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Creole Lessons

Dr. Jane Aronson | Posted 04.26.2012

Dr. Jane Aronson

I remember thinking that I loved the Creole language and found it whimsical in sound, and warm, loving and childlike in meaning.

Haiti Journal #3 -- The Highs and Lows of Fieldwork

Dr. Jane Aronson | Posted 04.25.2012

Dr. Jane Aronson

Everyone was astonished by the condition of both buildings from the earthquake ... and the tent camps that still remain in the main square.

Haiti Journal #2: A Visit to Our Toy Library and the Problem of Social Orphans

Dr. Jane Aronson | Posted 04.24.2012

Dr. Jane Aronson

The vast majority of orphans in Haiti (and most likely in the rest of the world) are social orphans: their parents are alive, but for many reasons, they are not raising their children.

Haiti Journal #4 - Culture, Literacy and Medicine

Dr. Jane Aronson | Posted 04.23.2012

Dr. Jane Aronson

In Haiti, store signs are symbols or photographs, not words. That's because few Haitians read anything except the Bible.

Community and the Death of my Good Friend, Tersh Murdoch

Dr. Jane Aronson | Posted 04.21.2012

Dr. Jane Aronson

The work of WWO is about community, and all international development work should be based on the simplest of formulas to help needy people rally within their community to hold strong and escape poverty and conflict.

Helping Haitian Orphans Through Sports and Community Building

Dr. Jane Aronson | Posted 09.12.2011

Dr. Jane Aronson

What do kids do all day in a "tent camp"? Well, when school is out, since there is no camp or summer program in the community, they do a lot of nothing.

'Orphan Doctor' Calls on World Community to End Orphan Crisis by Tackling Poverty

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Luce

Dr. Jane Aronson, founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO), has issued a bold response today to a recent article on child trafficking. J...