A Second Slave Rebellion in Haiti: What’s the Worth of a Haitian Child? Part III

Beverly Bell, 07.08.2010

Associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies

In Haiti, desperate parents regularly give away their children in the hope that the new family will better feed and educate them. Instead, the children usually end up as child slaves.

The Children’s Place

Dyane Jean François, 07.07.2010

The National Museum of African Art, the Smithsonian and the Haitian government have brought a project to D.C. to showcase the artwork of some Port-au-Prince children after the January quake.

Haiti’s Newest “Hot Spot”

Amanda Lin Costa, 07.02.2010

Writer and Producer for Film and Television

Paolo Chilosi, who runs Multilink, a leading internet provider in Haiti, boldly stated that the internet is as vital as food and water for Haiti less…

‘Orphan Doctor’ Calls on World Community to End Orphan Crisis by Tackling Poverty

Jim Luce, 07.01.2010

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

Dr. Jane Aronson, founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO), has issued a bold response today to a recent article on child trafficking. J…

Slavery in Haiti, Again (Or: What’s the Worth of a Haitian Child? Part II)

Beverly Bell, 07.01.2010

Associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies

In Haiti, the only nation ever to host a successful slave revolution, 225,000 to 300,000 children live in forced and usually violent servitude in a system known as restavèk.

If Afghanistan Aid Is Cut Off for Corruption, Why Not Aid to Senegal and Haiti Too?

Todd Moss, 07.01.2010

Todd Moss is vice president for corporate affairs at the Center for Global Development.

There are two main problems with cutting aid to Afghanistan due to corruption: development there is supposedly part of our national security, and many of our “development partners” are hardly much better.

Food Sovereignty Chronicles II

Eric Holt Gimenez, 07.02.2010

Executive Director, Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy

Why is an international peasant federation taking the lead on climate change? The world’s 1.5 billion smallholders depend on a stable climate for their livelihood.

Hope For Haiti’s Future

Andrew MacCalla, 06.28.2010

Relief worker in Haiti for Direct Relief International

This article originally appeared in the Sacramento Bee. Since the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti on Jan. 12, I’ve spent nearly three mont…

Haitian Cane Workers in the Dominican Republic

Richard Morse, 06.28.2010

Haitian-American musician and hotel manager

My friend Regine, who works with me on our non-profit to give voice to voiceless Haitian people, is about to head off to Batey 8, which is in Barahona…

Jean-Jean’s Survival: What Is the Worth of a Haitian Child (Part I)

Beverly Bell, 06.24.2010

Associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies

An estimated 62 Haitian children out of each 1,000 die in the first year of life, and 85 of those 1,000 never made it to age five. A Haitian child under five dies every hour from hunger.

Haiti for Haitians: Post Quake Haiti

Richard Morse, 06.23.2010

Haitian-American musician and hotel manager

I’ve changed since Haiti’s Earthquake. The best way to help Quake ravaged Port au Prince is to invest in the people and the infrastructure in the Haitian countryside.

Making Haiti Safe for Women Through the Light of a Lamp

Ruth Messinger, 06.23.2010

President and Executive Director, American Jewish World Service

EarthSpark has distributed over 3,000 lamps to the most marginalized Haitian refugee camp communities. One of the unforeseen benefits has been a grassroots organizing effort by and for women.

Trauma Healing for Haitian Nursing Students

James S. Gordon, 06.22.2010

Founder and director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C.

A hundred Hatian nursing students come to our hotel. More than 90 of their classmates died on January 12th in their school building. The sense of sadness and loss are palpable.

Inside a Cab: the Goodness of Small Moments

Heather Paul, 06.21.2010

CEO of SOS Children’s Villages – USA

In the wake of a tragedy like the BP oil spill, we sometimes need to cling to small acts of kindness, small moments of hope that people are fundamentally good and that everything will “somehow work out.”

NYC’s Japan American Association Funds Haitian Students Dream of International Study

Jim Luce, 06.21.2010

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

The Japan American Association (JAA) of New York has made a generous contribution to an important project of Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) in…

World Refugee Day: Remember the Millions Displaced Around the World

Rory Anderson, 06.20.2010

World Vision’s deputy director for advocacy & government

For too many people around the world, displacement is a regular part of their lives, and there is no end in sight.

Trauma Healing for Haitian Red Cross Staff and Volunteers (Croix Rouge Haitien)

James S. Gordon, 06.18.2010

Founder and director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C.

Already at 9am, the air is hot and heavy in the workshop tent. Fifty or sixty people are present, most of them quite young, taking notes, wonderfully …

Jennifer Beals: What a Feeling!

Tamar Abrams, 06.18.2010

Communications strategist for nonprofits

Jennifer Beals is the iconic symbol of the 1980s — big hair, leg warmers and a feline body, star of Flashdance. But the Jennifer Beals of 2010 has morphed into an activist.

Disaster Aid or Aid Disaster? — Haitian’s Thoughts on Foreign Assistance

Beverly Bell, 06.18.2010

Associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies

The international community has pledged or given $9.9 billion in relief and reconstruction aid to Haiti. Yet, for the most part, the impact of these dollars is imperceptible. Where is it going?