Sustainable Cotton Raises Funds for Puerto Rico
On Wednesday, leading figures in the sustainable cotton field from around the world were attending the Textile Exchange Sustainability Conference in Washington, D.C. and heard a heart-wrenching...
View ArticleUne fourmi vorace s’attaque aux plantations et même aux petits enfants
Pour le moment, le phénomène se cantonnerait à la localité de « Boucan » 2eme section communale de Chambellan dans la Grand’Anse. Des gens de la localité déplorent une invasion de grosses fourmis qui...
View ArticleRice and Beans: $1.20 in New York, $73 in Haiti
AG Mag.com By Anne Weir Schechinger, Senior Analyst, Economics Wednesday, October 18, 2017 People in developing nations don’t go hungry because there’s not enough food to go around. It’s because...
View ArticleHaitian Vetiver Oil Market Report 2017: Competitive Landscape Analysis of...
Global Haitian Vetiver Oil Market Report, Is a Proficient and Detail Research on Latest Technological Advancements with Market Share Analysis of The Top Players In this Industry. This Report Provides...
View ArticleBanana fiber sanitary pads can solve big problems in India
Saathi pads improve women’s well-being and keep millions of tons of waste out of landfills. Written by Steve Dent: With its sanitary pads for the Indian market, startup company Saathi solves two...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: The Secrets of Haiti’s Living Dead
A Harvard botanist investigates mystic potions, voodoo rites, and the making of zombies. by Gino Del Guercio Harvard Magazine More than 30 years ago, anthropologist and ethnobotanist Wade Davis ’75,...
View ArticleU.S. Support for UN Farmer Field Schools Promotes Rural Development in Haiti
By Heather Eaton on November 2, 2017 Getting out of Rome and into the field to see international humanitarian projects in action is an essential part of representing the United States at the United...
View ArticleHaitian man travels to Fargo for prosthetic arm thanks to local volunteers
By Kevin Wallevand on Nov 17, 2017 at 7:02 p.m. FARGO—A young man from Haiti can thank an army of volunteers, who brought him to Fargo, to get a prosthetic arm. 29-Year old Jacquelin Joseph has been a...
View ArticleBasic sanitation is a human right, says SOIL founder
Dr Kramer co-founded the Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) group in Haiti in 2006. The faeces are treated, and converted to compost, and used to return the nutrients from human waste...
View ArticleMillions at risk of famine in post-hurricane Haiti
It’s been almost a year since southern Haiti was devastated by Hurricane Matthew. It has also been almost eight years since an earthquake killed more than 300,000 people and left hundreds of thousands...
View ArticleSmallholder Farmers Alliance TED Talk- Watch video here
You are invited to watch my recent TEDx talk on the work of the Smallholder Farmers Alliance in Haiti. This short video tells the unlikely story of how a humanitarian worker, an agronomist and a shoe...
View ArticleIn Haiti, Tracing a Paradise Lost
The U.N. says the country is now stable, and tourism is growing. But the former vacation paradise still has a faded beauty. By PETER KUJAWINSKIDEC. 4, 2017 Haiti is a fixture in my mind, as permanent...
View ArticleHaiti / Dominican Republic
One island, two worlds The Caribbean island of Hispaniola is home to two countries: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Both have a population of around 10 million — but that’s about where their...
View ArticleWhat’s Important About World Soil Day
Playing in the dirt is typically reserved for young children and pigs. But getting down and dirty is more important than you might think. Updated by David Vanderpool | Tue 5 Dec 2017 8:48 EST (Photo:...
View ArticleArrest and expulsion of more than 500 Haitians…
Haiti Libre: As part of its migration control operations for illegal aliens in Dominican territory, the Directorate General of Migration (DGM), informs to have arrested 555 Haitians without legal...
View ArticleFrance’s Macron takes lead in climate change battle, with the U.S. absent
By James McAuley December 12 at 7:08 AM PARIS — The United States may have withdrawn from the Paris climate change accord, but on Tuesday dozens of world leaders and philanthropists met to find...
View ArticleTroubled Meat Market Is Key Supplier for Haiti’s Capital
La Saline slaughterhouse is a nightmarish panorama of animal blood, body parts and detritus _ and it’s an essential part of the economy of the Haitian capital, supplying meat to restaurants, street...
View ArticleHaitian Cotton is a Farming Revolution in the Making
In 1954 a young man stood in a field of cotton that was about to revolutionize Haitian agriculture. His name was Rémillot Léveillé. The location was a trial site near Gonaives that he had helped to...
View ArticleOnePlanet Summit : Jovenel Moïse pleads for Haiti and the Caribbean
Haiti Libre: President Jovenel Moïse participated yesterday Tuesday in the OnePlanet Summit initiated by President Emmanuel Macron. Co-organized with the United Nations and the World Bank, this Summit...
View ArticleEpidemiological Update – Diphtheria – 15 December 2017
Diphtheria in the Americas – Summary of the situation Between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 49 of 2017, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reported...
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