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January 15, 2019 | U.S. News and World Report
An Ungoverned City
Can cities function without a government? In Canaan, Haiti, residents give it a try.
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In Haiti's City-Without-a-Government, Residents Want Land Titles, Taxation
Without property titles, the residents of Haiti's ungoverned new city risk losing any investment they make and cannot use their property as collateral.
December 19, 2018 | Miami Herald
Out of Sick Teen’s Cancer Ordeal, Haiti Doctors Find a New Way
Efforts continue to help Djooly Jeune battle Burkitt's lymphoma.
November 21, 2018 | Miami Herald
GoFundMe Launched for Haiti Teen Fighting Cancer
Two South Florida residents have launched a GoFundme to help a teen in Haiti with advanced Burkitt’s lymphoma. The goal of the fund is to help the teen get treatment in the U.S., or in Haiti.
November 15, 2018 | Miami Herald
How UM’s Little Haiti Cervical Cancer Research Overcomes Haitian Cultural Barriers
How a self-testing kit for cervical cancer is changing the way Hatian-American women are getting screened.
November 15, 2018 | Miami Herald
Two Haitian Boys Are Battling Cancer. 700 Miles May Make all the Difference
What prevents kids in Haiti from getting the care they need?
November 15, 2018 | Miami Herald
How Vinegar, Smartphones, and Factory Clinics Are Tackling Cervical Cancer in Haiti
Health organizations have been offering cervical cancer screenings to female factory workers in Haiti as a way to reduce deaths from the preventable disease.
November 15, 2018 | Miami Herald
Cervical Cancer is Treatable. Why Are Women in Haiti Still Dying From It?
In Haiti, where there is no radiation therapy or access to the HPV vaccine, women are dying from cervical cancer, a disease that’s both preventable and treatable.
June 19, 2018 | Pulitzer Center
Providing Cancer Care in Haiti
Cancer is becoming a leading cause of death in less economically developed countries like Haiti. One physician has spent his career learning how to combat this growing epidemic.
May 15, 2018 | Ozy
This Ungoverned Haitian City Is Fighting to Stay Alive
Born out of a disaster, Canaan is a city without a government. But its future is uncertain. The world's newest city offers a lesson in post-disaster urbanism.
August 01, 2017 | Field Notes
Haiti: Trash in Paradise
Rebecca Hersher explores the cost of not having a public sanitation system on the community of Cite Soleil in Haiti.
July 31, 2017 | NPR
Haiti's 'Bayakou': Hauling Away Human Excrement by Hand
Haiti's capital city doesn't have a sewer system. Instead, so-called nightsoil, or human excrement, is largely removed by hand by workers who toil at night under cover of darkness.
Restaveks: Child Slaves of Haiti
Child slaves make up about 10 percent of the youth population in Haiti. Driven out of economic depravity, many parents are sending their children to live with others and serve as indentured servants in order to secure their survival. In a short documentary, Dane Liu and Carmen Russell explore the...
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January 14, 2013 | Project news
WLRN/Miami Herald News Re-Broadcasts 'Voices of Haiti' Interview with Kwame Dawes
Due to the popularity of the initial broadcast, WLRN/Miami Herald re-broadcasts the Voices of Haiti interview with Kwame Dawes, originally featured on air in February 2012.
December 23, 2012 | General news
2012: A Year in Photos
The Pulitzer Center staff share their favorite photos from 2012.
December 07, 2012 | General news
This Week in Review: Cancer Not Only for the Rich
This Week in Review: Cancer Not Only for the Rich
August 28, 2012 | Project news
Haiti: Isaac Floods Tent Cities
In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaac, flooded tents and concerns about the spread of cholera show that Haiti is still vulnerable to natural disasters.
August 17, 2012 | General news
This Week in Review: After the Battlefield
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Afghanistan to Haiti.
July 31, 2012 | General news, Project news
Art & Journalism: A Marriage of Mediums
“Using Art for Social Engagement” panel explored how the union of art and journalism allows stories to be told in a compelling way that draws people in.
July 26, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: The Rush to Flush
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting on public health and latrines across the globe.
July 20, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: The Heat Wave That's Here to Stay
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Ecuador to Syria.
July 13, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: Haiti, Then and Now
Pulitzer Center Director of Development and Outreach Ann Peters highlights this week's reporting from Haiti to Algeria.
June 08, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
Haiti: "Baseball in the Time of Cholera"
Award-winning documentary film highlights the impact of cholera in Haiti—and calls for holding the United Nations responsible.
June 08, 2012 | General news, Project news
This Week in Review: Tiananmen's Torchbearers
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from China to Nicaragua.
June 01, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: Haiti: The Golden Rule
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Haiti and Azerbaijan.