Haiti's Global Citizen: Give a Minute or a Dollar - Your Chance to Share Your Ideas to Make a Difference in Haiti

Which one would you like to participate in? Give a minute of your time to share ideas to improve the living conditions in Haiti or send in $1 to a charitable organization to help Haitians stricken by the recent quake and current cholera epidemic? While both ideas are noble, we would like you to think about the long-term difference you can make by sharing your ideas for a stronger, and much improved Caribbean neighbor.

Give a Minute or a Dollar is an opportunity for you to help address old and new problems facing Haiti with brilliantly new ideas. No longer will you be consumers of the tragic news coming from Haiti! Now you will be co-sharers of ideas that have the potential of changing Haiti for good. You will have a vested interest in seeing things change there. Your ideas may improve various sectors of the country, from the economy, education, to public transportation without forgetting the colossal tasks of rubble removal, planning in a country where land rights can mean life or death if dealt with in the wrong way etc.

Who is paying attention to your ideas and recommendations?

This blog is read by the powerful members of the international community represented in Haiti by their own organizations, members of the Haitian government and international committees created to focus on the Haitian issues and rebuilding. For sure, your ideas will be taken into consideration. The best ideas that we cull from this exchange will be published with an acknowledgement to the writer and submitter (first name only).

How to Submit your Ideas?

Send your ideas to HelpHaitiQuake@Gmail.com. Once again, the best ideas in various categories will be published on this blog. Here is a list of the categories:

Rubble Removal
Rebuilding Plans
Education: School Rebuilding
Harness the Religious Sector's Strength and Presence to Develop Haiti
Entrepreneurship - MicroFinances and Small Business Development with Women at the center
Building Code-enforced Homes
Accentuating the Positive in Haitian Culture: Language, Music, and Teamwork known as Tet Ansanm or Konbit
How to Address the Insecurity issues

How to Move the Median street dwellers to safer housing

How to Finance large-scale infrastructures projects in Haiti: Where will the Haitian find the money?

How to Improve Haiti's Ecology, Environment, agriculture and Organizational Leadership

You too can add your own category as in "Sharer's Own Category Idea"

Note that you can share your ideas in the "Post your Comment Box" below

Haitians Stuck Between Monster Hurricane Tomas and The Tent Camps

And the rain announcing the arrival of hurricane Tomas starts falling! Chaos in the tent camps!  Where to go to find shelter when most buildings were destroyed?  Churches and schools are an answer!
Despite all the warnings by the Haitian government and members of the international community in Haiti, many of the Haitians who have been living the government-built and provided tents refuse to leave.  They are afraid that they will lose everything, including their meager belongings.  We already know that hurricane Tomas killed more than 50 people in Saint Lucia and caused millions of dollar in property damages.
To choose to stay in the tents is incomprehensible at this time.  With nowhere safe to turn to, most Haitians decide to ride the rain lashes and hurricane winds in their camps.

Various news reports have been presenting the situation in Haiti:
Find out what NPR's Jason Beaubien has been reporting on the uncoming hurricane:
 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131091399 

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131060710&ps=rs 

Panic and Tensions Rise with the Approach of Tropical Storms and Hurricanes in Tent Camps

High tensions and Panic occurred at the refugee camps in Haiti over the news that the tents are not safe and that the residents have to leave them behind to seek shelter!

Voice of America Presents this Video

Haitian Churches Continue to Suffer From Quake Destruction

Find news updates at http://helphaitiquake.blogspot.com

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 Free Haitian Creole-Learning Resources:  Blogs and Podcasts:

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Here is the press release about sweetcoconuts blog:

"The unfortunate event of January 12, 2010 in Haiti has brought a lot of non-Haitian Creole speakers to the island.  This earthquake has killed thousands.  It has ravaged many lives… The lives that you are helping now.  
Living in Haiti is not without obstacles.  There's no electricity.  There's no clean water.  A good hotel is hard to find.  Transportation is chaotic.  And you do not speak or understand the language.
If you are traveling as reporter, volunteer, or relief worker in Haiti, understand the language might just make things a bit easier.  It'll help you to communicate with the people.  You'll find that you'll get around well when you know the language.
Here, Mandaly Louis-Charles at http://sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com is doing her part helping you to know the language, understand it and speak it.
This course is about basic and urgent communication.  She tried her best to teach you the word sound.  This is a spoken language.  You will have difficulty with the pronunciations unless you master the vowel and consonant sounds.
This course is taught online.  Mandaly is available by e-mail if you need any help.  Take as long as you need.  Study hard and start speaking.
This is an ongoing class.  Mandaly is constantly revising the materials in there.  Let her know if you're having any trouble.  
Mandaly is hoping to speak Haitian Creole with you one day!


Free Haitian Creole-Learning Resources:  Blogs and Podcasts:

http://haitiancreolemp3.libsyn.com

http://sakpaselearnhaitiancreole.bogspot.com

Http://aprenderkreyolhaitiano.blogspot.com (For Spanish Speakers)

 Go to the Haitian Creole class at http://www.sweetcoconuts.blogspot.com "



Free Haitian Creole-Learning Resources:  Blogs and Podcasts:

http://haitiancreolemp3.libsyn.com

http://sakpaselearnhaitiancreole.bogspot.com

Http://aprenderkreyolhaitiano.blogspot.com (For Spanish Speakers)

Haitians Are Dying due to the Cholera Epidemic

Various news reports continue to provide updates on the serious situation in Haiti.  More cases are being encountered on a daily basis.  Those who were affected in the Artibonite region are leaving to seek healthcare in the Port-au-Prince hospitals.  That will cause more problems as they can spread the disease to others.  Experts are sending messages to the phone numbers of those who left and asking them to use some basic hygiene rules to avoid any infection.  International organizations that have been mobilized in the country since the quake have been helping the populations with clean water and other health care needs.

Welcome to NouvelKreyol! Haitian News in Haitian Creole, French, English, and Spanish!

Here is the site that will present all the news about Haiti, her people, language, and culture.  If you want updates on the reconstruction of Haiti, you can find these news here too.  NouvelKreyol will help you learn Kreyol, one of the two languages spoken in Haiti. NouvelKreyol will provide you with news about Haitians and their family members, friends and acquaintances or news you will not find anywhere else on the web.


 If you want to download some free lessons, go to http://haitiancreolemp3.libsyn.com/, http://annpalekreyolaudio.blogspot.com/, http://sakpaselearnhaitiancreole.blogspot.com/, http://ezhaitiancreole.blogspot.com/, and http://creolechildrensbooks.blogspot.com/ etc.

Eritaj Foundation Inc. Announces Ambassador of Hope 2010 for Haiti

Eritaj Foundation Inc. Announces  Jacques Borges & Carl Fombrun   AMBASSADOR OF HOPE 2010 FOR HAITI  The title of Ambassador of Hope is given to a person who represents Haiti via his/her trade and presents a consistent, visual, tangible expression of its culture and richness. One who promotes a healthier legacy for Haiti by contributing to the advancement of education, Haitian art, music, community health and development. One who serves as a catalyst and lends his/her influence to creating possibilities, opening doors of opportunities on behalf of Haiti and its people. Both Mr. Borges and Mr. Fombrun have for many decades labored in their respective fields to fulfill this great calling. Join Eritaj and the Haitian community of Boston to recognize their lifetime achievement at a  socio-cultural fair, " Legacy, Remembering the Past and Envisioning the Future", where they will receive the 2010 Ambassador of Hope for Haiti award.

Carl Fombrun, Ambassador of Hope 2010 for Haiti Mr. Carl Fombrum has carried through the years several hats as an ambassador to Costa Rica and Panama, actor, sports champion, as well as editor, columnist, radio and TV broadcaster. A graduate in World and American History, Mr. Fombrun was born in Port au Prince in June 15, 1932 and attended Mount St. Charles Academy in Woonsocket, Rhode Island for in the late 1940s.   Mr. Fombrun has presented several conferences on Haitian and American History at the Miami Dade Community College, FIU South and North, and at the Miami Dade Kendall Library among others. He is the recipient of numerous awards and certificates of appreciation, namely from the Haitian Cultural Community Board and the office of Mayor Alex Penelas from the Miami-Dade County where he currently resides.    Carl lives well by his motto, "Strength, Unity, and Hope" and has dedicated tens of thousands of hours to educate and inform the public through his blog which has received reviews in networks and publications such asLeNouvelliste, Haiti en March, Kiskeya Herald,  Radio Carnivale, Island TV and the Haitian Times.www.fombrun.com



Jacques Borges, Ambassador of Hope 2010 for Haiti Jacques Borges was born on November 15, 1934 in Port-au-Prince. He attended l'Université d'Etat d'Haïti and matriculated at L'Ecole Polytechnique d'Haïti where he received his degree in Civil Engineering in 1959. He later went to Suffolk University and obtained a Masters in Business Administration. After several engagements with cities such as New York, Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Mr. Borges has settled in Massachusetts where he currently serves as the city of Brockton's engineer, works with the Commissioner of Public works and the Mayor. He was selected in 1999 by the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, a branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers, as the recipient of the prestigious Lester Gaynor award, established in 1982. Lovingly referred to as the godfather of the Haitian community of Boston, Jacques is deeply committed to a renewed Haiti. He provides services to scores of Haitian institutions in various capacities. A founding member of the Haitian American Council Foundation and the musical band Volo-Volo de Boston, he was the general secretary of the Comité de Soutien et du Development de sport en Haïti and a treasurer of La Fondation Haïtienne de reconnaissance du Mérite, as well as the Haïtian American Public Health Initiative, one of the largest Haïtian health agencies in Massachusetts.

The Eliezer Romeus Prize We rejoice in honoring the memory of Mr.Eliezer Romeus, (a true Ambassador of Hope, who perished in the January 12, 2010 earthquake) with the Eliezer Romeus Prize.  Mr. Romeus's legacy will leave on in the hearts and minds of future generations for decades of unremitting commitment to Haiti and the Haitian communities of Massachusetts, Haiti and beyond. The Eliezer Romeus Prize will go to a Health project to help curb the Cholera health issue Haiti is currently facing. The public is invited to join Eritaj in selecting the recipient of this prize.

Marc St. Clair Eritaj Foundation Inc. Executive Board Member marc@haitiventures.com

Barbara Cajuste Executive Board Member Eritaj Foundation Inc. barbaracajuste@yahoo.com

About Eritaj Eritaj Foundation seeks to promote organizational, social and economic development in Haiti since 1999. A community organization based in Framingham, MA and Port au Prince Haiti, Eritaj (Haitian Creole for heritage) works with numerous grassroots organizations including churches, clinics, schools and community based actions for sustainable socio-economic change. www.eritajfoundation.org

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