Day: December 3, 2015

Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Sean Penn: IsraAid Inspired and Supported My Humanitarian Work in Haiti

by ISRAEL21c | 12.02.15 5:45 pm On his first visit to Israel, American actor and humanitarian activist Sean Penn declared that the work of his…

2015-12-03
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Students making change for Respire Haiti

Advocate staff photo by STACY GILL — Several fundraisers were held at Zachary High School recently, including the Kiss the Pig contest to help raise…

2015-12-03
Posted in Earthquake/CHOLERA

Program launched to reduce deadly cervical cancer in Haiti

.View gallery . . ST. MARC, Haiti (AP) — A pilot program was launched Wednesday to battle deadly cervical cancer in impoverished Haiti, which has…

2015-12-03
Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

Rebuilding Haiti, One Stitch at a Time

TAKE ACTION Visiting Haiti is an experience measured as much in magic as it is sadness. On a recent trip back I had the opportunity to retrace…

2015-12-03
Posted in DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti

5 Hidden Gems to Visit During Art Basel in Miami’s Little Haiti Neighborhood

Photo: Dagmar Schwelle / Laif / Redux This week last year, a clever meme appeared on social media: “Want to know who’s at Art Basel?…

2015-12-03
Posted in Ag/Farming Earthquake/CHOLERA

Honduras, Myanmar & Haiti top of climate change risk list

Photo: dpa-tmn (AFP) Honduras, Myanmar and Haiti top a new list of nations hardest hit by two decades of storms, floods, landslides and droughts that…

2015-12-03
Posted in Aristide/Preval DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti Elections Govt Incompentece

Ensure integrity of Haiti’s election

Edwige Danticat Haiti finds itself embroiled — again — in an electoral crisis in the midst of a presidential election. This shouldn’t come as a…

2015-12-03