This morning, Nicole Balliette, Deputy Director of the Haiti Earthquake Emergency Response effort, will testified before Congress about the emergency response effort. Below is her testimony to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, part of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Thank you Chairman Engel (NY) and Ranking Member Mack (FL) for calling this important [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Dear Friend, Six months ago the earth shook in Haiti for 35 seconds. Thirty-five seconds that ended so many lives and changed many more. Let me share with you a story that is very typical of life in Haiti over the last six months. Elucienne Lampi was at her street stall selling goods when the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Madeleine Philbin is regional director for CRS-Midwest. She is based in Chicago. “I mean! It’s incredible …” says Farid, with emotion, as we drive through the particularly destroyed neighborhood around Sacre Coeur church, almost a ghost town. I also know it’s the neighborhood where Farid grew up. He continues, “…Italy eliminated from the World Cup—in [...]
Read the rest of this entry »This is a reprint of our latest Haiti press release. It foreshadows more coverage to be published Monday, July 12, the 6-month anniversary of the quake. CRS has made strides in meeting desperate need since the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, feeding some 900,000 people and providing food, water, sanitation, shelter materials and medical care [...]
Read the rest of this entry »I arrived at Port -au-Prince’s Toussaint airport today. The name Toussaint reminded me of Haiti’s history as the only nation to gain independence through a slave revolt. It seems so cruel that the people who triumphed over slavery more than 200 years ago are now struggling to rebuild their country after the earthquake of Jan. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »You may have seen or heard about a report on the Wednesday, May 12 edition of the CBS Evening News titled “Following the Aid Money to Haiti.” The piece looked at the top five U.S. aid agencies that have raised the most money for Haiti and how much they’ve spent so far. The implication is [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Issa Bitang (far right), who works for CRS Dominican Republic, talks with youth in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. CRS is considering starting a youth employment project there. Photo by Lane Hartill/CRS Issa Bitang knows a thing or two about youth employment. In 1990, after his parents separated, the 15-year-old quickly became an adult. He cared for himself, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Pouchaina, 11, pushes her 3-year-old sister, Ashlinda, down a street in Ounaminthe, Haiti, as she sucks on a frozen treat. Their home collapsed in the January 12 earthquake. Photo by Lane Hartill/CRS Pouchaina stood in the shade of the mango tree, legs crossed, surrounded by adults. She talked to no one. And nobody talk to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »You must have the flash player in order to watch this video. var so = new SWFObject(“http://multimedia.crs.org/_flash/crsvideo.swf”, “mymovie”, “320″, “261″, “8″, “#336699″); so.addVariable(“runState”, “false”); so.addVariable(“preview”, “http://multimedia.crs.org/media/video/haiti/2010-04/Price_FoyeRenmen_MerciCRS_320x240.jpg”); so.addVariable(“vid”, “http://multimedia.crs.org/media/video/haiti/2010-04/Price_FoyeRenmen_MerciCRS_blog_320x240.flv”); so.addVariable(“vWidth”, “320″); so.addVariable(“vHeight”, “240″); so.addParam(“allowScriptAccess”, “always”); so.addParam(“wmode”, “transparent”); so.addParam(“allowFullScreen”, “true”); so.write(“video”); At the Foundation Renmen (known as the house of love) they escaped the January 12 quake [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The Patalinghug siblings have at least two up on the Jackson 5 – an additional member, and singing for a purpose. The 4 brothers and two sisters are motivated by family, faith, loving music and, most recently, the plight of earthquake survivors in Haiti. The group, Musix, put on a benefit concert at their parish [...]
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