Myrlande A.

After receiving a scholarship from the Louverture Cleary School Office of External Affairs (now the Dulcich Center for Career Advancement, or DCCA) and a degree in administrative sciences, Myrlande A. (LCS ’10) now works at Unibank S.A., one of the largest banks in Haiti, where she has direct contact with customers. Although the bank has taken measures to ensure social distancing and to provide its employees with protective equipment, some customers do not take the same precautions.

“Naturally, working in a bank is stressful. Now with COVID-19, it is almost unbearable,” she says. “It would upset me if I brought the virus to my family. Because of my job, I am the only one who leaves the house.”

Recognizing that the population cannot stay at home, Myrlande tries to educate people in her neighborhood about the seriousness of the pandemic. She believes the most urgent action she can take is to increase understanding about the virus so that people will protect themselves and each other.

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