May 03 Q&A: Addressing Mental Health and Trauma in Haiti By Talea Miller Nearly four months after the earthquake in Haiti that killed an estimated 230,000 people and left 1.3 million homeless, mental health workers are trying to help the survivors cope with their feelings of distress, loss and fear. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch In Haiti, a ‘Degree of Vibrancy’ Seen Amongst Quake Relief Efforts As the rainy season approaches, relief workers in Haiti continue to move displaced people from tent cities into more substantial housing. Judy Woodruff talks to KQED reporter Dave Iverson about the continuing relief efforts, 100 days after the disaster. Continue watching
Apr 01 Billions in Aid Pledged to Haiti: What Comes Next? By Hari Sreenivasan A U.N.-sponsored donor conference in Haiti exceeded expectations and generated nearly $10 billion in pledges to help Haiti recover from a Jan. 12 earthquake, said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice said… Continue reading
Mar 31 Haiti Recovery Effort Boosted by Billions in Pledges at U.N. Conference By Larisa Epatko Representatives of 130 countries met Wednesday in New York to pledge support and funding for Haiti's vast rebuilding effort following its devastating January earthquake. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch Rice: Nations Reaffirm Cooperation Pledge for Haiti With hundreds of thousands of Haitians still displaced by the earthquake, the nation is urgently seeking aid from the international community. Judy Woodruff talks to United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice about the donors conference aimed at underwriting much of the… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch Haiti Donors Urge Transparency in Relief Spending Haiti is asking the international community for $3.8 billion in aid to rebuild its torn infrastructure. Judy Woodruff reports on the international donor conference in New York and the U.S.'s pledge of $1.1 billion over the next two years. Continue watching
Mar 30 ‘Frontline’ Examines Post-Quake Haiti By Larisa Epatko On the eve of a major donors conference for Haiti in New York, Frontline correspondent Martin Smith checked in with us to discuss the chaos of the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake and the challenges that lie ahead. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch Haiti’s ‘Tap Tap’ Bus Art Flourishes After Quake In the second part of a series of reports from Haiti, Adam Davidson of NPR's "Planet Money" reports on how the Haitian tradition of displaying vibrant, painstaking artistry on commuter buses continues to flourish after the earthquake. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Haitian Entrepreneurs Build Micro-Economies in Tent City Nearly three months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, small businesses are springing up within the tent communities housing displaced people. Adam Davidson of NPR'S "Planet Money" reports on the entrepreneurs who are kick-starting the local economy. Continue watching