Haiti Relief & Reconstruction Watch

Haiti Relief & Reconstruction Watch

Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch is a blog that tracks multinational aid efforts in Haiti with an eye towards ensuring they are oriented towards the needs of the Haitian people, and that aid is not used to undermine Haitians' right to self-determination.

Most people in Port-au-Prince recently asked by Oxfam say they do not want to move to camps outside the city. The survey also shows that most people have received very little direct information about the Haitian government’s plans to move people to new ca
Most people in Port-au-Prince recently asked by Oxfam say they do not want to move to camps outside the city. The survey also shows that most people have received very little direct information about the Haitian government’s plans to move people to new ca
Elaine Zuckerman, President of Gender Action and the former Inter-American Development Bank Programs Officer for Haiti, writes about what needs to be done to make sure that aid to Haiti does not repeat the mistakes of the past:To Help Haiti, Upend Aid Hab
Elaine Zuckerman, President of Gender Action and the former Inter-American Development Bank Programs Officer for Haiti, writes about what needs to be done to make sure that aid to Haiti does not repeat the mistakes of the past:To Help Haiti, Upend Aid Hab
Mark WeisbrotThe Guardian Unlimited, February 8, 2010See article on original websiteLast week actors and human rights advocates Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte, along with the Reverend Jesse Jackson, sent a letter to Congress and the Obama Administration
Mark WeisbrotThe Guardian Unlimited, February 8, 2010See article on original websiteLast week actors and human rights advocates Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte, along with the Reverend Jesse Jackson, sent a letter to Congress and the Obama Administration

Numbing Numbers

Center for Constitutional Rights legal director Bill Quigley breaks down the Haiti relief numbers today on Common Dreams, such as:1 million – the number of “people who have been given food by the UN World Food Program in Port au Prince – another million i
Center for Constitutional Rights legal director Bill Quigley breaks down the Haiti relief numbers today on Common Dreams, such as:1 million – the number of “people who have been given food by the UN World Food Program in Port au Prince – another million i

Disaster Capitalism

The Miami Herald reports today that at least two US firms, AshBritt Inc. and DRC group, are using powerful connections both inside Haiti and the US to try and secure contracts in the aftermath of the earthquake. As the Herald notes: It's unclear at this p
The Miami Herald reports today that at least two US firms, AshBritt Inc. and DRC group, are using powerful connections both inside Haiti and the US to try and secure contracts in the aftermath of the earthquake. As the Herald notes: It's unclear at this p
A must-read article from the Washington Post today surveys the aid and relief efforts, noting there is still a dire need for more food, shelter, sanitation, medical supplies and equipment, crutches for amputees, post-operative care and rehabilitation, and
A must-read article from the Washington Post today surveys the aid and relief efforts, noting there is still a dire need for more food, shelter, sanitation, medical supplies and equipment, crutches for amputees, post-operative care and rehabilitation, and

Haiti Response Coalition

In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, 15 organizations formed a coalition to help coordinate the relief and reconstruction efforts. The coalition is comprised of members both on the ground in Haiti as well as here in the US that have a long history working with Haitian partners.

Please visit the Haiti Response Coalition website to read more about them and check on their “updates from the field”.

In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, 15 organizations formed a coalition to help coordinate the relief and reconstruction efforts. The coalition is comprised of members both on the ground in Haiti as well as here in the US that have a long history working with Haitian partners.

Please visit the Haiti Response Coalition website to read more about them and check on their “updates from the field”.

On Haiti and Rice

In 2008 Oxfam reported that: Less than 20 years ago, the country was nearly self-sufficient when it came to rice production. But in 1995, when the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund pressured Haiti to cut import tariffs on rice from 50 percent
In 2008 Oxfam reported that: Less than 20 years ago, the country was nearly self-sufficient when it came to rice production. But in 1995, when the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund pressured Haiti to cut import tariffs on rice from 50 percent

Information on Temporary Protected Status

The New York Immigration Coalition has compiled a list of resources for Haitians seeking TPS. The list includes upcoming legal clinics and non-profit legal service organizations. For the direct link, click here.

The New York Immigration Coalition has compiled a list of resources for Haitians seeking TPS. The list includes upcoming legal clinics and non-profit legal service organizations. For the direct link, click here.

Profiteers and Rising Prices for Food and Entry Fees

Tim Schwartz writes from the Haiti-D.R. border: There are some things that should be known about DR dealing with Haiti.On the one hand, the Dominicans have made commendable efforts to help. The government send mobile food kitchens that are making 60,000
Tim Schwartz writes from the Haiti-D.R. border: There are some things that should be known about DR dealing with Haiti.On the one hand, the Dominicans have made commendable efforts to help. The government send mobile food kitchens that are making 60,000

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