Voices of Haiti A daily photo essay by Jeremy Cowart
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Voices of Haiti
A daily photo essay by Jeremy Cowart
“Amara’s Art”
When we encountered all these children, I knew right away what I wanted to do. I wanted to give them some of my art supplies and just let them escape for a while. That they did. That simple little gift might have been the most useful thing I did on my Haiti trip. They were glowing with those markers and for a while, they forgot all about their injuries.
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“Oh Jesus!”
We caught him spraying his prayer over each wall he encountered on his way to town. I was fascinated by this simple message.
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“I will rise from my ashes.”
The day before this photo was taken, this man was put in charge of ALL destruction and reconstruction of Port-Au-Prince. He was about to enter an important meeting when we approached him about this concept. He angrily replied “You think I have time to actually THINK about this??” We said “we just need a quick thought – a sentence or two.” He snatched the paper from our hands and wrote down “I will rise from my ashes.”
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“A paradise in need of dire help!!!”
There are about 13,000 US soldiers in Haiti now. It is a tough job to keep a positive mindset when you are trying to help crowds of thousands of hungry people.
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“We’re afraid of the rain.”
When you combine a couple hundred thousand people living under sheets and sticks on hills made of dirt, you can imagine why they’re aftraid of the rain.
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“The backyard of January 12th.”
Tent cities have poppepd up everywhere. Hundreds of thousands of homes are destroyed. This sign should be the entrance sign for all of Port-Au-Prince.
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“I wish I could turn back time.”
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“You learn how to walk by falling.”
When we arrived at the tent city in Ste Therese Parc, Bruno, 28, father of two, was put in charge of his part of the camp. He was the first one to greet us and instantly wanted to participate. I love his message. It’s the perfect example of the strength and resiliance of the Haitian people.
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“Work is freedom and we have what it takes.”
We were taking pictures on the main boulevard in Downtown Port-Au-Prince when this woman walked by and said that she had a message to tell the world. Haitians are hard workers, all they need is jobs.
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“In all of my struggles I’ve realized Jesus loves me.”
The marks on her arm are from a severe car accident she was in 2 years ago. She says she has miraculously dodged death many times in her life. She even lost her entire family in the earthquake. I’m honestly not sure that I’ve ever met a kinder, more gentle person in my life. We had a great connection and I bought her some nice, cold drinks after this photo.
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“God Save Haiti”
He worked all his life to dig this spot out of the mountain by hand and build a home for his wife and six kids. Standing in the rubble of what was once his house, he is eager to rebuild but has no money to do so.
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“I am not better than her!”
For 6 long days Christian searched the rubble for his older sister. He found her just before they gave up on the 7th day as someone was about to throw her in the trash. He said, “Hey, she’s not trash, she’s my sister!” He brought her home that day and buried her here in his front yard underneath where he’s sitting.
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“We need help.”
Jerry is the star graffiti artist in Haiti. You can see his positive messages everywhere you go in Port-Au-Prince. He initially turned down this offer cause he didn’t want people to know his face. But he then changed his mind and said “It’s at times like this that artists must lead the way.”
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“home sweet home”
This photo is half sarcasm, half sincerity. He is completely distraught and clueless as to how he is going to rebuild his home and his life. But he loves Haiti and has determination to rebuild.
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“Where will we learn now God?”
Before the earthquake Jimmy was in law school and minoring in English. His plan was to be the provider for his family pictured here. His school was destroyed in the earthquake.
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“We need change for the youth.”
In Haiti, even before the quake, few people had access to schools. Official numbers are saying 90% of the schools were destroyed by the earthquake… elementary, middle, high schools, colleges, everything. This young man knows that something must change in order for his life and the life of his friends to get better.
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“Where will I go when it rains?”
The rainy season is something Haitians fear even in the most normal of times. The quake destroyed over 250,000 houses and the homeless are now looking through the rubble for any piece of scrap to build themselves a new home.
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“Having my leg chopped off is nothing. What troubles me is my country’s government.”
This is a very common thought in Haiti. When I was there, the government was completely missing. Even cops were nowhere to be found. Haitians can get through injury and suffering. But they still need leadership.
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“The fact that I’m still alive does not mean I’m better than the others. It’s just a gift from God.”
This woman saw everything she owned collapse right in front of her. She now lives in a tent city among hundreds of thousands of others on what used to be Haiti’s only golf course.
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“Love Conquers All.”
We heard that evening that there was a wedding taking place. Immediately we started driving around in the general area where the wedding was and we finally found it. The bride and groom were walking out the door as we pulled up. We explained the concept and they agreed right away. As soon as we asked them if they knew what they had to say, they wrote down “Love Conquers All.” It was a stunning statement for such a devastating time of need. After the photo was taken, we drove them to their “honeymoon” in a tent city.
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“God do not abandon your children.”
The earthquake left over a million people homeless. We met this woman at one of the many makeshift tent cities where living conditions are incredibly difficult. “There is no worse feeling in the world, as a mother, than to be unable to properly take care of your child.”
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“The earth can shake but Haiti remains in my heart.”
Mathieu lost 2 siblings, but he still works the streets in hope of a better Haiti.
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