Haiti

What we learned from Haiti and where to go in Pakistan?

Posted on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:34

[Cross-posted from PakReport Blog, written by Jaro Valuch of Konpa Group]
It was clear pretty early after the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010 that the disaster was exceptional in the scale of destruction as well as it was exceptional in the scale and type of response it triggered. Particularly unprecedential was the response from tech and crisis mapping community.

Haiti, Noula and the Humanitarian Community

Posted on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 09:35
[Cross-posted from Konpa Group Blog, written by Sabina Carlson]
I have read a number of the stories written about the Ushahidi Haiti Deployment, some of which said that it served as a lifeline for many Haitians affected by the earthquake of January 12th. And as the rescue phase transitioned into the recovery phase, as disaster slowly transitioned into development, and as incidents gave way to indicators, our team decided that our platform  had served its purpose and that it was time to close Haiti.ushahidi.com. Our site would always be kept up to serve as a snapshot of the crisis phase.

Wyclef and Bill Clinton Visit as Haiti Teeters on the Edge

Posted on Mon, 08/09/2010 - 18:24
Robert Skinner sends us a dispatch from Port au Prince, his third visit since the earthquake.

My third visit to Haiti since the tragedy of the January 12 earthquake coincided with the visits of two much more noteworthy individuals, Bill Clinton and Wyclef Jean. President Clinton was visiting in his dual, but separate, roles as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Haiti and Co-chair of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC). The Ex-Fugee and renowned entertainer was there to submit his paperwork and announce his candidacy for the Presidency of Haiti.

Wyclef Jean for Prez?

Posted on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 23:01

In a world where being an actor, a rock star, or sex video vixen is sufficient qualification for people to sit up and pay attention to your ideas about how to solve world poverty, it comes as no great shock that Wyclef Jean has decided to run for President of Haiti. Herewith, we attempt two arguments in favor of the former Fugees frontman’s candidacy, and two against.
In Favor:

Attorney Duo Creates Microfinance Project to Aid Haitian Farmers…

Posted on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 11:19

Thomas Adcock
New York Law Journal     July 22, 2010
Ralph Delouis and R. Andrew Richards scarcely knew one another at the New York offices of McCarter & English before their June mission to Haiti, which had been ravaged by the aftermath of January’s earthquake. But what they had in common was [...]

Interview with Haiti President Rene Preval.

Posted on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 08:12
An in depth interview with Haitian president Rene Preval, conducted by Ray Suarez of PBS

An in depth interview with Haitian president Rene Preval, conducted by Ray Suarez of PBS.  Not surprisingly, Preval laments the pace of reconstruction funding, particularly the slow pace of rubble removal.  Preval also raises concerns that too much funding is by-passing the government and going directly to NGOs.  This is similar criticism that UN skeptical envoy Bill Clinton has leveled at the reconstruction ef

Interview with Haiti President Rene Preval.

Posted on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 08:12
An in depth interview with Haitian president Rene Preval, conducted by Ray Suarez of PBS

An in depth interview with Haitian president Rene Preval, conducted by Ray Suarez of PBS.  Not surprisingly, Preval laments the pace of reconstruction funding, particularly the slow pace of rubble removal.  Preval also raises concerns that too much funding is by-passing the government and going directly to NGOs.  This is similar criticism that UN skeptical envoy Bill Clinton has leveled at the reconstruction ef

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