How poverty affects the way people think, feel and act. A new clinic design in Haiti might signal a shift for the future. Some talented artists emerging in Haiti, producing beautiful art. {video ~5 mins} Haiti’s political crisis contiunes despite accord. Cheap, all terrain wheelchair for people living in rural,
Arcade Fire singer backs Haiti coffee project. Misuse of antibiotics will lead to catastrophic results. Please consider supporting efforts to avoid such an outcome. A discussion of the challenges and opportunities with the future of sustainable energies in Haiti. Encouraging news on some small, measured growth in the five years
Please pray for peace and resolution as political tensions in Haiti continue to rise. Here is the US State Department’s report on Human Rights Practices in Haiti from 2013. Organization for the Rehabilitation of the Environment is doing some substantive work in rural Haiti. Rainn Wilson (Dwight from the Office)
Tensions rise as political impasse persists in Haiti. Haiti’s amputee soccer team heading to Amputee World Cup. A missionary from Thailand writes eloquently about some not-so-often-talked-about struggles missionaries must endure. Marriott is scheduled to open a major hotel in Port-au-Prince in February, with possible expansion in the future. A beach
Cool invention! Prototype of a portable, inflatable incubator, cost around $400 to make as opposed to the ones used in hospitals that cost upwards of $47K. Huge possibilities for the developing contexts. In case you are ever in NYC, here is where you can find some great Haitian food. A
Haitian police will be put to the test as UN Peacekeeping Force will downsize their presence from 5,021 troops to 2,370 by June 2015. Some interesting statistics on missionaries and stress: what contributes to it and we can work to reduce it. A long, shake-your-head-kind-of-look into how some things go
