AP Reporter’s take on the struggle that was 2010 for the Haitian people

By: Casey Zachary AP reporter Jonathan Katz (@KatzOnEarth) chronicles the emotional, psychological, and physical struggles of a Haitian man named Aliodor has faced since the Earthquake. Here is his excellent article. It is a sad state of affairs, that nearly one year after the quake, solutions still seem so terribly

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Soup Joumou for Independence Day in Haiti

By: Casey Zachary Haitian Soup Joumou is more than just soup. This is their independence day soup, this is what Haitians drink all day on New Year’s day, January 1st, the day they celebrate their independence day. Haitian Pumpkin soup/soup joumou is tradition. The Haitian revolution began in 1791 and ended January

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Are You Living It?

Isaiah 58:6-11 (NIV) 6 “ Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you

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Haitian Prayers

Senye, Ede nou pa atache ak batanklan. Nou ka gen kat wob jodi a, men petet l’a gen yon jou ke nou pa gen ditou. Ede n’ atache nou a pawol Bondye. Lord, Help us not to connect ourselves to things, we may have four dresses today, but maybe there

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Haitian Proverbs

Pa jete vye chodye: w’a bezwen l’ anko Don’t throw away the old kettle, you’ll need it again

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