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Haitian Singer and His Guitar Fight Urge to Weep (International Herald Tribune)

Beken, known for songs about redemption, lost his home and is struggling to find the will to make music again.

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Are We Reconstructing Yet? Friday, 16 July 2010, 3:14 am

This week marked six months since the earthquake.  According to President Preval, it also marked the week that the emergency phase ended and reconstruction began.  Yet at the same time residents of the Corrail Cesselesse camp were struggling with the consequences of a rain storm that destroyed up to 300 tents and caused 1,700 to seek emergency shelter.  With the rainy season underway, the situation is precarious for the displaced.  Security, especially for women and children, is still a major concern.  Is this an emergency operation, a reconstruction effort, or both?

Source: Haiti Innovation News/Actualités Haiti Innovation News/Actualités | Bryan Schaaf

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