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Below is a letter sent by the NGO Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL: www.oursoil.org) to commemorate the first year anniversary of the January 2010 Earthquake in Haiti. --------------- Dear Friends of Haiti, One year ago this morning millions of Haitians rose to greet the cool January sunshine. They walked the streets of Port au Prince, on their way to work, through the damp corridors of the capital. The National Palace towered over Champs Mars and the bells of the National Cathedral greeted the market women who gathered long before sunrise. Thousands of mothers kissed their children goodbye for the day and hundreds of schools throughout the capital echoed with the voices of students eager to learn after the Christmas holiday. The parks of the city smelled of fried food and charcoal smoke. It was Tuesday, it could have been any Tuesday, but for over 200,000 people it would be their last. Twelve hours later as the sun dropped into the bay of Port au Prince the city...

More than 24 hours after the collapse of La Promesse College in Port-au-Prince, several actors continue removing debris in search of possible survivors but the biggest challenge consists of removing the debris without aggravating the situation. As of today, 11 November, more than 80 students and adults have already been reported dead and another 150 injured. "Last night we were sure there were still seven children alive. We got one of them but we have lost all signs of the other six being alive," President Preval said after one of his visits to the scene of the said disaster. "Some say they might be sleeping. Others believe they have died." Lire cet article en français

The humanitarian organisations have put together their support for the victims of typhoons Hanna et Ike in Gonaïves. On 9 September, a private cargo ship, renamed "Tree Rivers of Grand'Anse", arrived at the ports of the Cité de l'indépendance loaded with 400 tons of various supplies and equipment. Once at the quay, containers were immediately unloaded. Those of the World Food Programme (WFP) contained ten (10) tons of enriched flour, two (2) tons of black beans, two (2) tons of oil and ten (10) tons of rice. It also transported trucks of fuel and construction equipment for MINUSTAH (United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti). The ship also delivered 200,000 litres of potable water and 27,000 hygiene kits sent by UNICEF. The vehicles of Médecins sans frontières (MSF) containing medicines and other emergency medical materials as well as a vehicle for the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) were also found on board. " It is important that by the end o...

Among the victims of the recent typhoons which have swept over the region of Artibonite, between 02 to 07 September, the women and the children represent not only a group not only important but whic falls amongst the most fragile, together with the elderly people. To protect them from the diverse types of dangers in which they are exposed, a number of actions have been undertaken specifically in their favour. In the office of the NGO CARE, located in the Gattereau district of Gonaïves, many of those seriously affected by the recent typhoons wait for the water to subside so that they may take back their homes. This temporary shelter is the largest in this area devastated by typhoons Hanna and Ike. It is occupied by almost 4000 displaced persons but what worries most of those who visit is the number of children who obviously have been left on their own. Lire cet article en français.