Posted in Haiti News, Voices from VHP on Jan 13th, 2010 9 Comments »
Our thoughts, our hearts, and our prayers are with our friends and partners in Haiti. The artists, artisans, and galleries we work with are all located in or near Port-au-Prince. We fear that many of them have lost their homes, their livelihoods, and perhaps worse. We will be organizing relief efforts to help our partners […]
Posted in Haiti News on Jan 13th, 2010 4 Comments »
Today, Haiti was been hit by the strongest earthquake in 200 years, according to the Associated Press. Centered 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince, the earthquake caused significant damage to the densely populated city, including collapsing a hospital and damaging the Presidential Palace and the UN headquarters. Phone lines are down, and much of the news […]
Posted in Haiti News on Oct 31st, 2009 No Comments »
On Friday, the Haitian Senate voted to remove Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis from office. This comes from a long history of governmental instability. Pierre-Louis took office in September 2008 while four devastating hurricanes battered the island, after the previous prime minister was deposed during the riots over food prices in the spring. “An educator who […]
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