Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino
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The conditions of the camps are abysmal. People are literally starving to death. Many of the residents have been there since June, when the Dominican state ramped up its deportations in accordance with it’s new immigration laws which have stripped the nationality of tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent, retroactive to 1929.
The Haitian government is criminally negligent. The United Nations and the foreign armies occupying the country are not to be found. And now there is a perfect storm with the introduction of cholera in the camps; challenged immune systems from malnutrition, no sanitation and no place to wash one’s hands. The slow-motion genocide has gone from a crawl to a sprint.
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The Forgotten refugees
Tony Savino | Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti
Photographer: Tony Savino
Exhibit Title: The Forgotten refugees
Location: Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti
Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees live in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs.
Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees live in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs.
The conditions of the camps are abysmal. People are literally starving to death. Many of the residents have been there since June, when the Dominican state ramped up its deportations in accordance with it’s new immigration laws which have stripped the nationality of tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent, retroactive to 1929.
The Haitian government is criminally negligent. The United Nations and the foreign armies occupying the country are not to be found. And now there is a perfect storm with the introduction of cholera in the camps; challenged immune systems from malnutrition, no sanitation and no place to wash one’s hands. The slow-motion genocide has gone from a crawl to a sprint.
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Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - A young girl shows grace, in spite of living in an impossible situation. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - After a six-month-long draught, a torrential downpour. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - A young boy with facial infections, likely caused by a scabbies infestation, which causes him to scratch his skin. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Darial Arbe, 24. Arbe lived in the Dominican town of Hato Mayor since he was 2 years old. He worked in agriculture. He has lived in this structure made of cardboard boxes for the past 4 months. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Arismendi Confidente, 41 and his wife Ylen Egena, 46 have lived in the camp for the past 4 months. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - An severely malnourished infant, sits in front of her family's makeshift home. The child did not have the strength to stand. Her mother said she suffers from diarrhea and has stopped eating. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Cholera has reached the camps, further complicating their situation. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Florimen Jean, 45, who has lived in the Dominican republic for the past 42 years with her three sons, all born in the DR. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - A child shows symptoms of kwashiorkor and marasmus with her rusty red hair, caused by malnutrition. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - A hen rests atop a structure made of rags and carboard boxes. Residents have built structures with whatever they can find. As there is a trade in used clothing sold at the local market to Dominicans, rags are readily available. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - A young man displays a homemade guitar. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Residents have built structures with whatever they can find. As there is a trade in used clothing sold at the local market to Dominicans, rags are readily available. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Many camp residents cook with wood and charcoal inside their tents, causing resporatory problems. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino

Parc Kado Refugee Camp, Anse-a-Pitres, Haiti, 16 October 2015 - A rainbow forms over Parc Kado. Hundreds of refugees living in squaler in refugee camps in the southern border town of Anse-a-Pitres, since the Dominican government started deporting Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. The region is non-arable with no possibility of farming, no work and so far there is been no help from the Haitian government and very sporatic assistence from a couple of NGOs. Additionally, cholera has hit the camps and is spreading amongst the population. © Tony Savino