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Dignity and fair wages in Haiti
In a quiet farming hamlet in the northern part of Haiti, farmers were forcibly removed from fertile land to make way for a new industrial park in 2012. They were poorly compensated for their land,...
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Injustice Outbreak
How the U.N. is failing Haitian cholera victims From HuffingtonPost Impact: “Haiti is a few months away from the five-year anniversary of the introduction of cholera because of the United Nations’...
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Days of Prayer for the Displaced
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) invites you to use the Days of Prayer for the Displaced campaign Aug. 31 – Sept. 6 as a church, a small fellowship group, or individually, to guide your prayers for...
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Cholera victims in Haiti tell UN to “Face Justice”
GENEVA, NEW YORK, PORT-AU-PRINCE – On the morning of Oct. 14, activists erected large portraits of cholera victims outside the United Nations (U.N.) offices in New York, Geneva and Port-au-Prince to...
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The votes are counted, but it is far from over
Although the results of Haiti’s first round presidential election have been released, the elections are far from over. One week ago today, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced preliminary...
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Let justice roll down like (clean) waters
By Charissa Zehr “For I was…thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me…I was sick and you took care of me…” –Matthew 25:35-36 Water is a source of life—an...
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The risky business of mining
By Charissa Zehr Democracy, transparency and good governance become catchphrases during political campaigns and election cycles. In Haiti, these issues contribute to the deepening debate around mining....
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A forgotten epidemic: cholera in Haiti
By Katharine Oswald Haiti is home to the world’s worst cholera epidemic today. The outbreak was instigated in 2010, unknowingly, by United Nations (U.N.) peacekeepers. Five years later, Haitians are...
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True cost of “free” peanuts
Peanuts have taken center stage in Haiti, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that a surplus of peanuts in the U.S. would be shipped to Haitian school children. It has ignited a...
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When good intentions go bad: U.S. dumping peanuts in Haiti
Just as many children in the U.S. enjoy eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, peanut butter is a regular nutritious snack for Haitian children and adults. Peanuts represent an important industry...
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When ripples become waves
Advocating for policy change often requires taking the long view. It takes many small, incremental steps to build enough momentum to move what can feel unmovable. But ripples of advocacy for Haitian...
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Haiti in hope of recovery
It has been six years since the disastrous January 2010 earthquake in Haiti which killed over 200,000 Haitians; it was also the year of the tragic outbreak of cholera that has now infected more than...
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An apology for cholera
Six years after cholera was introduced into one of Haiti’s largest rivers due to negligent waste management at a United Nations Peacekeeper base, the UN publicly apologized to cholera victims. The...
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