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Haiti Communitere
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fire Destroys Haiti Communitere Workshop - HC Calls for Community Support
May 10, 2012
On the afternoon of May 3, 2012 a devastating fire broke out in the Haiti Communitere workshop. Fortunately, no one was injured, and the fire was extinguished before it spread.
Labor Day Konbit - Clercine Street Cleanup
May 10, 2012
May 1st is Labor Day in Haiti, and to mark the day a local group based out of HC’s neighborhood, Clercine, organized a konbit (the Creole word “konbit” can be
May 10, 2012
One of the reasons HC exists is to provide a space for Haitians to come and work on projects for their community, but we also use every available opportunity to
Cite Soleil community members keeping the HC workshop busy
March 03, 2012
This week the workshop was a flurry of activity, with multiple groups from Cite Soleil working on their own projects - exactly what we like to see here at Haiti
Farmers’ cooperative gains new connections and ideas through Haiti Communitere
March 01, 2012
One of the simplest yet most effective ways that Haiti Communitere connects with the local community is by opening its doors to community members and both Haitian and international groups
Jaden Tout Moun (Everybody’s Garden)
February 16, 2012
What started as an unused and overgrown section of land on the property of REBUILD Globally (www.rebuildglobally.org, a Haiti Communitere partner organization) has now become the space for a street
GROOVE with Future for the Kids
February 09, 2012
On February 7, Haiti Communitere volunteer and founder of Future for the Kids Frantz Lafaille partnered up with Danielle (Dani) Nobrega, an instructor of the Groove Method of dance (www.thegroovemethod.com)
Cite Soleil Eiffel Tower Project
January 31, 2012
A social movement is quietly underway in the notorious slum of Cite Soleil. This movement, known as Konbit Soley Leve (Rising Sun Collective), began 8 months ago with the vision
January 24, 2012
Haiti Communitere visited Cite Soleil to participate in the inauguration of the Jaden TapTap Garden. Our resources were put to use helping this mobilized group welcome over a dozen
Helping OpenStreetMap (OSM) in Haiti
January 18, 2012
This week our friends from Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) joined us at the resource center in preparation of launching a mapping project in Saint Marc. The project has two main
January 12, 2012
On Christmas Day every year the fishermen of Cite Soleil have a boat race. This year Haiti Communitere along with partner Disaster Wear rented a boat from the fishermen’s collective
HC Hosts 47 Doctors for the Holidays
January 12, 2012
Over the Christmas and New Years Holiday, Haiti Communitere hosted a group of 47 medical professionals from the United States. Using the Resource Center as a central base, the group
Grassroots - Making a Difference in Haiti
Haiti Communitere, by Robin Kenny
April 14, 2011
It was through my friend Nishan that I first learned about disaster relief work. He, in turn, introduced me to Sam Bloch, the founder of Grassroots United – a non-profit organization devoted to helping those in disaster-stricken areas. They shared many stories about their selfless efforts to help people around the world; it was truly inspirational! Although I made it my new goal to join a team onsite, I didn't know when it would be possible for me to do so. But, what I did know is that I was going to make it happen in the near future. This past January, I finally had the resources to help out in Haiti. I was greeted at the airport by Sarah, a wonderful volunteer from Grassroots. During the following five weeks I...
A Letter From Haiti
Haiti Communitere, by carolyn walsh
February 06, 2011
January 2011“I thank you very much.” Softly spoken, a hand gently offered; a shy kiss on my cheek, our eyes meeting, “I thank you very much,” each and every child assured me, one by precious one. Sixteen beautiful, innocent faces, orphaned; now building life as brothers and sisters. A full moon was rising behind them, reflected in the lake below, Mother Nature’s bowl full of nourishment, sitting in the crossed legs of sitting mountains. Here was the polar opposite of the apocalyptic chaos we’d left behind us in Port-au-Prince, left in ruin by the quake; the city of 1.5 million that swelled to over 5 million in just 40 years, now shredded to rubble and useless dust. These were children, I realized, who had seen and felt and survived more...
Ease of mind
Haiti Communitere, by Marcia Tillison
February 05, 2011
I wanted to take a moment to say with utter gratitude how helpful Omprakash has been in working with GrassRoots United. Family and friends have been able to easily and safely make donations that take less than a week to process, which helps them feel secure enough to recommend the use of Omprakash, which in turns helps GRU.I have committed to at least 6 months here on the ground in Haiti, so that I will be able to fully engage and work on projects that need extra time and attention. I am discovering that it isn't always about the large projects that happen all over the island, but also about those that sit quietly and help to maintain a space for those people to easily return to and continue their...
Introducing GrassRoots Community Health Program
Haiti Communitere, by Delphine Bedu
February 01, 2011
I started translating cholera prevention materials the day the disease was confirmed in the Central Plateau. Since those few fliers were printed has deepened into a long-term community empowerment and public health information program. Not only are there language barriers, but cultural and habitual mores that must be understood in order to help people avoid infection.Initially teams of local and international volunteers were trained on base to give presentations in small, un-served camps. This eventually moved into the more effective practice of training community and camp leaders to give prevention presentations in their circles. The program is constantly being tweaked and updated. To keep people aware and engaged in cholera prevention we are working on more culturally relevant performance-based ways of reaching people. Keep an eye out for videos of...
Volunteer Coordination at GrassRoots United
Haiti Communitere, by Sarah Fiskness
January 31, 2011
This winter I came and joined GrassRoots United (GRU) in Haiti. For some time, I was trying to figure out how I could contribute something to the developing world. After several opportunities fell through I became connected to GRU. Having a background in volunteer training and team leading, I was able to jump right in to the volunteer coordinator role here- a much needed area of administration at the time for this organization. My contribution to volunteer coordination allows experienced and inexperienced individuals to come find a place to give something as well. In addition to this, the former volunteer coordinator of GRU is now able to launch a brand new cholera education program, now that her former responsibilities are taken care of....