille Chalmers from NYU. The connection between Camille Chalmers(**) and the Mining Justice Collective appears to stem from Chalmers' involvement with the Global Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law (GJC), where he is or was part of the organization:
""Ayiti Kanpe Min (Mining Free Haiti) is the product of nearly ten years of collaboration between the Global Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law (GJC) and Kolektif Jistis Min (Justice Mining Collective, KJM)—a coalition of Haitian civil society organizations and community activists."(***)
I don't think GCJ goes around looking for "causes" to support in Haiti or anywhere else. They most probably found out about the mining projects in Haiti through Haitian activists (****) who contact them and in some cases apply for grants from them or other organizations (*****).
Having powerful foreign NGOs is very effective if the mining companies that you are trying to pressure into leaving Haiti are also foreign corporations: "The GJC began collaborating with Justice in Mining Collective... to build the power of communities affected by mining and to hold international actors who are promoting the industry to account". Hold to account.
(*) https://2022.nyubernsteinconference.org/speakers/nixon-boumba/
(**) It's weird that the Voice of America article describes him as an economics professor in NYU, but other sources describe him as a scholar or a social movement leader. You can find several articles either written by him or where he's quoted in, and he seems to have strong opinions on several subjects related to Latin America in general.
(***) See https://en.ayitikanpemin.org/ and https://chrgj.org/focus-areas/climate-and-environment/haiti-mining-justice-and-international-accountability/
(****) https://2018.nyubernsteinconference.org/speakers/samuel-nesner/
(*****) I don't think this is the case for GJC, but Justice Mining Collective has applied for grants from other NGOs.
Insane these foreign funded groups can have an effective veto over a country. I know the government there is weak but they should follow Belarus's example and kick all the NGOs out.