More images displaying the lives of those in Haiti two years after the quake that devastated their capital. See a few images from the photo essay below…
Two years ago tomorrow, January 12, a catastrophic 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, leveling thousands of structures and killing hundreds of thousands of people. Haiti, already an impoverished nation, appears in many ways to have barely started recovery 24 months later, despite more than $2 billion in foreign aid. So many homes were destroyed that temporary tent cities hastily set up throughout Port-au-Prince have begun to appear permanent — more than 550,000 people still live in the dirty and dangerous encampments throughout the Haitian capital. Schools are being rebuilt, and some residents are now beginning to move out of the encampments, rediscovering a sense of community. But jobs and a sense of security remain elusive. Gathered here are recent photos from a still-suffering Haiti, two years after the earthquake.
Today marks two years since Haiti was hit with an earthquake that devastated it’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Wyclef jean, one of the founders of Yele Haiti, released the following footage documenting the immediate outcome. Check the footage below…
A documentary chronicling the experiences of Jerry “Wonda” Duplessis & Wyclef Jean, co-founders of nonprofit organization Yele Haiti, following the aftermath of the tragic 7.0 earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010.
Additionally, GOOD Magazine has published a series of articles looking back on the events, which includes exploring the progress that’s been made since….
Dom gave you all a behind the scenes peek a few weeks back, now, check out the final product below.
After witnessing the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti firsthand, Common’s decided to use the footage to help raise funds for relief. For more info on how you can help, click here.
Common’s new album The Dreamer/The Believer drops on December 20th.
About a year back, we brought you a few images from photographer Kareem Black’s visit to Haiti as part of a group of creative folks from several agencies around New York City who spent time volunteering and documenting the scene on behalf of Healing Haiti and Print for Change.
Now, a little over a year later, those same folks reconvene to show and auction off their work to benefit the people of Haiti. Check out the details, from Kareem, below…
Please save the date 4.7.11 and save some dollars to spend on art so we can save some lives! A year ago myself and 6 other artists went to Haiti. We called our selves “Le Set” or “The Seven” in creole. We were hoping to do what ever we could to help make a difference. Next Thursday April 7th we are having a show of all the work we made there. ALL proceeds from work sold will be going to our host charity “Healing Haiti” WWW.HEALINGHAITI.ORG . Here is the invite for the show!
Click the image above for the full flier or visit the events site here. RSVP for the event here.
Our people DJ Asho will be spinning later today as part of a great event benefiting the earthquake victims in Haiti. Check out the details below…
join us for…
Caribe Negro for Haiti 2!
A Fundraiser to Benefit Haiti’s Earthquake Survivors
Saturday March. 5, 2011
from 8pm-1am
The Bruckner Bar & Grill
1 Bruckner Blvd. Bronx, NY
#4/6 train to E. 138th Street
Suggested Donation: $15
Live Performances by:
ALMA MOYO Puerto Rican Bomba
KALUNGA NEG MAWON Haitian Dominican Roots Music
BODOMA GARIFUNA BAND from Honduras
809 LADIES playing Merengue, Bachata, Salsa
DJ ASHO representing Cuba & Hip Hop!
MACHETE MOVEMENT with Hip Hop Poetry & Bomba
CARMEN MOJICA Dominican Poet
Visual Artists/Vendors donating part of their proceeds to Haiti:
Sally Hyppolite
All proceeds benefit Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees. This year, The Legacy Circle will support the work of a women’s theater group in Port Au Prince who are fighting rapes and violence by providing with flashlights and whistles they can blow if they are in danger. Immediately the neighboring women run to provide aid. We are also purchasing school materials for children in Cite de Soleil such as backpacks, books, and pens so they can continue their studies after the earthquake.
If there has been one positive of the situation brought about by Haiti’s earthquake, it’s been the outpouring of support for the island nation. People have found many ways to use their talents to benefit others who are less fortunate. Some ideas, inevitably, are more unique than others. Take the case of Ben Smith, Max Talbot and Brush Footwear as an example of this ingenuity. They’ve taken art and shoes, and combined the two for a good cause.
Check the info below…
Artwear.
Ben Smith has turned a deficit into a surplus.
The Pittsburgh-based artist and founder of Brush Footwear was stuck with an order-gone-wrong of 1,500 slip-on sneaker pairs until Pittsburgh Penguins center Max Talbot – already a fan of Smith’s shoe customizations – suggested the extra shoes be used to benefit the children of Haiti with help from the Max Talbot Foundation.
Talbot initially enlisted teammates to paint their own designs for auction. Proceeds from the auction are helping to build a new orphanage in Haiti….
Interesting article on the possible future of Port-au-Prince, in wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. A city of many villages? Check out an excerpt below…
…That plans calls for rebuilding much of the core as standalone super-blocks, each with its own public-private infrastructure, parking and management. The biggest advantage of this arrangement is its incremental cost. The Urban Core scenario, by contrast, would require $175 million to restore electricity, running water and sewage throughout the old city in a one-shot deal — but it’s unclear whether there is enough money and will to do something of that magnitude. “Every street must be broken to effect this,” Duany said in a web conference. By contrast, each super-block in the Urban Village scenario would cost only $3.7 million to build, with “potable water, electricity, and sewage self-contained in the block. No pipes out,” he said. “You’re on your own.”
The trade-off is a higher total cost, since these Urban Villages would be built over time. “You have judge economy versus feasibility,” he said. “There are no dreams here. This can be done. It’s expensive, but it can be done.”…
Today marks the one year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. The NY Times did a good video piece depicting life one year later. As you will see much of the hardship and devastation still remains with only 5% of the rubble cleared and people still living in tent cities and unsanitary conditions. While much has happened in Haiti, such as the UN introducing cholera to the country and presidential elections marred with scandal, not much has changed a year later.
A look into the current ituation Haiti, in three parts. Check out the trailer below….
…The recent cholera outbreak and Hurricane Tomas have brought Haiti and its continuing recovery back into the news recently. It’s a good time, then, to check out Inside Disaster, a website that accompanies a three-part documentary, which shows exactly what goes in to responding to a disaster on the scale of the Haiti earthquake.
In addition to the excellent collection of articles, one of the most notable parts of the site is an amazing simulator that allows you experience the aftermath of the earthquake as a survivor, journalist, or aid worker. It’s definitely worth playing around with.
The whole site is worth checking out to remind ourselves both that Haiti still has a long way to go toward recovery and that great work is being done by many selfless people to get the country back on the right track…..
It’s safe to say that the last 10 months have been some of the hardest in the storied history of the island nation of Haiti. Through that time, the lenses of the world have been focused on the progress of the rebuilding process. Boston.com‘s The Big Picture continues their series, shining a light on the people, while helping to make sure that they are not forgotten in their time of need.
Below are some highlights from the set…
It has now been nearly ten months since the devastating January earthquake struck Haiti, reducing Port-au-Prince to rubble and claiming over 300,000 lives. In the time since, Haiti’s government, the United Nations, and many other aid agencies have struggled just to keep the population healthy and fed as it tries get back on its feet. Recent weeks have seen an outbreak of cholera, which has killed more than 300 people. The cholera strain is not native to Haiti, and reportedly matches strains found in South Asia, placing suspicion on U.N. personnel from that area who were stationed nearby. Some 1.3 million people are still crammed into thousands of makeshift camps dotted around the capital, leaving them vulnerable to both disease outbreaks and the elements – of particular concern as Tropical Storm Tomas now approaches, and may grow to Hurricane strength by landfall on Friday.
