One year later
Remember, Reflect, Respond
Haiti One Year Later | January 14, 2011
Please save the evening of January 14th, 2011 hosted by Partners In Health to commemorate the year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated our beloved Haiti. This event will take place in Boston and streamed live on the web.
We hope you will join us in remembering those who lost their lives and in honoring those unsung heroes who have worked tirelessly to rebuild their country. This day will be a time to reflect on all that we have accomplished together over the last year, while also mobilizing around all that is left to be done.
Ways to participate
Join PIH in Boston
January 14, 2011, 6:00 p.m. at John Hancock Hall in Boston, MA.
A special event, free and open to the public.
Watch the webcast
Stand in solidarity with Haiti
Consider how your school or community can join PIH in reflection on January 14. Sign-up for more information.
Share your reflection
Participate in the Kenbe Fem Project
The commemoration is an opportunity for remembrance, reflection, and recognition. Join us in participating in The Kenbe Fèm Project. Learn more.
Local Response
Many organizations and individuals have responded locally. See UMass Amherst campus & community response.
News & Governmental Response
- BBC News | Americas
- CNN Haiti EarthquakeContinuing coverage from Cable News Network.
- Democracy Now!A national, daily, independent, news program.
- Embassy of Haiti
- Free Speech Radio News
- Haiti Earthquake 2010: Facts, Engineering, Images & MapsClearinghouse of information and resources updated daily by a team of librarian/information specialists addressing: earthquake facts, statistics and reports, structural engineering news, aerial imagery, maps, remote sensing & GIS, news sources and photos, health care & medical information, disaster & emergency management, as well as background on Haiti.
- Haiti Lives
- Haitian TimesOnline edition of the English-language Haitian newsweekly.
- HaitiVOICESRecently launched site that shares different aid organization's needs, capabilities, and resources to improve response and coordination in real time.
- Health Resources for HaitiUS National Library of Medicine
- Lexis Nexis AcademicMassive, continuously updated database with of tens of thousands of periodicals including national, regional and international newspapers.
- MediahackerReports from independent journalist based in Port-au-Prince.
- New York Times
- ReliefWeb Haiti: Earthquakes - Jan 2010On-line gateway to information (documents and maps) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters.
- United Nations Stabilization Mission to Haiti
- United States Embassy in Port Au Prince
- Ushahidi - Haiti: The 2010 Earthquake in Haiti
- White House BlogPresidential response to the crisis.
- World Health Organization: Haiti
Maps
- CNN Interactive Map of Haiti
- Haiti Earthquake of 12 January 2010US Department of the Interior.
- Haiti earthquake: refugees leave Port-au-PrinceInteractive map by The Guardian showing refugee migration from Port-au-Prince to rural communities in Haiti.
- Haiti MapsFrom the University of Texas Perry-Castañeda Library Online Map Collection
- Haiti The 2010 Earthquake in HaitiA comprehensive and up-to-date crisis map for the humanitarian community. The information is mapped in near real time and gathered from reports coming from inside Haiti.
- MAP CENTRE Haiti: Earthquakes - Jan 2010Frequently updated maps compiled by ReliefWeb.
Importance of Learning About Haiti
TransAfrica founder Randall Robinson, author of An Unbroken Agony: Haiti, from Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President: "We need to be told the whole story of these wonderful, resilient, courageous and industrious people." (Full transcript.)
How to Help
Teaching About Haiti: "Part of our commitment to the people of Haiti at this time can be to not only increase our support but also our awareness." (Resources and strategies.)
Democracy Now! Haiti Cholera Outbreak Reaches Port-au-Prince, Congress Continues to Block Release of Aid Funds (November 11, 2010) In Haiti, a cholera outbreak has reached the capital Port-au-Prince, where more than a million people are still homeless and living in crowded tent cities following January’s deadly earthquake. Meanwhile in Washington, Congress has put up another obstacle to delivering the $1.15 billion in reconstruction money it promised to Haiti back in March.
Organizations Providing Help - Needing Donations and/or Volunteers
- AMURT-Haiti
- AMURTEL
- Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad (Association des Médecins Haïtiens à l'Etranger)
- Committee for the Dignity of Haiti(Local Western Massachusetts group)
- Disaster Relief with Human Rights - Ezili Dantò
- Doctors Without Borders
- Engineers Without Borders
- FONHOH - La Fondation Honneur pour Haïti
- Fonkoze
- Global Fund for Women
- Green Container International Aid
- Habitat for Humanity - Haiti(See also http://www.habitathaiti.org)
- Haiti Emergency Relief Fund (HERF)
- Haiti Library Relief
- Haitian Coalition of Somerville
- Haitian Lawyers Leadership Network
- HaitiVOICES(Recently launched site that shares different aid organization's needs, capabilities, and resources to improve response and coordination in real time)
- Hands On Disaster Response(Volunteer ‘response’ organization that comes in quickly, but after the search and rescue phase, to fill in gaps left by governmental and non-governmental agencies in clean-up, community recovery and reconstruction projects.)
- Hands Together(Based in Springfield, MA)
- InterAction Members Respond to the Earthquake in Haiti(70 organizations that are providing help in Haiti)
- Lambi Fund of Haiti
- MADRE
- Midwives for Haiti
- Mouvman Peyizan Papay
- Oxfam America
- P.E.A.C.H. (Progressive effort for the advancement of change in Haiti)(Association created by UMass students and other individuals who care about conditions in developing countries. Most of their work will be concentrated in Haiti for now. They seek to ameliorate conditions through research, advocacy and implementation of projects.)
- Partners in Health
- Pioneer Valley Coalition for Haiti
- RNs Help in Haiti(List of organizations needing nurses to go to Haiti)
- Teaching About Haiti
- UMass Amherst Haiti Relief Efforts
- UMASS HAITI RELIEF
- UMass Haitian American Student Association (HASA)
- Unshaken, by charity: water(Unshaken is a fundraising campaign to help Haiti recover from the earthquake by providing people with access to clean, safe drinking water.)
- World Vision
- Yéle Haiti
- Zafèn
Books & Videos
Books and videos about Haiti at UMass, the Five Colleges, and beyond
Background Information
For putting events into
context and for researching background, we recommend the following sources. (See also Books and Videos on Haiti page.)
- A Country Study: HaitiLibrary of Congress Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
- Academic Search PremierFull-text articles and index to general news periodicals, as well as magazines of political commentary and analysis. A good starting point: articles on almost every topic.
- CAB AbstractsIndex to articles and reports about international development, including 3rd World agriculture and tourism development, and poverty alleviation.
- CIAO Columbia International Affairs OnlineFocus on Haiti’s role and activities in the international community.
- Countries and their Cultures
- EIU Country Reports OnlineReports on current economic, political and market conditions in 200 countries.
- Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
- Europa World Year Book entry on HaitiA very useful encyclopedia and directory of the world's countries. Substantive coverage of government, demographics, history, and much more. Current.
- GeoRefScholarly articles, books, dissertations, maps, and reports relating to geological sciences.
- Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)Articles from scholarly journals.
- Historical AbstractsCitations and abstracts for journal articles, books and dissertations on world history from 1450 to present.
- Jubilee USA: Haiti Resources & Background
- P.E.A.C.H.
- PAIS InternationalPublic and social policy literature in political science, international relations, social sciences. Articles, government documents, reports, 1915-.
- The 12 Jan. 2010 Haiti Earthquake and the Enriquillo-Plaintain FaultIn response to the recent, tragic earthquake that struck southern Haiti, the Geological Society of America has provided open access (free) papers that address the Caribbean plate and the Enriquillo-Plaintain fault line.
- UNICEF Haiti
- US Department of State Background Note: Haiti
- World Development IndicatorsWorld Bank “data” database. Comprehensive historical and current data by country – national accounts, environment, social indicators, trade statistics.
- World Factbook Haiti
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
Featured books
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