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Gonâve Island (better known as La Gonave) is an island of Haiti. It is located to the west-northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Gulf of Gonâve. La Gonave is situated off the mainland and is the largest island in the Caribbean. The geographic area of this reef-fringed land is 743 km2 (287 sq mi). Gonâve also receives 800 mm to 1600 mm of rain a year. The island is largely made up of limestone and it is mostly barren and hilly with the highest point being 778 meters (2,552 ft). According to the 2003 Census population is 75,548. Gonâve faces a lot of issues ranging from over exploitation, water scarcity, and electricity. Among the various issues of Gonave, this summary mainly is addressing the lack of electricity or power that needs to be provided to the residents. This makes the country operate at a disadvantage in being productive and encourages poverty. The people of La Gonâve are set back in many aspects of their lives. Without electricity, the quality of education is diminished. Students are unable to study at night and classes cannot function. There can be high risk of danger in communities, such as auto accidents and maybe even violence. This problem also hinders businesses to be productive, successful and be forced to close up at dawn. Also hospitals are limited to the care given to patients because of lack of up to date equipments.

These problems can be resolved by addressing it to the government of Gonave. First and foremost the residents of Gonave need to work together and write a petition specifically dictating the advantages of having electricity. Such advantages that need to be addressed are improvements of the quality of life. Having electricity will allow people to have power cell phones, and to access to the internet. This will also allow technology to be developed and keep businesses update and be more productive create large enough consumer goods to make a living. Secondly a committee needs to be formed to raise funds to start up a power and light company. This committee will be overseeing fuel projects and allocation of resources and provide funds needed for projects to be successful. Properly managing resources and funds will give a fair advantage for residents and businesses to reap benefits of having on-going electricity all over the island. The development of electricity will also allow more job opportunities to become feasible. There can be evening jobs provided to residents.

Electricity is a very important component to successful economy and can make a difference in a struggling country or island. People of La Gonave can invest in their country. Investors can invest as well. Labor will be more productive with electric machinery and up-to-date technology. This can even attract tourist around the world to come and enjoy the beauty of the island. But in order to make positive changes, the people of La Gonave need to interact and talk to government officials about problems that affect their daily lives. They also need to have an effective infrastructure in place to ensure that the government is properly prioritizing issues of the people as well as allocating resources accordingly. By making taking this imitative this will empower the people to this will empower the future Gonave Island.