Volunteering opportunity in Haiti

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/haiti/travel-tips-and-articles/42/53973

"The earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010, is likely to go into the record books as the most destructive natural event of modern times." BBC provides information about volunteering in post-earthquake Haiti.

Haiti relief workers try to stop rapes

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0505/Haiti-relief-workers-try-to-stem-rape-in-refugee-camps

Even with all the other problems happening in Haitian refugee camps, women are now being raped -- by the masses. Relief workers from all over the world are trying to keep this situation under control.

Haiti moves on, challenges Argentina in soccer

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-05-04-1359840889_x.htm

Since I lived in Argentina, I'm biased. However, this proves that Haiti is moving on as best as they can socially since the earthquake!

EcoBlu Products creates housing in Haiti

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ecoblu-products-demonstrates-construction-of-haiti-housing-solution-2010-05-03?reflink=MW_news_stmp



"EcoBlu Productions are building emergency and permanent shelters made of wood that is designed to withstand 120 MPH wind loads and heavy seismic events. The shelters are pre-fabricated and labeled for easy assembly including all hardware necessary for completion."

Bill Clinton: Haiti has violent future

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iqxb2LGnPl3_Hfsqxg7IZAKbtteQ

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton commented that Haiti's future will turn violent and corrupt during the attempt to rebuild the nation. "I'm 63 years old," he said. "Do you think I'd commit the next five years of my life to working down there if I thought it was a losing enterprise?"

9 missionaries freed from Haitian jail, 1 remains

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/04/16/haiti.missionaries/?hpt=T2

Ten American missionaries were jailed in Haiti after being accused of trying to kidnap 33 Haitian children after the January earthquake. Nine of these have just been released.

Haiti quake death toll examined

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8510900.stm

The January 2010 earthquake that hit Haiti caused many more deaths than other recent earthquakes of its caliber. Why? This article explains.

First Lady Michelle Obama visits Haiti

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8618445.stm

First Lady Michelle Obama visited Haiti. Her trip was focused on visiting projects set up since the January 2010 earthquake.

Rapper Wyclef fights to keep Haiti in the news

http://yele.org/;jsessionid=FB08E2D0353231397B527FE19273B18C.web114

Rapper Wyclef Jean (originally from Haiti) has been working hard since the earthquake to ensure that the world doesn't forget about Haiti. His blog shares interesting information about how to keep Haiti in the news.

Shakira visits children of Haiti

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1635863/20100412/shakira.jhtml

Music star Shakira visited Haiti on Sunday to kick-off her pledge to build a school for the nation's underprivileged children.

Floods hit Haiti

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8541361.stm

Residents of the Haiti quake camps were told to brace for an unusually harsh hurricane season coming ahead. With that warning came a downpour Wednesday that flooded several of those camps, killing at least eight people.

What's up down there?

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20002075-503544.html

When Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, from Florida, traveled to Haiti earlier this week, she wasn't happy with what she found. "We didn't see the Red Cross anywhere, at all," she said.

Port au Prince: City for the rich or poor?

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/04/08/fatal_magnetism_of_the_city/

Is Port au Prince a city of wealthy elites or poor beggars? That is the recent question looming over Haiti's capital city.

Haitian refugees jailed for lacking Visas

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/us/01detain.html

In this New York Times article, Nina Bernstein discusses a problem currently facing Haitians who were brought to safety outside their home country after the January earthquake. Some of these people are now being detained or even jailed for not having U.S. Visas, even though U.S. Marines were the ones who brought them to the country in the first place.

Haitians afraid to return home

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/many-haitians-afraid-to-return-to-undamaged-homes-489310.html

In this article by Frances Robles from the Palm Beach Post News, some Haitians voice their concerns about returning to their homes, even if the structures were unharmed by the January 2010 earthquake.

U.N. honors those who died

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/world/americas/10nations.html

There were 101 U.N. employees working in Haiti at the time of the earthquake who died. Those who were working in Haiti at the time made their way there from a variety of backgrounds -- and for a number of reasons. Memorial efforts have been started in memory of those U.N. workers who lost their lives while serving in Haiti.

Basic Sources for Haiti Information

My blog is focused on Haiti: both the country as a whole and the aftermath of the February 2010 earthquake that shook not only the ground of the country, but the people as well. This earthquake, and the world's response, is a test of people's basic acknowledgment of our fellow human beings. As such, it is a topic examined by many news sources and blogs on the Web.

My goal is to curate the Web, finding relevant and factual information about Haiti, and post it on my blog for readers to learn more. The following 10 links are some of the most basic sources I have found to provide readers with information about Haiti.


The CIA World Factbook

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html

The Factbook provides basic statistical information about the world's countries. The information published about Haiti is overall information and does not focus on the earthquake. This site's information allows readers to understand Haiti as its own country -- not just a victimized country.

The New York Times

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/haiti/index.html

The New York Times is one of the most prestigious newspapers in the country. The information provided on the publication's Web site is accurate and provides both photos of the topic and links to related sources.

The Embassy of Haiti

http://www.haiti.org/

This is the Web site of the Embassy of Haiti in Washington, D.C. It provides information about the political side of the relationship between the U.S. and Haiti.

The Big Picture

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/01/earthquake_in_haiti.html

This site provides detailed photos of the damage of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. It allows readers to view the destruction caused by the quake so they can have a visual perspective.

Lonely Planet: Haiti

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/haiti

Lonely Planet is a travel guide company, so their Web site gives great information about the country overall, especially the culture, which is important when looking at the entire situation of the country.

The New York Times: The Lede

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/gleaning-information-from-haiti-online/

The New York Times provides a blog from Haiti, focusing on the relief efforts of the rest of the world in the aftermath of the February 2010 earthquake.

The Wall Street Journal: Health Blog

http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2010/01/15/live-blog-haiti-update-from-doctors-without-borders/tab/article/

This blog is written by people serving Doctors Without Boarders in Haiti, helping the victims of the February 2010 earthquake. The blog shares their stories and the relief efforts.

CNN: Haiti Earthquake

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/haiti.quake/index.html?iref=allsearch

CNN's account of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti provides links to all the network's coverage of the event, including photos.

News Blog

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2010/jan/13/haiti-earthquake

This site details times and events of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It allows readers to understand what happened during the few days after the tragedy.

Plan

http://plan-international.org/about-plan/resources/blogs/haiti-blog

The organization Plan sent workers to Haiti after the earthquake to work and document what the aftermath was like. The organization focuses on helping children, so the blog provides information about Haitian children.