Haiti Has a History of Outside Interference, Erratic Leadership
Most Americans are unaware of Haiti's story, which began with a slave revolt and has included up-and-down relations with its giant neighbor, the United States.
Most Americans are unaware of Haiti's story, which began with a slave revolt and has included up-and-down relations with its giant neighbor, the United States.
Iowa doctors sense that Haitian women are willing to talk about birth control, even if many hesitate to use specific forms of it. The doctors offer it while being careful not to push too hard.
Even if you've read about Haiti, it's startling to see the stark poverty that exists just 90 minutes away from Miami.
A reporter is struck by the openness and graciousness shown by people living in some of the world's toughest situations.
John Gabin and his girlfriend, Guerda Pierre, agreed to adopt a starving 4-year-old. They already had four adults and three kids living in their one-room house, and Pierre was pregnant.
Iowa doctor sees too many well-meaning Americans offer aid that fails to last.
Countless public and private aid agencies have spent billions of dollars trying to help Haiti, but experts say little of that aid has helped the country stand on its own.
When a woman with advanced cancer arrived at their clinic, Iowa doctors and nurses could only offer pain pills and prayers.
An Iowa-based medical team chips away at Haiti's public-health problems, even as the world's attention shifts elsewhere.
The community-based Organoponico Vivero Alamar farm appeals to its workers and promotes sustainability—it also attracts visitors and students of organic agriculture.
Ana Vilma Batiz is an HIV/AIDS educator. She lives with the disease herself, and is a single mother taking care of three daughters, one of whom is also HIV positive.
In the face of discrimination, a Honduran Garifuna woman reveals her HIV status. She hopes that acknowledging her HIV will help reduce stigma.