Cynthia in Haiti: After the Earthquake
Thirteen-year old Cynthia Desert attends l'Ecole Nationale Republique du Chili, a 15-minute walk from her home—a tent camp in Port-au-Prince.
Thirteen-year old Cynthia Desert attends l'Ecole Nationale Republique du Chili, a 15-minute walk from her home—a tent camp in Port-au-Prince.
What is life like for a 13-year-old Haitian girl, two years after the earthquake?
Cynthia, a thirteen year old girl, lives with her parents in a tent camp in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti.
Joanne Silberner reflects on the logistical challenges of reporting from Haiti, Uganda and India–and the deeper challenge of meaningful global health reporting.
Former president Bill Clinton talks about lessons learned in Haiti.
A health facility in rural Haiti has a program to detect and treat cancer, but a big challenge persists: How can they encourage Haitians to get cancer screening and treatments before it’s too late?
WLNR-Miami Herald News features an interview with poet Kwame Dawes and composer Kevin Simmonds about the "Voices of Haiti" performance at the University of Miami.
Jamaica may be a land of abundance, but its reliance on cheap agricultural imports is driving local farmers out of business.
USAID's food aid program to earthquake-devastated Haiti gave a nice $140 million boost to American farmers; it did no good at all for their Haitian counterparts.
Nearly a fifth of working Jamaicans are employed in the country's agriculture sector, but farmers are struggling to make ends meet because cheap imported products are driving down local food costs.
Like many other Jamaican dairy farmers, Oral Rayson is dumping thousands of gallons of milk down the drain because imported powdered milk has become a cheaper alternative for locals.
Imported food is cheap in Jamaica, benefiting consumers. But what is the costs for farmers who have lost their income?