Reconstructing Haiti
Author | : Aimee Ansari |
Publisher | : Oxfam |
Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : |
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ISBN | : 1848145764 |
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Author | : Aimee Ansari |
Publisher | : Oxfam |
Total Pages | : 6 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1848145764 |
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Paul E. Fallon |
Publisher | : University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2015-01-09 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0826273327 |
When a natural disaster strikes, one imposing obstacle always impedes recovery: the need to rebuild. Not just homes, schools, and other buildings but also lives must be reconstructed. Yet amid the horror there is also the opportunity to build back better, to create more resilient buildings and deeper human connections. After Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, architect Paul E. Fallon wanted to help rebuild the magic island he had visited the previous summer. Over the next three years, he made seventeen trips to design and supervise construction of an orphanage and a school in Grand Goâve. In the process, he confronted the challenges of building in a country with sparse materials and with laborers predisposed toward magic over physics. Architecture by Moonlight is about much more than construction, however. Readers will also experience the many relationships Fallon developed as he balanced the contradictory demands of a boisterous American family constructing a memorial for their deceased daughter and Evangelical missionaries more interested in saving souls than filling bellies. Dieunison, a wily Haitian orphan, captured Fallon’s heart and exemplifies both Haiti’s tragedy and its indomitable spirit. Fallon’s personal experience is an eloquent tale of “an ensemble of incomplete people struggling in a land of great trial and great promise, trying to better understand their place on Earth.” He reveals how, when seemingly different people come together, we succeed by seeking our commonality. Architecture by Moonlight illustrates our strength to rise above disaster and celebrate recovery, perseverance, and humanity.
Author | : Marc Cohen |
Publisher | : Oxfam |
Total Pages | : 14 |
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Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1780770251 |
Author | : David Gootnick |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 77 |
Release | : 2012-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1437986315 |
On Jan. 12, 2010, an earthquake in Haiti killed an 230,000 people and displaced 2 million more. In July 2010, the U.S. Congress appropriated more than $1 billion for reconstruction assistance, most of which was provided to the USAID and the Dept. of State. In April 2010, the Haitian gov¿t. created the Interim Haiti Recovery Comm. (IHRC) to coordinate donors, conduct strategic planning, approve reconstruction projects, and provide accountability. This report addresses: (1) the planned uses for U.S. reconstruction assist. and the amounts provided so far; (2) USAID's internal controls for overseeing U.S. funds; and (3) IHRC's progress establishing governance and oversight structures. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Author | : Paul Farmer |
Publisher | : Public Affairs |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2012-07-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1610390989 |
The celebrated physician and anthropologist offers a vivid on-the-ground account of the relief effort in the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake—and issues a powerful call to action. Reprint.
Author | : Jonathan M. Katz |
Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2013-01-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137323957 |
On January 12, 2010, the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck the nation least prepared to handle it. Jonathan M. Katz, the only full-time American news correspondent in Haiti, was inside his house when it buckled along with hundreds of thousands of others. In this visceral, authoritative first-hand account, Katz chronicles the terror of that day, the devastation visited on ordinary Haitians, and how the world reacted to a nation in need. More than half of American adults gave money for Haiti, part of a monumental response totaling $16.3 billion in pledges. But three years later the relief effort has foundered. It's most basic promises—to build safer housing for the homeless, alleviate severe poverty, and strengthen Haiti to face future disasters—remain unfulfilled. The Big Truck That Went By presents a sharp critique of international aid that defies today's conventional wisdom; that the way wealthy countries give aid makes poor countries seem irredeemably hopeless, while trapping millions in cycles of privation and catastrophe. Katz follows the money to uncover startling truths about how good intentions go wrong, and what can be done to make aid "smarter." With coverage of Bill Clinton, who came to help lead the reconstruction; movie-star aid worker Sean Penn; Wyclef Jean; Haiti's leaders and people alike, Katz weaves a complex, darkly funny, and unexpected portrait of one of the world's most fascinating countries. The Big Truck That Went By is not only a definitive account of Haiti's earthquake, but of the world we live in today.
Author | : Oxfam |
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Release | : 2010 |
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Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Disaster relief |
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Author | : Marc Cohen |
Publisher | : Oxfam |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Agriculture and state |
ISBN | : 1848147392 |