Coming to Haiti "for business" may seem like a contradiction in terms to anyone familiar with the headlines on this impoverished nation. Nevertheless,...
The loss of funding means that in months, thousands of patients -- people we have the tools, skills, and expertise to save -- will become sick, and hundreds more may needlessly die. This wouldn't be accepted in a wealthy country. And we're not willing to accept it in Haiti.
The key may be in Haiti's time-tested agricultural or faming tradition and expertise. Workers are ready to work and the lucky ones have cooperatives led by people who care about their employees' well-being.
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.
At some point, the progressive forces who seek to liberate Haiti from the constant cycle of detrimental Western influence will have to get beyond their political differences.
Inside this crew, there's a core group of folks that are determined to take this quiet competence and use it to contribute to solving bigger problems -- all while being ready for sound check at 4:00 p.m.
In order to get a better perspective of what was happening on the ground, on January 11, 2011 I interviewed the President of Yele Foundation International, Hugh Locke while he was in Haiti.
Jacques-Philippe Piverger deals with money.
In his professional life, he's managed billions of dollars in assets as an analyst in venture capital an...
An hour and a half after leaving the crowded streets of Port-au-Prince, we arrived at the gates of the new Camejo Hospital in Leogane, a town only 20 miles outside the capital city.
It began as a trickle of questions and sketchy information last night. An email from a friend and colleague in Haiti: "Do you know what is happening a...
Journalist Linda Polman discussed corruption and aid organizations, the topic of her new book, "The Crisis Caravan: What's Wrong With Humanitarian Aid...
Six months after the quake, the people of Haiti have a right to know who promised aid, when delivery can be expected, and what recourse they have if deadlines are not met.
Haiti has rarely been a country that makes the news for the right reasons. But six months ago the whole world's attention was focused on this small C...
The Disaster Accountability Project found that of the 197 organizations identified as soliciting money for their activities in Haiti following the earthquake only six have provided factual situation reports itemizing their activities.
Mariela is down to just one goat.
Three months ago, the grandmother in her seventies had four of the creatures living in her simple home in Haiti's ...
Our last full day in Haiti brought us another unexpected and auspicious meeting. On our first visit to Haiti the month before, Rosemary and I had met ...
One of the sure but less obvious signs that our work is going well, and that it is meant to go well, is the increased incidence of synchronistic exper...
The end goal should be a new era for foreign assistance; one that does not rely on Cold War-era rationales. Still, though, the window to enact lasting change is closing.
Yesterday, Michelle Obama, the first lady, and Jill Biden, the wife of vice president Joe Biden, visited Haiti. The visit, Mrs. Obama's first solo t...
The young generation living in Haiti will view the country through an earthquake-tinted lens. Put aside all politics and get at the truth that underlies the oppression and depression in this nation.