Highlights from Haiti: 5 December 2014

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

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Highlights from Haiti: 28 November 2014

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

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Highlights from Haiti: 21 November 2014

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

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Highlights from Haiti: 14 November 2014

70 Haitians found on an island near Puerto Rico. Severe flooding hits northern Haiti and DR. A $24M grant is helping to strengthen the public education in Haiti. Famous designer Kenneth Cole opens a boutique in Haiti. 80 athletes representing Haiti at the Central America & Caribbean Games. The proof

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Photos from Cazale

ducks 🙂 heading home with suitcases on your horse normal outside cooking at a family home bananas beautiful flowers papaya tree irrigation ditch used during the dry season for watering crops taking the cows to the river for a cool drink of water local river     beautiful mountains surrounding

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Highlights from Haiti: 31 October 2014

 Uncertainty regarding former President Aristide is mounting. Eco Toilets, turning waste into fertilizer while helping with sanitation issues Here is a free resource, Rural Medical Education Guidebook, that might benefit you if you are providing healthcare in such a context. Could surfing spark tourism in Haiti? US Government pushing to

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