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Haiti will not perish! The title of the book by Michael Deibert kept replaying itself like a consistent mantra during my recent visit to Jeremie/Haiti, a place that I had lived and worked in for 23 years, until Covid and the mounting insecurity forced me to return to Chicago. I took a good while before…

Most of the emergency aid organizations have left Jeremie already, since it is almost 2 months after the earthquake. But little has really improved for the population in the hardest hit areas of the earthquake devastation. The work becomes consistently more difficult because the needs remain so numerous while the situation in the country becomes…

Dear Friends and Supporters, It is with a deep sense of gratitude that I write this follow-up. Because of your incredible generosity, we are able to do small things to lighten the load for the victims of this earthquake. First, I would like to give a summary of the damage that this disaster has caused…

Dear Friends and supporters of Haitian Connection, It has now been over two weeks since the earthquake hit the Grand’Anse and two other departments in Haiti. Before I give you an update, I want to thank you with a deep sense of gratitude for all of your generous donations to enable Haitian Connection to continue…

Dear friends and supporter of Haitian Connection, It has been a full week now since a 7.2 magnitude Earthquake struck the southwestern part of Haiti, leaving much damage and loss of life in its path. The country was already facing a food security crisis, compounded by high fuel prices, and the closing of transportation corridors…

There is no point in being Haitian if you are not prepared to get your heart broken over and over again. August 16, 2021 Dear Friends and Supporters of Haitian Connection, Saturday morning, August 14, 2021, at 8:30 am a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southwest part of Haiti. It struck in the location that…

Haitian Connection Stands in Solidarity with the Haitian People July 7, 20021 There are times when words are not enough. This is one of those times. When we heard the news that President Jovenel was assassinated  we were in shock as were all Haitians. The last time a Haitian president was assassinated was in 1915,…

Telegraph from RE: Point of No Return?Being Young In Haiti Means Having Two Choices: Get A Passport Or Get A Gun!Yesterday, an event took place that has everyone in Haiti still in shock. A Swat team was sent into one of the most dangerous slums of Haiti, and they were ambushed. Even though the official…

I received this note from a young friend in Haiti. He wrote this yesterday: Se ak anpil kè kase nou ye Haïti, konyea sekirite pa asire pou pèsonn. Kom pa soti men sa tromatizem akoz ravisè yo pran moun tout kote konyea. Tout jèn se dlo nan je paske pèsonn pa asire. Map mandew pou pran…