A cloud of smoke billowed from downtown Port-au-Prince. News quickly spread that the dwellings of 1,500 families had been demolished by the Haitian government—some with only 24 hours’ notice—to make way for municipality buildings. Families once displaced by the 2012 earthquake now found themselves once again digging through rubble to salvage a few remaining family … [Read more...] about Haiti: getting resettlement right
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Miami’s Little Haiti offers big ideas on poverty reduction through the arts
For five decades, tens of thousands of Haitians fleeing hardship in their homeland rebuilt their lives about four miles north of downtown Miami, Florida, in a neighborhood widely known as Little Haiti. It was the first stop on the road to the American dream and one of the most efficient places for collecting donations and remittances to send back home. Even during power … [Read more...] about Miami’s Little Haiti offers big ideas on poverty reduction through the arts
Lessons from Haiti on Using Sustainable Energy to Increase Access
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Making a safer garment industry in Haiti
The deaths of more than 400 workers in fires that occurred in recent years at garment factories in Bangladesh and Pakistan are painful reminders that ignoring basic safety standards can amount to a life or death decision. Occupational safety and health (OSH) is a fundamentally important value for industries in a developing economy to have from the start. And occupational … [Read more...] about Making a safer garment industry in Haiti
Haiti’s Hidden Treasures
When I tell people I work as an environmental specialist on projects in Haiti, I get some confused reactions. Surely – I am asked – a country that it is focused on rebuilding houses and schools, tackling the challenges of health and education, and creating new economic opportunities and jobs, is not thinking about protecting mangrove forests and coral reefs. Photo by Natasha … [Read more...] about Haiti’s Hidden Treasures