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For-profit orphanages keep Haitian families apart
Posted by Jennifer Morgan on March 23rd, 2011
"Stop reunifying children with their families!" These were the words that greeted me when I arrived at work one morning a few months ago, from the director of a Port-au-Prince orphanage, furious at me for doing my job: tracing the relatives of children separated from their families. more »
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Pledwaye ann Ayiti (Advocacy in Haiti)
Posted by RoxannePaisible_IRC on March 2nd, 2011
I recently traveled to Haiti to facilitate a workshop for civil society organizations in Haiti to help them engage effectively with decision makers as the country rebuilds after the January 2010 earthquake. more »
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Wake Up Call: Melody Munz - Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Posted by The.IRC on January 14th, 2011
I think that women can play a significant role in the long-term recovery of this nation. Based on what I've seen in our own staff and in the people that we see in the camps, they are capable, they are thinking, they are sharp — and they want their lives to improve. more »
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IRC's 'detective work' still reuniting families in Haiti
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 13th, 2011
One year on, the IRC and other aid groups in Haiti are -- amazingly -- still reuniting children and families who were separated in the chaos of the January 12 earthquake. more »
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Haiti, one year after the earthquake - reuniting children and families
Posted by Jennifer Morgan on January 13th, 2011
It's been nearly a year since I first arrived in Haiti to help lead the IRC's efforts to reunite children and families who were separated by the 2010 earthquake. Many thousands of children lost their parents in the disaster, and thousands more lost contact with their living relatives in the chaos that followed. more »
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Haiti marks one year since the earthquake [Audio slideshow]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 12th, 2011
My IRC colleague Susana Ferreira captured some of the sights and sounds of the day as the people of Port-au-Prince marked the first anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake. more »
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Haiti: The IRC's work by the numbers
Posted by The.IRC on January 12th, 2011
30 camps ... 24,000 medical consultations ... Here are just a few of the numbers that measure the impact of our IRC colleagues working in Haiti. more »
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Haiti's 'miracle baby' one year later [CNN video]
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on January 12th, 2011
Baby Jenny Alexis was two months old when she was pulled alive from the rubble of her Port-au-Prince home four days after the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake. Thought to be orphaned, Jenny was evacuated to a Southern Florida medical center for urgent treatment. more »
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Cholera after the earthquake [New photos from Haiti]
Posted by Gerald.Martone on January 12th, 2011
IRC cholera response teams are operating in 30 camps throughout Port-au-Prince teaching people about the disease, how to treat it, and how to prevent it. I took these photos of some of the teams at work over the past week. more »
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Women helping women in Haiti
Posted by Madeleine Rene on January 11th, 2011
I’m a native of Petit Goave, Haiti. I am 30 years old. When I was 12, I witnessed the rape of my older sister, which caused her death. As I grew up I felt the need to fight against rape which was very common where I lived. When I was 18, my partner beat me but I knew nothing about my rights. I feel very motivated to work as an IRC volunteer because it is an opportunity to help other women facing situations like mine. more »
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