Overview
Haiti
Haiti occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean and shares its only land border with the Dominican Republic. It has about 11.9 million people and covers roughly 27,750 km². Port-au-Prince is the capital. Mountain ranges separated by plains and valleys make Haiti the Caribbean's most mountainous country, and it is highly exposed to hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes. Formerly the French colony of Saint-Domingue, Haiti became independent in 1804 after a revolution led by formerly enslaved people. It is a semi-presidential republic, but President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in 2021 and no national elections have been held since 2016. A Transitional Presidential Council governed from April 2024 to February 2026, and Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé now leads the government. Gang violence has displaced about 1.4 million people. French and Haitian Creole are the official languages, and Christianity is the predominant religion.
Haiti is a lower-middle-income country and the poorest in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its economy contracted for a seventh consecutive year in 2025. Remittances accounted for about 17% of GDP in 2024, and apparel is the main export. Agriculture employs about 47% of the workforce. In 2025, Haiti’s GDP per capita was approximately US$2,694, and real GDP declined by 2.7%.
Source: World Bank. (2026). World Development Indicators, from https://data.worldbank.org/country/haiti
Institutions
Institutions with at least one Faculty Member Registered with Ivey Publishing
- École Supérieure d’Infotronique d’Haïti
- Université Caraïbe
- Université Chrétienne du Nord d’Haïti
- Université Notre Dame d’Haïti
- Université Quisqueya
- University of Haiti
Source: Ivey Publishing. 39C Accounts by Country. Provided by Adrianna Gleam-Fossaceca, Ivey Publishing, August 11, 2026.
Cases
Ivey-Copyrighted Cases in or involving Haiti
Ivey Publishing and the 39 Country Initiative welcome additional case submissions that deepen understanding of Haiti’s businesses, institutions, industries, and broader economic and social context.
| Case | Authors | Published / Revised | Product Number | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Broilers in Haiti: Exit or Edge? | Paul Golding | Apr 25, 2025 | W42891 | 7 |
| Where Have You Been? An Exercise to Assess Your Exposure to the Rest of the World’s Peoples | Paul W. Beamish | Nov 27, 2025 | W48085 | 11 |
| Street Business School: Social Entrepreneurship for Women Living in Poverty | Rebecca Namatovu, Thilde Langevang | Apr 11, 2024 | W34902_P | 13 |
| HP Canada Co.: A Circular Supply Chain for Recycled Plastic | Jury Gualandris, Deishin Lee, Cole Beattie | Mar 19, 2021 | 9B21D002 | 13 |
| Haiti: Energizing Socio-Economic Reform | Gwyneth Edwards, Rene Jean-Jumeau | Mar 21, 2017 | 9B17M046 | 12 |
| Ushahidi | Nicole R.D. Haggerty, Alex Jepson | Mar 3, 2015; revised Aug 8, 2018 | 9B14E010 | 9 |
| Foundation for International Development Assistance/Productive Cooperatives Haiti: Increasing Organizational Capacity | Colleen Sharen | Jul 16, 2013; revised Jul 15, 2013 | 9B12A037 | 17 |
| KayTek: Manufacturing Housing and Livelihoods in Haiti | David Wood, Taylor Sekhon | Mar 26, 2013; revised Sep 4, 2013 | 9B13M040 | 11 |
| Cafe Xaragua | Mary Gillett, Robert Lehnert | Aug 8, 2012; revised Sep 8, 2015 | 9B12B015_P | 8 |
| Kate Archer in Haiti (A) | Joerg Dietz, Kate Archer | Apr 25, 2002; revised Dec 17, 2009 | 9B01C035 | 10 |
Source: Ivey Publishing. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/
Workshops
Workshops Provided to Institutions in Haiti
The 39 Country Initiative’s most substantial outreach to date has centered on faculty development through in-person case-teaching workshops. The first workshop in Haiti ran from December 18–20, 2017. Stephan Vachon, Associate Professor of Operations and Sustainability at Ivey Business School, led a French-language, in-person workshop in Port-au-Prince at
− Université Caraïbe.
The workshop was attended by 15 participants from five institutions and was co-sponsored by the Academy of International Business (AIB) and Ivey’s International Business Institute. The 39 Country Initiative also supports online case-teaching activities as part of its broader outreach. Opportunities remain to extend this engagement beyond in-person workshops and reach more institutions in Haiti.