Haiti Trip, March 24-April 2 Sustainable Haiti Conference, April 4-6, Miami In brief: The Coalition is leading a small delegation to Haiti on March 24 to scout locations and opportunities for sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship. Let us know if you want to contribute ideas, contacts, locations, etc. or have requests for information from us. All […]
National Conference to Feature Sustainable Haiti Coalition: Sustainable Haiti Conference, April 4-6, Miami Convention Center Basking Ridge, NJ, March 4, 2011 – In the face of cholera outbreaks, political turmoil and faltering development efforts in Haiti, can individuals in America impact the long-term prospects for Haitians? Tamara Apollon, president of Mon Pays Mon Cuisine (i.e. […]
The United States has disbursed only $120 million of its pledge (of $1.15 billion), according to Office of the Special Envoy’s most recent update. Source URL: http://www.thenation.com/article/157646/haiti-wheres-money. Posted to the Permaculture Relief mailing list. Haiti: Where’s the Money? by Isabel Macdonald The Nation January 11, 2011 After a devastating earthquake killed more than 200,000 people […]
It’s apparent, in the light of the last ten months, that things have not gone well with the relief effort in Haiti. More than a million people remain in tent cities; most of Port-au-Prince remains in ruins, with much of the rubble untouched; the displacement of as many as a million other people has also […]
Webinar rescheduled: Please make a note and inform your colleagues. For the Tuesday, N0v. 9th, Sustainable Haiti Coalition webinar , please use the following https://my.dimdim.com/shcoalition/ (will not be active until 3 p.m. EST) Conference Call in Number… Dial-in 702-473-3463 Passcode 742 625 Action Agenda: Welcome, Introduction of Purpose, and New Participants Whats New & Good: Updates […]
Our thanks to those participating in last week’s Sustainable Haiti Coalition Webinar. We felt the call was highly successful in having people share information about their initiatives and align on some of the needs for further action. Our immediate Call to Action – and our challenge to you as Coalition members – is to follow […]
Program Includes: Overview of Sustainable Haiti Coalition progress Introduction of Coalition Partner Organizations and spotlighting of cross-sector, cross-industry projects by partners and members [Haiti Fund for Innovation & Reconstruction/Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors; Helping Hands for a Sustainable Haiti, Kleiwerks, One Economy, Nouvelle Vie, USAID/HED, U of Calif, Apparel for Life, VAYA Institute, Profound Sustainability, Atlantis Energy] Introduction […]
An immediate thank you to all those who were on the conference call on Sunday evening. The comments were pertinent, helpful, and insightful. Participants represented more than 30 groups and viewpoints (see list here), and we’ll be following up as appropriate with individuals regarding their specific interests and suggestions. Here are some key points: We have […]
For information on joining the call see Guidelines and Agenda for the Sustainable Haiti Call and Haiti – A Way Forward. The following groups and individuals have indicated an interest in collaborating or joining the conversation:
On Wednesday, along with close to a thousand people, I attended the UNA-Haiti conference at the UN, and the follow-on conversation at the Turkish Mission. The stated aim of the conference was to foster partnerships to allow the re-building of Haiti “against all odds.” “Controlled chaos” is the way one person described it. For the […]
The “Working Group for a Sustainable Future for Haiti,” which was convened at the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise at Fairleigh Dickinson University, has released “Haiti – A Way Forward,” an 8-page discussion paper intended as the basis for a conference call scheduled for Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 6 p.m. EST, and you are invited […]
The earthquake in Haiti has been many things – including both a wakeup call for Americans, and an opportunity to demonstrate our compassion – but it has above all been a human tragedy that has revealed the weaknesses and deficiencies that were there before. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake will no doubt cause some damage no […]