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Haiti

The Hot, Hard Work of Helping Haiti

by Joy Portella | February 5, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Feb. 3 Today was a flurry of activity, and I got to visit a variety of Mercy Corps’ Haiti response work. … Read More»

Barely Getting by in Port-au-Prince

by Joy Portella | February 5, 2010 at 3:09 PM

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Life hanging by a thread

by CARE | February 3, 2010 at 3:56 PM

At the fragile moment in time when a life enters the world, when a child leaves the warm, protective cocoon of her mother's womb, one gesture can change everything. … Read More»

The World Around Me

by ladylurksalot | February 3, 2010 at 3:20 AM

The horror of the tragedy in Haiti may not be fully realized here in my small town in Alberta. … Read More»

A Community's Enthusiasm to Heal Their Children

by Joy Portella | February 3, 2010 at 12:43 AM

Today was my first day in Haiti. It’s an experience to arrive here: I came on a small plane with five other aid workers, two of them were Mercy Corps colleagues. … Read More»

Haiti: Help Women's Leadership Rise

January 28, 2010

Women have not only been disproportionately affected by Haiti's 7.0 magnitude earthquake, but they hold the key to Haiti's future. Read More »

Lifting women leaders with our voices

by jadefrank | January 27, 2010 at 7:46 PM | PulseWire Community Updates

In the wake of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, our hearts go out to those who have lost their lives, especially grassroots women leaders like Myriam Merlet, Magalie Marcelin and Anne Marie Coriolan. … Read More»

Comforting Kids in Haiti

by Griff | January 27, 2010 at 6:20 PM

Trying to get to Port-Au-Prince is no easy task. After being bumped and having another flight cancelled from Santo Domingo, I finally made it to ground zero, albeit a day later than planned. … Read More»

Holding Up Haiti: Women Respond to Nightmare Earthquake

by acdadesky

Returning to the country she was raised in to respond to the aftermath of Haiti’s January 12th earthquake, journalist Anne-christine D’adesky finds that amidst the rubble women leaders are poised to take charge. Read More »

"There's no doubt that the earthquake has had a massive impact on Haitian women, in ways that we as feminists and women leaders have yet to really take in."

Liliane Pierre-Paul

An Ominous Debt: Sign up to Drop Haiti´s Debt

by jap21 | January 20, 2010 at 2:05 PM

Our lives cannot be the same again. We are all with Haiti, yes, but there is something we can do that will help Haitians recover a little bit faster: ERASE THAT DEBT! … Read More»