Artibonite Haiti

Artibonite is one of Haiti’s ten departments, hugging the country’s western coast. Though Haitian New Yorkers come from every corner of the country, the predominantly rural Artibonite became a significant sending region starting in the 1960s and ’70s. For decades, Central Brooklyn has been the capital of Haitian America, as well as home to a large Artibonite diaspora, including groups like Association des Rivartibonitiens à l’Étranger which have helped support roads, schools, and health clinics back in Artibonite.