In the article entitled “Double Victims: The Earthquake through the Haitian Women’s Eyes” from the Huffington Post, women reveal their vulnerability and the added predicaments they face every day since the earthquake.

Also from the Huffington Post, normalcy slowly returns as schools reopen for children and teens. As some schools buildings were destroyed, some schools hold classes in tents.

UNESCO and Haitian officials have developed a special syllabus for 600,000 children that takes into account the trauma they experienced and the class time lost during the three months before some schools in the capital, Port-au-Prince, resumed this week. (http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34308&Cr=haiti&Cr1)

In their search for answers about the catastrophe, religious survivors have begun to place blame and to persecute followers of other religions, especially Vodouists, the Miami Herald reports.

Haitian’s faith is unshaken by Quake.  Priests and pastors are delivering a message of hope.  One ended a service with these words:  If you still are alive, it is because you have something to do on this Earth, now, NPR reports.

Other News in Culture:

 Haiti’s Earthquake’s Nickname & Some Women’s Trauma
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-athena-ulysse/haitis-earthquakes-nickna_b_533684.html

A Graffiti Prophet of Bois Verna, Jerry, is speaking up
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/opinion/12bhatia.html

Undergrad student uncovers lost Haiti original founding document
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90872/6943355.html

Haitian Government issues UNICEF-backed call to bring kids back to school
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6942522.html

Founders envision grand hotel’s rebirth as community youth center
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/haiti/project-jacmel/the-hotel/founders-envision-grand-hotels-rebirth-as-community-youth-hub/article1529667/

Schools reopening:  a triumph for the city
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/haiti/project-jacmel/project-jacmel-blog/schools-reopening-a-triumph-for-the-city/article1530687/

Haiti schools reopen for 1st time since quake
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/05/1564125/haiti-schools-reopen-for-1st-time.html

Dans un article du Huffington Post titré:  “Deux fois victimes:  Le tremblement de terre à travers le regard des Femmes Haïtiennes”, les femmes révèlent leur vulnérabilité et les difficulties supplémentaires qu’elles rencontrent tous les jours depuis le tremblement de terre.
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-schuller/double-victims-the-earthq_b_534974.html)

Aussi du Huffington Post, la normalité revient lentement avec la rentrée scolaire pour les enfants et les adolescents. Comme certains bâtiments scolaires ont été détruits, certaines écoles offrent des cours sous des tentes. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/12/children-return-to-school_n_534326.html)

L’UNESCO et des autorités haïtiennes ont mis au point un programme spécial pour les 600.000 enfants qui prend en compte le traumatisme qu’ils ont vécu et le temps d’apprentissage perdu au cours des trois mois, rapporte l’ONU. (http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34308&Cr=haiti&Cr1)

Dans leur recherche des raisons de la catastrophe, les survivants religieux ont commencé à jeter le blâme les uns sur les autres et à persécuter les adeptes d’autres religions, en particulier les Vodouisans, d’après un communiqué de Miami Herald.

La foi en Haïti reste inébranlable malgré le tremblement de terre.  Les prêtres et les pasteurs livrent un message d’espoir.  L’un d’entre eux termina un service sur ces mots:   Si nous sommes encore vivants, nous avons une mission à remplir sur cette terre. (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125477173)

Autres Nouvelles Culturelles:

Le  surnom donné au tremblement de terre d’Haïti et les traumatismes subis par les femmes
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-athena-ulysse/haitis-earthquakes-nickna_b_533684.html

L’artiste du graffiti, Jerry, parle de son travail.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/opinion/12bhatia.html

Un étudiant découvre un document officiel perdu dans les débris.
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90872/6943355.html

Le gouvernement d’Haïti, soutenu par l’UNICEF insiste sur la réouverture des écoles.
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6942522.html

Les fondateurs imaginent la renaissance d’un grand hôtel comme un centre communautaire pour la jeunesse.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/haiti/project-jacmel/the-hotel/founders-envision-grand-hotels-rebirth-as-community-youth-hub/article1529667/

Les écoles d’Haïti ont réouvert leurs portes pour la première fois depuis le tremblement de terre.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/05/1564125/haiti-schools-reopen-for-1st-time.html

“Dé Fwa Viktim:  Tranbléman tè-a jan fanm d’Ayiti yo wè li.”  D’aprè atik sa-a, ki parèt nan Huffingtonpost, fanm yo ap patajé kijan yo vilnérab ak difikilté yo rankontré nan lavi yo ki vin pi plis dépi tranbléman tè-a
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-schuller/double-victims-the-earthq_b_534974.html

Huffington Post, di lavi kòmansé nòmal avèk timoun yo ak jèn yo ki retounen lékòl.    Gen lékòl ki krazé nèt.  Gen lékòl k’ap fè kou anba tant.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/12/children-return-to-school_n_534326.html

UNESCO ak ofisyèl gouvènman ayisyen preparé yon pwogram espésyal pou 600.000 timoun ki pral montré réyalité dézas sa-a ké yo viv la, épi k’ap pran an konsidérason tout twa mwa ki pèdi lè lékol té fèmen.  Sé sa Nasyon Zini rapòté.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34308&Cr=haiti&Cr1=

Moun ki pa mouri nan dézas la ap chèché eksplikasyon sinatirèl pou sa ki rive-a.  Yo kòmansé ap blame moun k’ap sèvi vodou yo épi yo kòmansé ap pésikité vodouyizan yo, daprè yon kominiké ki sòti nan Miami Herald.

Tranbléman tè-a chipoté tè-a men ti pa ébranlé la fwa moun ki kwè nan Bondyé yo.  Pè ak pastè yo ap bay menm mesaj lespwa.  Youn nan yo fini sèvis la  konsa:  “Si nou pa mouri, si la vi nou sové, sé paské nou gen yon misyon pou nou ranpli sou tè-a”.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125477173

Lòt Nouvèl Kiltirèl:

Ti non jwèt tranbléman tè-a epi troma ké fanm yo sibi.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gina-athena-ulysse/haitis-earthquakes-nickna_b_533684.html

Jerry, yon atis ki renmen pentiré pano, fè graffiti nan lari, ap palé  
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/opinion/12bhatia.html

Yon étidyan dékouvri original konstitisyon péyi d’Ayiti ki té pèdi.  
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90872/6943355.html

Gouvènman Ayisyen-an ak sipò UNICEF mandé pou lékòl yo rékòmansé travay
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6942522.html

Gen yon projè ki pral transfòmé yon gwo otèl, pou fèl tounen yon sant kominotè pou jèn
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/haiti/project-jacmel/the-hotel/founders-envision-grand-hotels-rebirth-as-community-youth-hub/article1529667/

Réyèlman vré lékòl yo ouvè pòt yo ankò pou la premyè fwa dépi dézas la
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/05/1564125/haiti-schools-reopen-for-1st-time.html

The Huffington Post reports that the Government of Haiti has expressed its desire to extend the end-user feeds for another three months. However, without the long-term commitment of international donors to fund such a move, there are still no guarantees that this action will result in affordable and accessible healthcare for Haitians.

One organization that is working to improve health care in the country is Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Their website said, in the three months following the 7.0 earthquake, MSF continues to set up hospitals, administer emergency care, and organize facilities providing an environment to conduct operations.

The city of Jacmel is being affected by heavy rain, causing roads to become muddy and pushing human feces into areas where people are living under tents and tarps, reports The Globe and Mail.

Along with health issues caused by the rainy season, France24 said large numbers of Haitians have been looking for treatment at a new field hospital specializing in burns, after accidents on the streets or in the camps are increasing.  

Other articles on health:

Leg Lost, Dancer Is Caught Between Caregivers
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/world/americas/13amputee.html

Haitian aid needed now: paramedic
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/04/05/haiti-aidcritic.html

The Huffington Post rapòté  Government Ayisyen-an vlé kontinyé mandé tout lopital ak tout klinik you pou yo bay swen gratis pou yon lòt twa mwa ankò.   Men sé yon désizyon ki mandé bakòp kominoté entènasyonal la pou yo sipòté désizyon sa-a ak don, ak lajan.  Si pa gen lajan ak angajman pou bay lajan pou swen santé, pa gen garanti ké Ayisyen ki malad yo ap ka jwenn swen.

Yon òganizasyon k’ap poté kolé nan domèn swen santé an Ayiti sé  Dòktè san frontyè/Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).  Sou sit entènèt MSF la, yo rapòté ké dépi tranbléman tè 7.0 ki té fèt dépi twa mwa,  MSF ap travay epi jous koulyé-a y’ap kontinyé bay swen santé, monté lopital, bay swen d’ijans, ranjé plas pou moun yo résévwa swen.

Lavil Jakmèl kòmansé gen anpil pwoblèm ak lapli k’ap tonbe. Gen anpil labou ak poupou sou rout yo.   Labou ak poupou-a gayé, li rive jous nan kan yo, koté moun yo ap dòmi anba tant, kouvri pwéla.  Sé sitiyasyon sa-a ké The Globe and Mail rapòté.

An plis dé pwoblèm santé ké sézon lapli-a agravé,  France24 di gen yon pakèt Ayisyen ki té al chèché swen nan lopital ki espésyalizé nan keksyon boulé.  Sanblé chif moun ki tonbé nan aksidan nan lari ou byen moun ki boulé nan kan yo, ap monté.

Lòt atik sou swen santé:

Yon dansè ki gen pyé li koupé, pyéjé nan mitan tout travayè lasanté yo
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/world/americas/13amputee.html

Yo bezwen yon Ayisyen pou travay tou swit kòm: paramédik
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/04/05/haiti-aidcritic.html

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pleaded to the United Nations to donate $3.8 billion to begin a reconstruction effort for of Haiti, according to National Public Radio.

Just days before the United Nations Conference, President Barack Obama asked Congress for $2.8-billion in emergency funds for costs connected with relief for the devastated Caribbean country, reports Independent Online (IOL) South Africa.

However, some are saying the international relief effort has been less than successful. An editorial in The Guardian UK said the role the United States and France have played in the poverty of Haiti must count as both countries’ biggest downfalls in foreign policy, arguing that that past agendas for Haiti have not worked.

Meanwhile, TIME magazine argues that visits from former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are bringing back memories of their alleged inconsistent policies toward Haiti, mixed with frustration over awful living conditions among the 1.3 million homeless earthquake survivors.

Led by Haiti’s minister for culture and communication, Marie-Laurence Jocelyn-Lassègue, writers, artists and musicians gathered in Paris at the U.N.’s cultural agency, UNESCO, to map out medium- and long-term strategies for “recreating” the Caribbean nation, reports IPS News. The social-economic differences that existed in Haiti before the earthquake have persisted and even worsened said the New York Times. The upper class neighborhood of Pétionville has reopened clubs, bars and boutiques visited by wealthy Haitians and international relief workers, while blocks away people in tent camps struggle to survive. On the Huffington Post, residents of “Tent Cities” set up businesses to make money, as Haitians infuse their lives with a semblance of normalcy with cinemas, salons, and stores. After tensions between Vodou and other religions, a rare public ceremony was held to honor the earthquake victims, from the Miami Herald.

Other articles on culture in Haiti:

Haitian tradition of Tap Tap Bus art is flourishing even after the earthquake.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/jan-june10/haiti_03-30.html

Tourist town of Jacmel attempts to rebuild and maintain the status and promise it had before. By reconstructing colonial façades and boosting the economy, citizens dream with the opening of a direct flight from Miami to Jacmel.
http://www.france24.com/en/20100325-quake-survivors-rebuild-dreams-haiti-tourist-town

At the Haiti Pavilion in Arteaméricas, the Latin American art fair, 15 artists who live and work in Haiti will be exhibited and their art sold in order to raise money to help rebuild their country’s arts community.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/25/1548099/haitians-see-hope-through-art.html#ixzz0kDWC2Ugm

After the earthquake Haitian artists use their experience to create paintings that reflect their character and a message of hope, faith and salvation.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article7074367.ece

Haitian libraries that store portions of the Nation’s history are at risk, reports the Huffington Post. The Haitian Library of the Fathers of the Holy Spirit, housing important documents from Duvalier’s dictatorship, was boxed up soon after the quake.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/madison-smartt-bell/haitis-libraries-history_b_517687.html
Also from the Huffington Post, Dyane Jean Francois criticizes the President and the government for their use of French in a crisis situation where most people do not speak it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dyane-jean-fran/why-is-creole-a-pariah_b_515941.html
And Haitians rely on their faith to get through hard times.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/georgianne-nienaber/voices-from-haiti-god-we_b_514553.html

Scientology missionaries set sail to Haiti on a former US coast guard ship packed with 175 tons of supplies, including an ambulance, school bus, and 60 tons of wood pellets and several wood burning stoves donated by the wife of the Haitian ambassador to the US.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-harrington/haiti-scientology-mission_b_510019.html

Almost 3,300 students have been enrolled in public schools in Florida since the earthquake. The school district receives $6,000 per student from the state, just as it has with every other student in the district.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-palm-haitian-students-20100326,0,7994365.story

Almost three months after the catastrophic earthquake, Haitians are working to redevelop their lives and country. However, many say international relief is only interfering with their ability to make a living. The main request by many is to extend aid from the capital, Port-au-Prince, to other areas in order to better facilitate the reconstruction effort throughout the country, reports France24.

With frustrations of international relief building, Haitian organizations in the devastated country have developed their own set of short-term and long-term goals, which include support for shelter and temporary housing for internally displaced people, protection of human rights, and leadership training, reports Haiti Rewired.

Also reporting on the trouble with growth and what must be done from now on, The Huffington Post explains that Haiti’s poor human development outcomes are directly tied to its political and economic structure, which “places power, money and opportunity in the hands of a tiny minority.”

One sector that might bring Haiti out of its economic downfall is farming, reports The Miami Herald. Recent rainfalls have help farmers improve their crops, boosting agricultural production before U.S.-funded farm training projects have been implemented.

Other articles on development and governance in Haiti:

Haiti’s reconstruction dependent on Haitian children, youth, says coalition of humanitarian organizations

Haiti Seeks A Home For An Endless Sea Of Debris
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125170774

Rebuilding Haiti
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/haiti/article/786458–rebuilding-haiti

Haitian Entrepreneurs Build Micro-Economies in Tent City
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/jan-june10/haiti_03-29.html

Bill Clinton to take on key Haiti reconstruction role
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/30/1554320/donors-willing-is-haiti-able.html

Core Block Homes For Haiti
http://haitirewired.wired.com/profiles/blogs/core-block-homes-for-haiti

Before Rebuilding Haiti, Donors Should Do More Than Consult With Aid Organizations
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/samuel-a-worthington/before-rebuilding-haiti-d_b_519282.html

A Plan to Spur Growth Away From Haiti’s Capital
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/arts/design/31planning.html

Haiti Frets Over Aid and Control of Rebuilding
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/world/americas/31haiti.html

International psychiatrists have made a promise to assist the Haitian government in establishing a mental health care system that is suitable for the needs of January earthquake victims, reports The New York Times. Eventually, experts would like for the Haitian Health Ministry to integrate mental health care into the primary health care system and make it available to the general population.

The Huffington Post also weighs in on the mental strain on earthquake victims. For residents of make-shift camps, securing a tent or tarp, water, enough food to get through the day and charcoal to cook it, and medical care, are daily battles. Dealing with the constant chaos of daily life is leading to many cases of post-traumatic stress in those affected by the disaster.

Along with the disastrous conditions, many Haitians in the country are afraid to return to their homes, The Miami Herald reports. Experts say 300,000 to 400,000 of Haiti’s homeless survivors have undamaged houses, and are refusing to go in doors. According to The Herald, they are too afraid to go back inside.

The mass displacement of people throughout Haiti has separated families, particularly children from their parents, reports The Guardian UK. Charities are warning officials that, because there are so many children scattered through out the country, abuse and exploitation could increase, with increased risks of sexual assault or being trafficked outside of the country.

Other articles on health in Haiti:

Private hospital in Haiti closes its doors
http://www.miamiherald.com/video/index.html?media_id=12273245

For anguished Haitians, earthquake takes a mental toll
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/15/1531159/for-anguished-haitians-a-mental.html

University of Miami team sending new legs for Haiti quake amputees
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/04/1563475/university-of-miami-team-sending.html

Risks of deadly malaria is growing in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, CDC warns
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/05/1513656/risk-of-deadly-malaria-is-growing.html

Michael Martin of NPR News discusses ethics and humanity in journalism in Haiti. Guests talk about the double role of trained medics employed as journalists and whether or not the conflicting loyalties result in unethical reporting. The Huffington Post reports that film students from Haiti’s only film school, Cine Institute in Jacmel, in partnership with Oxfam and FilmAid, produced a video asking Haitians about their priorities for rebuilding their country. According to the survey, the most urgent needs are: jobs, schools and homes. A consortium of journalism organizations formed the Haiti News Project, an international effort that aims to help Haitian print reporters recover from the Jan. 12 earthquake reports the Miami Herald. Yves Colon, former faculty member at the Missouri School of Journalism, is part of a small Internews team providing news and information by radio for people around the earthquake zone. The program operates by recording one CD a day and delivering them to 28 radio stations in Port-au-Prince reports University of Missouri.

Other articles on journalism and communication media in Haiti:

Global networks, social media and other internet tools dictate the extended reach and new possibilities of offering aid and organization during a crisis.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/03/30/f-haiti-rebuild-tapscott.html#ixzz0jhCBjehb

With the coordination of the Miami Dolphins/Sun Life Stadium Haiti Relief Fund and the University of Miami Global Institute/Project Medishare, two communications facilities have been established in Little Haiti, Miami and Port-au-Prince that enable family members in Haiti to connect with relatives in Miami through Cisco Telepresence, a videoconference platform. http://haitirewired.wired.com/profiles/blogs/teleconference-project-to

A radio station in Jacmel operates through a tent to bring information and hope to the citizens.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/haiti/project-jacmel/jacmels-airwaves-radiating-hope-in-haiti/article1502629/

Digital journalism permits one or two people with the right equipment to produce, report, shoot and edit stories. This innovative method comes at a time when “backpack journalism” and downsizing are changing the industry. But the network faces a delicate balancing act: the immediacy and cost-savings of such ‘backpack’ reports versus technical, ethical, editorial and quality issues.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/la-et-digital-journo1-2010mar01,0,3249400.story

Government officials set free more than 30 Haitian earthquake evacuees who were detained after landing in the United States without proper paperwork following the devastating 7.0 earthquake that ravaged the country, reports The Miami Herald.

While efforts are being made to improve the lives of Haitian immigrants abroad, earthquake victims that remained in the western half of the island of Hispaniola are also getting much-needed help. The UN News Centre said that approximately 200 Haitian families have been moved into the first of what will be five transitional housing sites being set up for the homeless.

Also from The UN News Centre, it is reported that several members of the Haitian diaspora met with the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris in late March to discuss and identify the needs for the reconstruction of Haiti’s educational system.

Other articles on migration and the role of the diaspora in Haiti:

Friday town hall meeting in Roxbury to focus on Diaspora’s role in Haiti
http://www.bostonhaitian.com/2010/friday-town-hall-meeting-roxbury-focus-diasporas-role-haiti

Haitian president visits NYC to raise reconstruction funds
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6934849.html

UN starts work to set up camps for Haiti’s earthquake survivors
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34204&Cr=haiti&Cr1=

Toronto mom and 13-year-old son in Haiti await government action to reunite the family
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/786742–toronto-mom-and-13-year-old-son-in-haiti-await-government-action-to-reunite-the-family

Fiorito: Haitian priest thanks Toronto parish for quake donations
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/786655–fiorito-haitian-priest-thanks-toronto-parish-for-quake-donations

JAMAICA: Haitian Refugees Sent Home
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50893

A grassroots security movement in the village of Pinchinat in Haiti is trying to protect women and children, who are particularly vulnerable in the dangerous and poorly lit camp, reports The Globe and Mail. The citizen’s committee, called Voluntaires mixte du village Pinchinat, focuses on ensuring the well-being of the most vulnerable residents.

The committee is just one of several being developed after Voice of America News , among many other news agencies, reported thats that hundreds of the displaced living in makeshift camps fear sexual assault. The U.N. Police and Haitian National Police are increasing their presence in some camps to 24 hours a day.

Another area in desperate need of security is the food sector, the UN News Centre reports. The World Food Program is hoping to acquire food locally and is also pre-arranging food, trucks and other supplies before the start of the hurricane season.

Other articles on security in Haiti:

HAITI: Looking More and More Like a War Zone
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50855

HAITI: Watching the Sky with Dread
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50793

United Nations and some relief organizations say that international aid agencies’ extensive history in Haiti is one of the reasons the country remains so entrenched in poverty, reports National Public Radio. NPR explains that relief organizations have stifled the development of public schools, clinics and other infrastructure.

While several sections of Haiti are feeling overwhelmed with aid efforts, the region of Jacmel is going through the opposite. The Globe and Mail said that after a two-month mission, Canadian troops have left the city and taken the equipment being used to rebuild the international airport with them, causing air traffic to slow down and aid efforts to stall.

The Toronto Star goes on to report that former Haitian officials said the United Nations donors” conference on Haiti, which took place in late March, was a charade because reconstruction depends on Haitian government and the country’s population does not have enough trust in its political figures to facilitate a developing economy or democratic atmosphere.

Other articles on sovereignty in Haiti:

Chomsky discusses aide to Haiti
http://www.cbc.ca/video/ - /News/Politics/ID=1455858245

Haiti vs. Chile: The Earthquake Olympics
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-feffer/haiti-vs-chile-the-earthq_b_518639.html