Jean Michelle (pictured right) helps his seven-year-old daughter, Fatdjoulie, with her homework, while Catrine Telamoure, who lives with Michelle and his three children, takes a nap. Michelle works as a car park security guard and has been living in this one room with his three children and Telamoure since 2004. Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas . Not only do two out of three people live on less than $2.41 a day – the national poverty line – but Haiti suffers from extreme inequality. More than 60% of people are illiterate and only just over one quarter have access to safe water