Canaan resident Evenson Louis says they don’t have much hope left for Canaan. “These gangs are the children of the state,” he says, explaining that the Haitian government created the gangs by arming them with guns sold to them by the police.

“Whether the gangs treat you good or bad, you accept it, because it’s been so long since the state has given us any hope.” Learn more about Haitians' struggle for survival in their own country. Read Long Lead's newest feature 'An Unnatural Disaster,' today: haiti.longlead.com