Haiti Recovery

Amazing Graces: Days Two, Three, and Four

James S. Gordon | Posted 05.02.2012

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James S. Gordon

The loss of life here in Jacmel is far less than in Port-au-Prince but the burden is still heavy. There are of course the ordinary deaths that come with age, and the losses of younger people cut down by accident, sudden illness, or murder.

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Amazing Graces: Days Two and Three

James S. Gordon | Posted 04.30.2012

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James S. Gordon

By the second day there are actually 135 participants -- almost 180 of us altogether. The ones who didn't come to the opening are present and others from the waiting list have found a way.

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The Future For Haiti: Building Back Better

Christy Turlington Burns | Posted 03.26.2012

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Christy Turlington Burns

For our final blog on Haiti we wanted to focus on the future of this beautiful country that is full of untapped natural and human resources. Many readers may ask, what is the silver lining to Haiti's story?

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Is Haiti Doomed to Be the Republic of NGOs?

Vijaya Ramachandran | Posted 03.13.2012

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Vijaya Ramachandran

Haiti's challenges are enormous and there are no easy answers. However, a two-pronged strategy --- registration and monitoring of NGOs and a governmental and donor focus on "core governance" -- may be a good start.

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Two Years Later -- Reimagining Haiti

Maria Bello | Posted 03.13.2012

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Maria Bello

Haiti is not just "rebuilding" with cement and muscle. Haiti is "reimagining" a nation, with a bold vision and collective dream.

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Eleanor Goldberg

Charities Aim To Bring Books, Education To 600,000 Illiterate Youth In Haiti

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 01.12.2012

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Two years after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, 600,000 illiterate children remain out of school, leaving the country's next generation of le...

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INFOGRAPHIC: 2 Years Later, Where Did All The Aid Money For Haiti Go?

Posted 01.11.2012

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Thursday marks the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake that killed 316,000 people, but experts say it could be at least another 10 years before...

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Haiti -- Two Years Post Earthquake: What You May Not Know

Cheryl Mills | Posted 03.10.2012

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Cheryl Mills

Before and since the earthquake in 2010, Haiti has faced great challenges -- ones they are working to confront and to lead the international community in helping them solve.

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EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian And Maria Bello Reveal Why They Went To Haiti

Kim Kardashian | Posted 02.12.2012

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Kim Kardashian

We came to celebrate the thousands of Haitian women who are working tirelessly to bring economic and social justice to all people in Haiti. So to them we say: we are humbled and moved to have been with you and to tell the world about your grace.

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International Community Gathers for "Uni Haiti" at Upper East Gala

Jim Luce | Posted 01.14.2012

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Jim Luce

Although 200 guests were expected, 250 arrived to the United Nations's social club Aux Antilles's 21st annual dinner, this year to benefit the Interna...

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Wings Over Haiti Takes Flight

Lee Schneider | Posted 01.11.2012

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Lee Schneider

Wings Over Haiti is raising $70,000 to build a new self-sustaining solar-powered school that will be larger, with room to store books, supplies, medicine, and room for a garden.

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My Journey Home -- Inspiration for Haiti

Myrdith Leon Mccormack | Posted 10.17.2011

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Myrdith Leon Mccormack

I come from an island in the Caribbean called Haiti. It suffered a devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010. It changed my life forever. It opened my eyes to what I left behind. It made me aware of the opportunities, that this country, America, has afforded me.

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Who's a Hero? Haitians Can Help Themselves, Too

Ella Turenne | Posted 10.15.2011

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Ella Turenne

The rebuilding process needs to be a two-way street. If Sean Penn really wants to make a difference in Haiti, he can use his celebrity to influence his contemporaries to properly support the Haitian people in their own recovery.

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Notes on Haiti

Kieran Fitzgerald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kieran Fitzgerald

When you dash in and out of people's lives, whatever assistance you offer is always limited, and sometimes entirely hamstrung, by the complexity of a new and separate reality. If I am grasping nothing else, it's that Haiti's reality is very complex.

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From Finger Pointing to Building Confidence in Haiti

Nicholas van Praag | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nicholas van Praag

How do we seize initiative in a country that knows only trauma and deception? There's no right answer. But actions that build confidence would be a big first step.

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Our Government-Funded Mission to Make Haiti Christian: Your Tax Dollars, Billy Graham's Son, Monsanto And Sarah Palin

The Awl | Abe Sauer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The story that best describes Haiti's last year is not from a slum, nor from a cholera clinic. It's not to be found in the rubble--but in a courtroom ...

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Haiti Still Buried Under the Rubble of Dueling NGOs: OXFAM Report

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georgianne Nienaber

NGOs must stop operating as corporations. Only by putting themselves out of business, by actually solving problems, can they claim success.

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What I've Learned From Wyclef Jean

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marian Salzman

When Wyclef Jean hired my agency about six months ago, I knew that our mission would be to help him pursue his mission: tirelessly working toward Haiti's recovery.

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WATCH LIVE: National Science Foundation Reports On Humanitarian Crisis In Haiti

Posted 05.25.2011

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At 2:00 p.m. ET, the National Science Foundation hosted a live webcast, featuring researchers who recently returned from Haiti. They primarily studied...

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Build Back Better with Microfinance

Reeta Roy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reeta Roy

As the Haitian government and international donors work to put into place their post-earthquake recovery plans, creating economic hubs outside of Po...

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Haitians Race To Relocate Ahead Of Flooding, Mudslides

AP | EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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CORAIL-CESSELESSE, Haiti — The first of 50,000 earthquake victims that officials fear are most threatened by Haiti's looming rainy season were r...

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The Business of Disaster: Where's the Haiti-Bound Money Going?

Beverly Bell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beverly Bell

U.S. government contracts, paid for by citizen's tax dollars, are being given out to private U.S. corporations for post-earthquake work.

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Haiti Schools Reopen For The First Time

AP | MIKE MELIA | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The official reopening of schools among the ruins of Haiti's capital brought unbridled joy Monday to students like 12-ye...

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Bill Clinton 'Unhappy' With Haiti Progress, Hurricane Preparedness

McClatchy | Jacqueline Charles | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former President Bill Clinton arrived in Haiti's most earthquake-ravaged city Tuesday looking for answers: What would it take to be prepared for hurr...

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Haiti, Six Months Later: Aid from Without, Hope from Within

Chris Herlinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Herlinger

There seemed to be an underlying theme of liberation theology at work in Haiti -- the idea that God is found in acts of solidarity, justice, and dignity.

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