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Written by Yolanda van den Broek
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 09:53 |
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The 13-year-old Merlina was with her aunt at the epicentre of the earthquake, and her world changed completely. Her mother did not survive and Merlina was seriously injured.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 09:56 |
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SOS WORKER SHARES HER IMPRESSIONS |
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Written by Yolanda van den Broek
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 09:44 |
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Yolanda van den Broek, a psychosocial consultant currently in Haiti for SOS Children's Villages, shares her impressions of Port-au-Prince seven months after the earthquake that razed the capital and killed hundreds of thousands of its inhabitants:
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 09:50 |
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PAPDA PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC HEARING ON HAÏTI ORGANISED BY THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS |
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Written by By Ceco
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 19:05 |
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The Executive Director of PAPDA, Camille Chalmers, was invited on a hearing “Focus on Haiti : The Road to Recovery - A Six Month Review” organised by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). The CBC has a long history of working with the Haitian and Haitian American communities. The “Focus on Haiti” hearing explored the progress of U.S. and international humanitarian efforts to-date, as well as the challenges and priorities moving forward. Hereby PAPDA publishes the speech given by Mr. Chalmers in the public hearing.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 August 2010 20:49 |
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CONDITIONS IN HAÏTI ARE STILL APPALLING SIX MONTHS AFTER THE QUAKE |
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Written by Ashley Smith
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Friday, 13 August 2010 12:30 |
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SIX MONTHS after Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake, the promises of the world’s most powerful governments to provide billions in aid to one of the world’s poorest and weakest governments have been betrayed.
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 August 2010 13:50 |
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UNICEF GOODWILL AMBASSADOR LIONEL 'LEO' MESSI VISITS EARTHQUAKE-RAVAGED HAÏTI |
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Written by By Tamar Hahn
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Friday, 23 July 2010 16:33 |
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Six months on, football star inspires children
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haïti – For the people of Port-au-Prince, the last six months have been fraught with difficulties in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake that left their lives in shambles. But while the images out of Haiti still show displacement and poverty, they were replaced yesterday – at least for a few hours – by a sense of uncontainable excitement, as Haitians poured into the streets to greet UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lionel ‘Leo’ Messi.
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Last Updated on Friday, 23 July 2010 16:41 |
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