Information About Haiti

I returned to Haiti in mid June, over a month after having produced a documentary called Rescued on two children whose precarious lives depend on an orphanage run by American Christian missionaries. I don’t have another story to report. I just want to go back. I am haunted by these kids. Cendy Juene is just 6 and she has no one person in the world caring for her, just the kindness of the staff …

Acclaimed Canadian indie-rock sensation Arcade Fire is backing a new initiative to support the reconstruction of earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Three Canadian cabinet minister refused to accept blame on Monday for the slowness of relief efforts and reconstruction in Haiti, which was supposed to receive hundreds of millions of Canadian dollars in private and government donations from Canadians.

WASHINGTON – The State Department says that one of Haiti’s most pressing needs is to get better shelter for people who lost their homes in the earthquake six months ago.

CBM International Six months ago, a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti just outside the capital Port au Prince. According to the Government of Haiti an estimated 220,000 were killed, 300,000 other were injured and more than 1 …

CORAIL-CESSELESSE, Haiti (AP) — A summer storm ripped through tents and sent solar-powered streetlights crashing down at the government’s primary relocation camp for people left homeless by the January earthquake.

Haiti’s president handed out medals to celebrities, aid-group directors and politicians for post-earthquake work Monday in a ceremony designed to beat back criticism of an uneven recovery that h…

Haiti’s president handed out medals to celebrities, aid-group directors and politicians for post-earthquake work Monday in a ceremony designed to beat back criticism of an uneven recovery that has left 1.6 million people homeless and destitute six months to the day since the disaster.

Six months after a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti, there’s still a lot of work to be done. “People think the worst is over in Haiti, but it’s really not.” explains Katherine Redmond of Colorado Springs bases Compassion International. The already poor country is struggling to get back on its feet after the disaster. “Basically Haiti is still just a lot of rubble.” she says. Compassion …

WASHINGTON – ON THE six-month anniversary of Haiti’s deadly earthquake, President Barack Obama said a rapid international response saved lives but the recovery effort must continue. Speaking on Monday to reporters in the Oval Office after a meeting with President Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic, Mr Obama said his administration is focused on a rebuilding plan for Haiti. The Jan 12 …