August 30th, 2010
Church World Service August 27, 2010 Petite Riviere de l’Artibonite, Haiti — It was nearing the end of another hot, sunny day near Petite Riviere in the northern department, or province, of Artibonite, and Arnold …
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August 30th, 2010
After a deadly earthquake, Haiti faces another major threat — disease
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August 30th, 2010
One Week in Haiti…six months after the earthquake By Susan Koenig While many of the Grand Traverse Region’s area residents were enjoying the 4th-of-July fireworks, I was accompanying Dr. Marty Arkin, M.D., en route to Fond des Blancs, Haiti, 70 miles southwest of the capital, Port au Prince, to participate in an eye clinic for rural Haitians.
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August 30th, 2010
Larry Feeler flew into Haiti not knowing what to expect. As his plane got closer to the ground, he saw something unusual dot the lush green and mountainous landscape. Feeler realized that the blue colors interspersed across the outskirts of…
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August 30th, 2010
The humanitarian disaster in Haiti and Pakistan is similar in magnitude, International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva told the Brussels press on 27 August, just after her return from devastated Pakistan.
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August 30th, 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Sherrie Fausey’s Christian school in Haiti was destroyed in the earthquake in January, and one child was killed. But classes will start again today, more than a month before the rest of the country’s schools.
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August 29th, 2010
It was a rainy Tuesday night, just before dark. Lightning was flashing in the distance and the frogs were starting their chorus. Most of the businesses in the industrial office park off Shad Road had closed for the day, but Stay Tuned Studios was just cranking up. Down the hallway known as Rock and Roll Avenue, a couple of cover bands were setting up in Studios B and C. In Studio D, the youth …
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August 27th, 2010
Wyclef Jean has returned to music following his failed bid to run for president of Haiti to blast officials for rejecting his campaign for office in a new song.
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August 27th, 2010
Haitian hip-hop star Wyclef Jean has turned to music to express his anger and disappointment after a failed presidential candidacy.
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August 27th, 2010
WYCLEF JEAN has returned to music following his failed bid to run for president of Haiti – to blast officials for rejecting his campaign for office in a new…
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Imagine you are working in a setting affected by a natural disaster, conflict, or both. How would you determine the number of liters of water per day beneficiaries need? How many calories of food per day? How many latrines for how many people? What level of malnutrition signals an emergency? Look no further than the Sphere Handbook, a set of minimum standards and indicators that represents the strong consensus of the international humanitarian community on these and other issues. The handbook is a useful tool for planning, carrying out, and evaluating humanitarian assistance programs. As of today, it is available in Kreyol. Please share with your Haitian counterparts.
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