Writing from Port au Prince, Haiti, Ben reports that “Moments ago, the official confirmation was broadcast on Haitian TV and all radio stations that Michel “Sweet Mickey” Martelly was elected with 67% of the popular vote as President de la…
Haiti reflections…
If you look at the map you can see that Haiti and Dominican Republic share one island. Haiti is French speaking and DR is Spanish. DR has one of the fastest…
Haiti signage
One of my favorite visuals in Port au Prince are the paintings outside barber shops / beauty salons. …
DAY 4: Launching bamboo reforestation in Haiti
The longest journeys start with the first step. So it was that today, we took a first step toward what we hope will be a successful initiative to launch bamboo reforestation in Haiti. CO2 Bambu’s strategy is to launch Guadua…
Day 3: bamboo workshop
Today I drive with Regine to attend Kevins workshop on building with bamboo that he is offering for NGOs and anyone else interested. Kevin is a specialist in building with natural…
Day 1: Drive to Haiti from Dominican Republic ~ border crossing.
We leave Dominican Republic at 6.30 am for the drive across the border, into Haiti. Armed with lots of bottled water and our box of baby bamboo plants, we set off. We have so far managed to bring the plants…
Haiti ~ moving from observer to actor
Move over Brad Pitt, it’s my turn for the lime light. OK, maybe a bit of an overstatement, but it is somewhat of an odd situation, when you are not the glitzy type, to be trailed by a journalist day…
Abuzz with a first Haiti-bound container in a few days
I I II wanted to wait until our first container was ready to ship before I made my next trip to Haiti. Yet I need to see…