Haiti Rewired blogs

I usually re-post the MSPP statistics on Haiti Rewired, a very good blog. After doing so with yesterday's numbers, I got a comment that stopped me cold: "If I wanted to write a comprehensive piece on the cholera outbreak in Haiti, who would you say the three best sources to speak with in Haiti would be?"

That made me think about the general problem of getting reliable…

By Deepa Panchang

February 2, 2012

In a 2011 Forum on the Crisis of Housing in Haiti, a group of camp residents and…

By Deepa Panchang

February 2, 2012

In a 2011 Forum on the Crisis of Housing in Haiti, a group of camp residents and…

This a blog post in response to a nature article (http://www.nature.com/news/a-shaky-future-for-hispaniola-1.9905)

-What a week. More earthquakes are coming, so says the experts. I say more rains are coming too.

-Duvalier might get a pardon, if ever he were to be tried and found guilty. Logic would say, don't waste any money on a trial, since it is almost certain that he (baby Doctor) won't…

This a blog post in response to a nature article (http://www.nature.com/news/a-shaky-future-for-hispaniola-1.9905)

-What a week. More earthquakes are coming, so says the experts. I say more rains are coming too.

-Duvalier might get a pardon, if ever he were to be tried and found guilty. Logic would say, don't waste any money on a trial, since it is almost certain that he (baby Doctor) won't…

Filmmaker Michele Mitchell presented her documentary, "Haiti: Where Did the Money Go?" at a congressional briefing yesterday sponsored by Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Barbara Lee, and Rep. Donald M. Payne (CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot spoke at the briefing, and CEPR helped to publicize the event.) Through visits to Haiti in 2010 and 2011 in which she conducted interviews with IDP camp residents, NGO…

Filmmaker Michele Mitchell presented her documentary, "Haiti: Where Did the Money Go?" at a congressional briefing yesterday sponsored by Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Barbara Lee, and Rep. Donald M. Payne (CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot spoke at the briefing, and CEPR helped to publicize the event.) Through visits to Haiti in 2010 and 2011 in which she conducted interviews with IDP camp residents, NGO…

There is a fascinating discussion hosted on Al Jazeera English today where Inside Story Americas host Anand Naidoo asks: As rebuilding work continues two years after the quake, where did billions of dollars in international aid end up?

Panelists include Kim Ives, from the Haïti Liberte newsweekly; Mark Weisbrot from the Center for Economic and Policy Research; and Ray Laforest, a Haitian activist and community organiser.

Of all the "2 years later" broadcast media coverage I've…

There is a fascinating discussion hosted on Al Jazeera English today where Inside Story Americas host Anand Naidoo asks: As rebuilding work continues two years after the quake, where did billions of dollars in international aid end up?

Panelists include Kim Ives, from the Haïti Liberte newsweekly; Mark Weisbrot from the Center for Economic and Policy Research; and Ray Laforest, a Haitian activist and community organiser.

Of all the "2 years later" broadcast media coverage I've…

This image is a very encouraging sign for Haiti. Five school girls preparing for their school day. The back drop appears to be their new school building. Their clean uniforms and the fresh paint on the wall signal a potential change for Haiti's future. They have great opportunity waiting for them within these block walls.

In 2-years the…

MIREBALAIS, Haiti – Officials and builders from Haiti, The Dominican Republic, and the United States gathered here Tuesday to celebrate the completion of phase one of construction on the Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital. The 320-bed facility, located just outside downtown Mirebalais, is the result of a collaborative effort between the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) and Partners in Health, an American non-profit focused on international public…

MIREBALAIS, Haiti – Officials and builders from Haiti, The Dominican Republic, and the United States gathered here Tuesday to celebrate the completion of phase one of construction on the Mirebalais National Teaching Hospital. The 320-bed facility, located just outside downtown Mirebalais, is the result of a collaborative effort between the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP) and Partners in Health, an American non-profit focused on international public…

After gathering the data, it turns out that Haiti has the largest mobile wallet ecosystem of the region.

Success and Haiti are two words that rarely go together. Haiti is not only the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean, but it has been beaten by recent earthquakes and hurricanes that unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe. Mobile penetration is the lowest in the region, between 35 and 40% of a total population of 10…

After gathering the data, it turns out that Haiti has the largest mobile wallet ecosystem of the region.

Success and Haiti are two words that rarely go together. Haiti is not only the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean, but it has been beaten by recent earthquakes and hurricanes that unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe. Mobile penetration is the lowest in the region, between 35 and 40% of a total population of 10…

Starting January 12th, to help commemorate the two-year anniversary of the Haitian earthquake, we will be having a week-long, commemorative online release during which award winning Haitian documentary film LIFT UP will be available online and for free at http://liftupmovie.com/. 

For LIFT UP, January 12th also marks the end of a successful, year-long international film festival tour during which LIFT…

Starting January 12th, to help commemorate the two-year anniversary of the Haitian earthquake, we will be having a week-long, commemorative online release during which award winning Haitian documentary film LIFT UP will be available online and for free at http://liftupmovie.com/. 

For LIFT UP, January 12th also marks the end of a successful, year-long international film festival tour during which LIFT…

By Alexis Erkert and Beverly Bell

January 4, 2012

As 2012 begins, a growing movement of displaced people and their allies in Haiti is actively claiming the right to housing, which is recognized by both the Haitian constitution and international treaties to which Haiti is…

By Alexis Erkert and Beverly Bell

January 4, 2012

As 2012 begins, a growing movement of displaced people and their allies in Haiti is actively claiming the right to housing, which is recognized by both the Haitian constitution and international treaties to which Haiti is…

In a recently published audit by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on community health and AIDS mitigation project in Haiti, fourteen recommendations were made to help the agency improved its  oversight of the project.

Haiti's healthcare system is on life support. Many people have no access to it, and those with access can barely get the basics. However, It is in one of a few areas that the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have made some real…

In a recently published audit by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on community health and AIDS mitigation project in Haiti, fourteen recommendations were made to help the agency improved its  oversight of the project.

Haiti's healthcare system is on life support. Many people have no access to it, and those with access can barely get the basics. However, It is in one of a few areas that the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have made some real…