Tag: disaster relief
“We’re looking at long-term changes to make something sustainable here,” says World Vision’s Mary Kate MacIssac. Watch more interviews about the recovery effort and more video of three different church services on a recent Sunday morning in Port-au-Prince. More
Go behind the scenes with our crew on assignment in Haiti. More
This week marked the 6 month anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, which killed more than 230,000 people. Humanitarian groups say while there has been some recovery, an overwhelming amount of work still needs to be done. More
“The issue here is not BP’s behavior, it’s not the Obama administration’s behavior. It’s our behavior. That is where the deepest change has to happen.” More
Catholic Charities set up five relief centers in Louisiana fishing villages to respond to the oil spill catastrophe with financial assistance and spiritual support, says Margaret Dubuisson of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. More
With major earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, relief organizations have their work cut out for them as they help the people of these devastated countries.
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“The most successful poverty reduction program in the world right now is letting people cross the US border…and that’s a very basic way we could help a lot of Haitians right now is just let in more legal Haitian immigrants to escape poverty.” More
“We need a stronger development agency, some voice in the US government, a strong voice that can speak up for poverty reduction, global development, and carry that out in an effective way. We don’t have that right now.” More
Go on the ground and behind the scenes with our crew in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and watch them at work on this week’s story about local faith-based relief workers. Video and photos by producer Gail Fendley.
A massive international relief effort is underway in Haiti as the search for survivors continues. Find out how you can help. More
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