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Melissa Winkler
Posted by melissa.winkler on March 23rd, 2010
Minouche lost her home and husband in January's devastating earthquake in Haiti. I met her last week in Bel Air, a vast and congested shantytown of makeshift tents and shacks now home to nearly 4,000 people, including Minouche and her six children. more »
Posted in Women, Haiti | Tags: emergency, humanitarian, Melissa Winkler, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters | 5 Comments
Posted by melissa.winkler on March 3rd, 2010
The IRC’s Melissa Winkler is in Haiti to help earthquake survivors tell their stories and to document the IRC’s emergency work. She shared these photos from the shanty towns of Port-au-Prince, where a high concentration of people, paltry or non-existent sanitation and the buildup of waste pose a massive health threat. more »
Posted in Health, Haiti | Tags: health, humanitarian, Melissa Winkler, sanitation, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters |
Posted by melissa.winkler on February 24th, 2010
Kay Fanm means “women’s house” in Creole and for 25 years the Haitian organization has provided safety, sanctuary and hope for thousands of vulnerable women and girls, particularly victims of violence. Last month’s earthquake destroyed Kay Fanm’s main office and a facility the group used for counseling, education and other programs. more »
Posted in Women, Haiti | Tags: humanitarian, Melissa Winkler, photos, Haiti Earthquake, natural disasters, women, Kay Fanm |
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on June 19th, 2008
Posted in Iraqi Refugees, War, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, Huffington Post, humanitarian, Melissa Winkler, Obama |
Posted by The.IRC on November 20th, 2007
Posted in Children & Youth, Iraqi Refugees, Iraq, Jordan | Tags: refugees, humanitarian, Melissa Winkler, Melissa Winkler in Jordan | 2 Comments
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