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Notes from the Field
January 2010
Friday January 29, 2010
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 1:35PM EST on January 29, 2010
by Abby Maxman, country director, CARE Ethiopia and former country director for CARE International in Haiti Taken from a longer piece written by Abby to her CARE colleagues on January 14, 2010 As we all reel with grief and concern in the aftermath of the horrific and massive earthquake that struck near Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince on January 12, I am drawn back to my own personal and professional relationship with the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. As a humanitarian and development professional for more than 20 years, I try to unpack its troubled history, fast forwarding to this week's events, and rewinding again to my own experience as country director of CARE International in Haiti from 2004-2006. ... (more)
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 12:50PM EST on January 29, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010 One of our staff members in Haiti reports on the bleak living conditions for people displaced by the earthquake:
... (more) Tuesday January 26, 2010
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 10:20AM EST on January 26, 2010
by Rick Perera, CARE Emergency Media Officer in Haiti Monday, January 25, 2010 You can handle a lot if you keep busy, but watch out when you get a chance to stop and think. On a long drive last night I had a talk with an exhausted CARE driver, and felt for a moment what it must be like to be Haitian. ... (more)Sunday January 24, 2010
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 9:49PM EST on January 24, 2010
by Rick Perera, Emergency Media Officer in Haiti Saturday, January 24, 2009 "I can't describe how frightened I was," recalls Joanie Estin, remembering that terrible day barely a week ago when her world fell apart. "We've lived through a lot in Haiti, but this is the first time anything like this ever happened." But Joanie doesn't look scared. Sad, yes – but resolute, confident, and committed. Every inch the Girl Scout. "I always keep a cool head, because otherwise you won't be able to help other people," she says calmly. ... (more)Saturday January 23, 2010
Posted by: Sarah Tormey at 9:38PM EST on January 23, 2010
Haitians in Cazeau and Marin (near Port au Prince airport) need to find safe places to get food and water aid. Where is the closest distribution site?
Friday January 22, 2010
Posted by: Rick Perera at 4:42PM EST on January 22, 2010
by Rick Perera
Thursday, January 21, 2010 You might expect to see Wilner Ulysse helping a little old lady cross the street. That's the classic image of a dutiful Scout. But Wilner, age 23, has a much more important good deed for today. ... (more)
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 4:26PM EST on January 22, 2010
by Loetitia Raymond Thursday, January 21, 2010 At the fragile moment in time when a life enters the world, when a child leaves the warm, protective cocoon of her mother's womb, one gesture can change everything. It can transform what could have been a happy occasion into the saddest of all. ... (more)
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 2:12PM EST on January 22, 2010
by Steve Hollingworth, CARE USA COO and EVP, Global Operations Wednesday, January 21, 2010 I received an e-mail today that I deeply appreciated. It also made me proud to be a part of CARE!! ... (more)Thursday January 21, 2010
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 3:58PM EST on January 21, 2010
by Patrick Solomon, CARE USA SVP, Global Support Services Thursday, January 21, 2010 Yesterday, the CARE staff went to the Place Saint Pierre in Pétion-ville extremely close to the CARE office to do pre-work for today's distribution of hygiene kits. The team did an assessment and registration process to identify pregnant and elderly women to make sure they were recipients of the distribution. Today, the team ensured that these women were given priority in the distribution process. ... (more)
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 12:03PM EST on January 21, 2010
by Patrick Solomon, CARE USA SVP, Global Support Services Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Distribution of mattresses at one of our main sites today did not go as smooth and had to be canceled. ... (more)
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 11:26AM EST on January 21, 2010
On Wednesday, January 20, 2009, CNN's Wolf Blitzer interviewed Steve Hollingworth, CARE USA's chief operating officer and Executive vice president of global operations. The interview was aired on CNN's The Situation Room. Check back for video. Here is the transcript: ... (more)Wednesday January 20, 2010
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 6:05PM EST on January 20, 2010
by Steve Hollingworth, CARE USA COO and EVP, Global Operations Wednesday, January 20, 2010 I wanted to say a few words about our staff here in Haiti. ... (more)
Posted by: John Ginda at 6:05PM EST on January 20, 2010
Rick - I am Diane Petersen's brother in law and I've been to Haiti several times. I saw the Delmas photos and I thought I'd let you know about a clinic that has opened at the Izmery soccer fields and is being run by Sr. Mary Finnick, Director of Matthew 25 House, Delmas 33, #6 Rue A. Martial, Port-au Prince, Haiti. They are accepting patients should you need to refer someone in the area. It's near the Louis Gonzaga school.
Peace, John Ginda
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 5:40PM EST on January 20, 2010
by CARE staff in Haiti Wednesday, January 20, 2010 A 6.1-magnitude aftershock rocked Haiti around 6:00 a.m. local time this morning, only eight days after the earthquake destroyed the capital city, leaving tens of thousands dead and injured and many more homeless. CARE's emergency response team send the following by text messages (SMS) and e-mail: ... (more)
Posted by: Rick Perera at 5:08PM EST on January 20, 2010
by Rick Perera, emergency media officer in Haiti Tuesday, January 19, 2010 This entry is a small collection of photos of senior staff inspecting damage in the hard-hit Delmas section of Port-au-Prince. ... (more)
Posted by: Rick Perera at 4:56PM EST on January 20, 2010
by Rick Perera, emergency media officer in Haiti Tuesday, January 19, 2010 CARE Haiti staff held a moment of silence Monday in memory of their own lost family members and for their country. ... (more)
Posted by: Rick Perera at 4:33PM EST on January 20, 2010
by Rick Perera, emergency media officer in Haiti
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 It's obvious that people here are still in grave shock. You can see in the grim faces as people try to pick up the pieces that they are in desperate need. Everywhere we go, we see hand-painted signs on bed sheets pleading for help, asking for medicine for children or letting people know bodies are there. ... (more)
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 4:13PM EST on January 20, 2010
by Loetitia Raymond, emergency media officer in Haiti Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Depuis une semaine des centaines de camps de fortunes ont tristement fleuri le parterre des trottoirs de Port-au-Prince et de ses environs. Sans logement et sans aucune source de revenu pour la plupart, les sinistrés ont besoin de l’aide internationale pour survivre. Depuis mon arrivée dans les bureaux de CARE Haïti, transformé en camp de fortune pour certains des employés qui ont perdu leur maison, je découvre une équipe admirablement engagée et mobilisée, alors que bon nombre d’entre eux ont perdu leur habitation, parfois des membres de leur famille. De 7h du matin à 22h pour certains, 7j sur 7, chacun tente de faire face à l’envergure des besoins pour mettre en place l’aide à la population. ... (more)
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 3:26PM EST on January 20, 2010
by Patrick Solomon, CARE USA SVP, Global Support Services Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Patrick Solomon and Steve Hollingworth, CARE's COO and EVP for Global Operations, spent the day with in the hart-hit town of Léogâne, southwest of Port-au-Prince, where CARE distributed water bladders, jerrycans and hygiene kits to 135,000 people. ... (more)
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 3:13PM EST on January 20, 2010
by Steve Hollingworth, CARE USA COO and EVP, Global Operations Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:00 a.m. Patrick Solomon, CARE's SVP for Global Support Services, and I are traveling with a CARE convoy to distribute water bladders, jerrycans and hygiene kits to 135,000 people staying in an areas southwest of Port-au-Prince in a town called Léogâne. We have 21 staff moving out in four SUVs and a large truck. There is lots of apprehension in the car about keeping together through the extremely congested traffic. The trip should take around two hours. ... (more)Monday January 18, 2010
Posted by: Rick Perera at 9:55AM EST on January 18, 2010
by Rick Perera, CARE's emergency media officer in Haiti Its name, Hôpital La Paix, means Peace — but this massively overflowing hospital is anything but peaceful. The largest medical facility still standing in devastated Port au Prince, La Paix is beyond overflowing with critically injured people. ... (more)Sunday January 17, 2010
Posted by: Staci Dixon at 8:19PM EST on January 17, 2010
by Steve Hollingworth, CARE USA COO and EVP, Global Operations Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:30 a.m. I am traveling to Port-au-Prince with my colleagues. One expert will assess overall staff well-being and how we provide support for folks in Haiti and those coming to help. The other is a technology expert, who will be in charge of improving communications; he will install a VSAT system for our use. Cell phone and satellite phones are working better, and e-mails are getting through. ... (more)
Posted by: Rick Perera at 7:25PM EST on January 17, 2010
by Rick Perera, emergency media officer in Haiti Sunday, January 17, 2010 If charity begins at home, CARE is in the right place. Just outside our Haiti headquarters, many hundreds, perhaps thousands — no one has counted them — of newly homeless people are camped out in the main square of Pétionville, a near suburb of Port-au-Prince. They wait patiently in the hot sun, but their desperation grows by the hour. At night, groups of people can be heard clapping and chanting. Some have hung banners, painted on bedsheets, with messages like "We need help!" in English and Creole. ... (more)
Posted by: Rick Perera at 7:13PM EST on January 17, 2010
by Rick Perera, emergency media coordinator in Haiti Sunday, January 17, 2010 I keep hearing the same question from journalists: why isn't aid getting to these desperate people faster? The answer is: aid workers are moving as fast as they can, but the conditions are grim. Haiti has never seen a catastrophe of this magnitude in modern times; it was already desperately poor to begin with; and in the aftermath of so many disasters in recent years, the people and infrastructure were utterly unprepared to cope. ... (more)Saturday January 16, 2010
Posted by: Rick Perera at 2:26PM EST on January 16, 2010
by Rick Perera, emergency media coordinator in Haiti Saturday, January 16, 2010 I'm with a convoy of three CARE vehicles carrying water purification supplies form the airport to three different points of distribution. In order to avoid the risk of mobs trying to take materials, we're using ordinary SUVs — Toyota Land Cruisers — and piling the materials low enough so they can be covered and out of view from the windows. ... (more)
Posted by: Rick Perera at 2:17PM EST on January 16, 2010
by Rick Perera, emergency media coordinator in Haiti Saturday, January 16, 2010I am near the airport at the U.N. security base. CARE's country director in Haiti, Sophie Perez, and our emergency response leader, David Gazashvili, are here meeting with the heads of all the relief agencies. We are coordinating how best to get help to those in urgent need. ... (more)Friday January 15, 2010
Posted by: Elizabeth Barrett at 2:23PM EST on January 15, 2010
To field workers in Haiti: Bresma orphanage children need to be rescued.Here are the directions to two of the houses where the children will be. Time is of the essence. ... (more)
Posted by: Rick Perera at 12:59PM EST on January 15, 2010
by Rick Perera, emergency media coordinator in Haiti Friday, January 15, 2010We're crossing the border at Jimeni, between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Things are moving fairly quickly, at least on the Dominican Republic side. We're seeing supplies crossing the border including search and explore teams with dogs, many large tanker trucks with water, backhoes and other construction equipment, mobile kitchens from the Dominican Republic, and many journalists. ... (more)
Posted by: Rick Perera at 10:54AM EST on January 15, 2010
by Rick Perera, emergency media coordinator in Haiti Friday, January 15, 2010A group of CARE staff and journalists – 12 of us in all, landed in the city of Puerto Plata in the northern coast of the Dominican Republic early this afternoon. We were welcomed as tourists by a steel drum band, scantily clad dancers and free cocktails. It was a surreal experience. ... (more)
Posted by: Jon Thompson at 10:47AM EST on January 15, 2010
by Hauke Hoops, regional emergency coordinator in Haiti Friday, January 15, 2010This is one of the biggest disasters I’ve ever seen, and it is a huge logistical challenge. Everything has to come in by plane or boat, but the port is destroyed. The airport is overstretched, overcrowded with flights. ... (more)Thursday January 14, 2010
Posted by: Jon Thompson at 2:15PM EST on January 14, 2010
by Hauke Hoops, regional emergency coordinator in Haiti Thursday, January 14, 2010Hauke Hoops, CARE’s Regional Emergency Coordinator, flew from Panama to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, just after midnight Jan. 13. We reached him at the airport in Santo Domingo Jan. 13 at 6 a.m. local time, as he was preparing to board a humanitarian flight to Port-au-Prince. ... (more)
Posted by: Sapphire Blu at 12:59AM EST on January 14, 2010
does anyone know where there are places to donate baby clothes, toys, etc.... as well as adult male and female clothes?
Wednesday January 13, 2010
Posted by: Nathalie Thomas at 9:42PM EST on January 13, 2010
I can't believe whats going on in Haiti right now. I'm shocked. My father has many loves ones in Haiti right now which are missing. And we need help to find them. If you know any of the people's names below, please give a shout out to my E-mail address:natthom14@yahoo.com or please call (754)-234-4630
... (more)
Posted by: Jon Thompson at 3:55PM EST on January 13, 2010
as told by Sophie Perez, CARE's Country Director in Haiti Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Sophie was in the CARE office in Port-au-Prince when the earthquake hit at about 5 p.m. local time January 12, 2010. |
