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Haiti
UN Continues Haitian Stabilization Mission
Nigel Fisher, Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, describes the ongoing reconstruction effort in quake-ravaged Haiti.
Haiti’s Long Road to Recovery
The small island nation is marking the second anniversary of the earthquake that devastated so many lives there.
Haiti: Aftershocks Of History
Haitians are still battling to rebuild their lives and their homes two years after the devastating earthquake. Historian Laurent Dubois explains how Haiti’s turbulent past continues to resonate in its politics today.
Understanding Haiti Through Comics
Cartoonist Matt Bors is editing a comic strip about life in Haiti since the earthquake. It’s drawn by a Haitian cartoonist and written by a Haitian reporter, both based in Port au Prince. The first installment of the comic strip was published online Thursday.
Tracking Down Haiti’s First Cholera Case
Doctors think they may have identified the first Haitian who caught cholera and triggered the epidemic that swept the island after an earthquake struck there two years ago this week.
Show Producer’s Blog: Remembering Haiti
A year ago this week I was in Haiti doing stories about how things stood on the anniversary of the big earthquake there. As we approach the second anniversary of that terrible day (January 12, 2010) I find myself thinking a lot about the people I met on that trip, including Rochefort Saint-Louis, a public health official tasked with collecting the bodies of cholera victims. [...]
Hard Lessons for American Midwife Volunteer in Haiti
Erin Curtiss is an American midwife who recently volunteered in Haiti. She wanted to help tackle the country’s high mortality rate among pregnant women, but she discovered that solving the problem will require more than just midwives. Jenny Asarnow reports.
Haiti: Is Humanitarian Aid Going Where it’s Needed?
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Dutch journalist Linda Polman, author of “The Crisis Caravan: What’s Wrong with Humanitarian Aid?” Polman says Haiti is an example of a place where a lack of coordination has hampered aid distribution.
Reporting from Forgotten Latin America
Gerry Hadden has just published a new book titled “Never The Hope Itself: Love and Ghosts in Latin America and Haiti.”
Haiti’s Art in Peril
What is happening to the rich art and culture of the Caribbean nation, 18 months after a devastating earthquake?
How Humanitarian Aid to Haiti Has Been Spent
Author of “Haiti: After the Earthquake,” Farmer discusses humanitarian aid to Haiti.
Waste Not: Composting Toilets in Haiti
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The World’s Amy Bracken reports from Haiti on efforts to use composting toilets to address a host of public health and environmental problems. The story is the third part of this week’s Toilet Tales series. Download MP3
Haitian musician Wanito tours US
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The World’s Lisa Mullins speaks to the winner of an American Idol-style song contest held in Haiti last October. Musician Wanito took top prize and is now on a trip to the US to perform and record his first album, We also hear from the organizer of the “Haiti Sings” contest – Ruha Devanesan.Download MP3
Bridging Haiti’s class divide
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Class differences are stark in Haiti and some Haitians think nothing will change until the distrust and fear between classes is broken down. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports on efforts to bring business people and gang leaders in Port au Prince together. Download MP3A vision for Haiti beyond the buildings
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Haiti-born author Edwidge Danticat tells anchor Marco Werman about the role of art and culture in building a new Haiti. Download MP3
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