Haiti — a call for action from donors
Image via Wikipedia In its lead editorial on Nov. 7th, the Washington Post issues a wakeup call for attention to Haiti and the painfully slow recovery from the earthquake almost 10 months ago. Titled...
View ArticleRecovery in Haiti — not a linear process
Image by British Red Cross. via Flickr Relief or rebuild? Balancing Haiti’s cholera crisis with long-term recovery. Source is a blog named Civil Society, under the category of fundraising; Nov. 16,...
View ArticleHaiti recovery – big problems and strong language re donors being duped and...
Image via Wikipedia Major Aid Organizations “Duped Donors” and “Failed Haiti” Group Charges; HuffPost, Nov. 19. The Disaster Accountability Project (DAP) released an online petition today, targeting...
View ArticleHaiti — struggling with “the development gap”
Image via Wikipedia This Wash. Post article provides an unusually insightful explanation of the slow recovery process in Haiti. Among the causes described are the extreme poverty, lack of a viable...
View ArticleHigher Education in Haiti – new university underway
Image via Wikipedia One positive and hopeful sign of recovery in Haiti is the plan to create a new, modern university. See New University to Rise in Haiti as Higher Education There In Collapse. Huff...
View ArticleRecovery in Haiti – one year after the earthquake
Image via Wikipedia Jan. 7th,Still Shaky; A Year After the Earthquake in Haiti, the Key to Stability Is to Build the State. RAND report, Jan. 7, 2011. This short report focuses on the public...
View ArticleBanking via Mobile Phones — innovative new program launched in Haiti
Image via Wikipedia A innovative effort to reestablish both phone and banking services in Haiti. See Gates Foundation, U.S. Government Back Cell Phone Banking for Haiti Haitian cellular provider...
View ArticleInnovative Uses of Digital Devices and Media (traditional and new) in Haiti
Image via Wikipedia Since this week marks the one year anniversary of the Haiti Earthquake, there are many reports and articles being released. My colleague Kim Stephens has highlighted five reports...
View ArticleSome Good News From Haiti
Intensity map for the 2010 Haiti earthquake (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A recent news clip notes that Haiti Has Become A Role Model For The Region In Disaster Preparedness. Some excerpts follow: Barely...
View ArticleHaiti – still waiting for recovery
In Reviving Haiti, Lofty Hopes and Hard Truths; NY Times, Dec. 24. When you look at things, you say, ‘Hell, almost three years later, where is the reconstruction?’ ” said Michèle Pierre-Louis, a...
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