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Action Alert: End housing injustice in Haiti
Take action and sign a letter to support civil society organizations in Haiti as they petition the Haitian government to address the housing crisis exacerbated by the earthquake on January 12, 2010 and...
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A vision for justice in Haiti
Theo Sitther writes about a vision for justice in Haiti in the latest Peace Signs. The hope that we hold on to is the vision that is outlined in the book of Micah. Powerful political and financial...
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Haiti aid money – who benefits?
It is unacceptable and unsustainable that the Haitian government has received less than 1% of the billions of dollars of relief aid that have flowed to Haiti since the devastating earthquake in 2010,...
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Baseball in the Time of Cholera screening
On Wednesday, July 18, an important film screening and discussion was held in Congress. Co-produced by actress Olivia Wilde, and awarded Best Documentary Short at the Tribeca Film Festival, “Baseball...
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Toll from Isaac Still Ongoing as Spike in Cholera is Predicted
Twenty one human rights, faith-based, and humanitarian organizations, including Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office, released a statement today calling on the United Nations to take...
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‘Under Tents’ Campaign Demands Housing Rights in Haiti
Under Tents, an international campaign for housing rights in Haiti, released a housing brief this week highlighting the facts on the country’s internally-displaced persons (IDPs). Thirty-three months...
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President Obama, Governor Romney – Don’t forget about Haiti
Take action and write a letter asking the presidential candidates to support Haiti by committing to support US policies that promote justice in the Caribbean nation. Nearly three years after the...
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Two years after the outbreak of cholera in Haiti, access to clean water and...
A variety of human rights groups, faith-based organizations, policy institutes and humanitarian organizations have released a statement on the second anniversary of Haiti’s cholera outbreak, renewing...
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Addressing Hunger in Haiti
The Washington-based Haiti Advocacy Working Group (HAWG) released a report last week, highlighting a need for the international donor community to refocus its policies on programs that enhance the...
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Haiti: Letter to Organize Support for U.N. Cholera Initiative
On Wednesday February 20, 2013, Representative Conyers and four other Members of Congress sent a letter to Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, encouraging her to urge the United...
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Support U.S. Aid Accountability and Transparency in Haiti
On January 12, 2010, a deadly earthquake hit Haiti causing severe physical, social and economic damage. It resulted in over 230,000 deaths and 2 million people were displaced from their homes. Three...
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Faith and Action for Haiti’s Displaced
Danielle Crooks writes about housing issues in Haiti in the latest Third Way Cafe. Currently, Haiti is experiencing a housing crisis and its government does not have a centralized institution to manage...
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Discusses Haiti Aid Funding
On Wednesday, October 9th, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the “Administration of Haiti Reconstruction Funding.” The discussion was based on a report issued June 2013 by the...
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Haitian IDP Camps Removed from Official List
This week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that of the 1.5 million people originally displaced by the 2010 earthquake, less than 200,000 people are still living in...
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Houses Passes Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2013
This year, the MCC Washington Office has asked for your support in urging Congress to pass the “Assessing Progress in Haiti Act.” This legislation would help increase transparency and accountability of...
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Good news: Congress passes landmark bill for aid transparency in Haiti!
Legislative movement in Congress has been a lot like a one-horse town: if you blink, you’ll miss it. While there haven’t been too many bills making their way into law, there was a recent bill on...
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The winding road from camps to villages
Reflections on a recent visit to one of Port-au-Prince’s remaning tent encampment from Charissa Zehr: Our host, Elie, told us about his experiences as a camp committee leader in Accra. Residents still...
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How long until the occupiers leave Haiti?
On October 14, the UN security council voted to renew the mandate for the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti, known by it’s French acronynm, MINUSTAH. Haitians view this unneccessary presence of troops as...
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Fooling The Sun, Not Fooling The Rain
On Monday, November 24, the MCC U.S. Washington Office hosted a conference entitled “Fooling the Sun, Not Fooling the Rain: Housing and Shelter in Haiti 5 Years After the Earthquake.” The event was...
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Housing Crisis in Haiti
Five years after the disastrous Haitian earthquake, problems still abound. Many tout a large decrease in tent camps, but today more than 85,000 people inhabit remaining camps. This estimate does not...
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