Posts Tagged 'Haiti'
Problems with orphanages in Haiti and Cambodia
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Those of you that follow my blog regularly know that I’ve write about the problems with orphanages often. In fact, I’ve written 12 posts on the topic. Just this week two articles came out in the news that…
10 lessons from Haiti – by DEC
Monday, March 7th, 2011
This video was produced by DEC (the Disaster Emergency Committee) and is based on the findings from their recent study Urban Disasters – Lessons from Haiti.
(if the video does not appear, click on the title of the…
More perspectives on Haiti – Radio interviews
Friday, January 21st, 2011
I’ve teamed up with Utah Public Radio to record a series of interviews examining the recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti from a variety of perspectives. The initial interviews aired January 13th and the second round aired…
Great Expectations
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
I’ve been mulling over the Haiti recovery efforts this past week as I’ve interviewed people for two shows on Utah Public Radio. One issue that has come up is the fact that nonprofits have created unrealistic…
Perspectives on Haiti – Radio interviews
Friday, January 14th, 2011
I’ve teamed up with Utah Public Radio to record a series of interviews examining the recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti from a variety of perspectives. The first set of interviews were aired yesterday, January 13th. The next…
Some early thoughts on Haiti
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Over the past three weeks I’ve interviewed around a dozen people regarding the recovery efforts in Haiti. Half have been from the Haitian diaspora that have returned to Haiti to help after the disaster and half have been expats from the…
Natural Disasters and Haiti
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Interesting set of charts created by OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) to put the Haiti earthquake into perspective. Thoughts?
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The truth is complex
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
Native Americans complain that they are stereotyped as either the “wise Indian”, think Chief Seattle, or as the blood-thirsty savage and drunkard. When in truth, each person falls somewhere in-between. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses. Each is colored…
A plane full of volunteers bound for Haiti
Sunday, June 13th, 2010
As we sat in the airport awaiting our flight to Haiti, I was amazed at the number of teenagers clad in matching t-shirts going to Haiti to help with the recovery efforts. It reminded me of when I was a…
CDC Cautions Volunteers to Haiti
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
While researching which immunizations I might need before I head to Haiti for an upcoming consultancy, I was surprised to find the Center for Disease Control cautioning people against going to Haiti to volunteer. Here is what they…
