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Yvonne Patterson, please contact me at hortancetrade@yahoo.com. Thank you.
Hello Yvonne
Soory for responding so late please contact me directly at edvard_st_juste@hotmail.com
Edvard
CBC must leave the Haitian people alone, UN soldiers brought that cholera up there and kill 5000 haitians. CBC fifty estate should do a report to the aboriginal reserve, the native Indians leave without clean water and electricity their situation is really worst than Haiti or Go to the Vancouver down town East side just go there and leave the people of Haiti alone.
Ti Cami! Mwen kontan anpil anpil pran nouvel ou!My sister Karine has told me you were out of the country and being involved in education...Happy bro. I can't wait to read about your comments on the diaspora problems. I have been writting down notes and facts since now about 10 years. Let me tell you I have a LOT to say. You can reach me at : jeanotanis at yahoo dot com.
Hey Olthene
Not too many people have discovered the roots of the Haitian problems with the diaspora. I will post the main reasons for you on time.
ticami
Hello Yvonne
Please use the above e-mail to contact me regarding your proposition.
Finally,
Edvard
I TOO FEEL FOR HAITI AND HOW POORLY THE SITUATION WAS AND IS BEING HANDLED. AS YOU MAY KNOW, MY UNCLE IN JAMAICA WAS PERSONALLY VISITED BY THE SEC. OF STATE HILARY CLINTON, TO HELP REBUILD THE GOVERNMENT AND BRING ABOUT SOME STABILITY. I REALLY THOUGHT THAT BY NOW YOU WOULD BE THERE DOING WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD. I STILL HAVE MANY FRIENDS FROM HAITI AND WE ALL PACKED BAGS AND COLLECTED MUCH NEEDED ITEMS, BUT WE BOTH KNOW THAT EDUCATION AND SOUND STRUCTURE IS WHAT IS REALLY NEEDED.SOMEONE HAS TO STEP UP AND TIGHTEN THE ROPE WHICH WILL PULL HAITI TO THE PLACE SHE NEEDS TO BE. THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BE A VERY LONG HAUL. IF YOU STILL WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS, CONTACT ME AND I WILL PUT YOU IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH MY UNCLE, WHO GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE.
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The story of the rebuilding of this country is an amazing feat of a country pulling together to rebuild the destructed land. Many people have lived through so much hurt throughout a relatively short period of time. Right after the demolition of an entire country, the population immediately banded together to re-create the society they once new. As many of us perceive the country of Haiti; the people of Haiti as broken, (I believe) they are stronger than ever as they have been able to maintain a positive outlook and strived, and persevered to strengthen themselves as a whole.
Hello Carly. I resonate very much with the admiration you have for your parents. I was a teenager when my father first brought me to Haiti. He and my mother also gave up everything they had to move to this country with their purpose to help the poorest of the poor. It became their life commitment. It is now one I share. Many of us are called to Haiti because it seems so desperately needy. We are compelled to act. We see hunger and we want to feed. We see nakedness and we want to clothe. We see disease and we want to build a clinic. However, if we choose to see the people of Haiti for what they have instead of what they don't have; for what they can do instead of what they can't, (I believe) we would choose a course of action that responds to their desire for dignity, to be valued, to be productive and contributing citizens. To ask the question, "Why is Haiti hungry?" will have us discover that Haiti once was able to feed itself (as well as why it presently is not able to). I believe it still can. And it begins with people who have their hands in the soil. The hope of Haiti lies in such people who are motivated to act for the betterment of their lives, their family, their community, and their country. To accept this requires an investment on our part, one that is based on a mutually respectful(and participating) partnership. This too takes time and commitment. It means thinking, planning, identifying resources, implementing appropriate management systems and technologies. It means recognizing and understanding the many social obstacles that face this country and its people and equipping them with the tools they need to be empowered, to be able to articulate their values, to be infused with a new found confidence, to be given the gift (and power) of choice, and to become full participating actors in their development. These things are foundational for sustainable change in Haiti and thus behind the comment that so disturbed you.
The name of the foundation is FIDA (The Foundation for International Development Assistance). I serve as Executive Director and can be reached at betsy.wall@fida-pch.org
I became a member of Rotary because I was attracted to the guiding principle that motivated the actions of the organization, "Service Above Self". The true evidence of Rotary's success (or any other organization for that matter) would be in the question, "Why is Haiti so successful?" The fact that this question is never considered in terms of Haiti suggests that we have not understood the impact of HOW we go about doing what we do. To ponder this will require a paradigm shift in approach that would result in (positive) seismic proportions that would rival the the one that devastated the country on January 12, 2010. I wonder if Rotary is radical and visionary enough to take this on?
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The show was very good, very informative. It was sad to see the situation today in Haiti, one year after the earthquake. There certainly didn't seem to be visible signs of progress. I was shocked to see in the show the doctor from Montreal and the woman from Ontario managing the family foundation which has been more than 30 years in Haiti desperately trying to raise funds - in the doctor's case, to rebuild eye clinics and in woman's case, to meet specific needs local farmers have. They are not asking for millions of dollars. What is happening to all the money that was donated? Why isn't it being freed up for these grassroots projects which, if funded, can improve the lives of so many? These are the types of projects that make a huge difference and quickly.
Perhaps we will have the opportunity to see at a later date The Fifth Estate looking into this.
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On behalf of thousands of Haitians who keep on hoping a better future for our country, and also on behalf of those Canadian individuals who are in the ground trying every day to create a spark of light in this darkness , I thank you all for this coverage. To those who took the time to share their comments, please receive my warmest gratitude. When journalism is done with intelligence, originality and objectivity like this one then it can cause... miracles!
For the past 25 years, my main professional interest was urban and regional planning. That’s what I have been doing at the City of Montreal, I believe, successfully. In the mean time, although I have this hate and love relationship with my homeland, I have never missed an opportunity to provide my little professional contribution. Today, I unfortunately have realized how difficult and painful the road is. Indeed, one of the best examples of this situation is the following: The Montréal City’s administration, which means the Mayor and its executive committee, has set since about 4 years a multidisciplinary team to help Port-au-Prince. The members went there many times, before and after the quake. I have never been once invited or contacted as the only canadian-haitian senior urban planner in the department although they know me. Lots of my colleagues are very uncomfortable and embarrassed. This raises another important issue: why people like me and others who want to help are shamefully left aside by these politicians and their chiefs of staff? The answers to this major issue will bring other perspectives besides the chronic laxity of Haitian government and I am ready to a serious debate on this matter anywhere, anytime, hopefully as soon as possible.
That was a great documentary. The whole time I watched I was wondering where all the money that was raised is going????? I hope the Fifth Estate does anothe documentary on where all the money is being spent. If it is being used for other projects in Haiti I hope people get a chance to see that. The documentary gave the impression that the money is not being used properly. If that is true than people should know. If it is being used then that should be reported so people don't stop donating.
I watched the video with interest mixed with profound sadness. I commend all of you for your help to Haiti and specially Olten with whom I have played soccer for at least 10 years before his flight to Canada and I to US... It is unfortunate however, that people willing and capable to help Haiti are often set aside by the last governmental administrations. I can feel all your pains and frustrations since I also have been offering my help in the field of Higher Education three years before the 2009 UNESCO World Conference on higher Education Report in which not a (gourde) nor a dollar was spent on research and development on higher education in Haiti, or never reported. Education that is at the core of any type of development in any country.
Every year after our academic year, I coordinate a humanitarian project in Haiti with students from the Université de Moncton here in New Brunswick. We always enjoy staying at Walls' Guest house. Last year we helped clean up the ruble and found Marilyn Raymer's personal belongings and sent it back to her upon our return. During our 10 day trip, we visited and offered learning materials to 12 schools, played sport for development games with more than 4000 Haitian children, organised a 12 team U-14 soccer tournament offering complete sets of soccer equipment to more than 50 local teams, including a women's team and transnational game. (500 people attended each game). We helped rebuild a school roof, employed 12 families and sent more than 200 children back to school in the Artibonite region. Our kinesiology students worked in local amputee hospitals and orphanages.
Also, our Université de Moncton Right To Play Club raised more than 12 000$ in one evening for Red Cross disaster relief above and beyond the 10 000$ we raise each year for Right To Play International not yet present in Haiti. This year we are motivated more than ever and will be in the Northern region from May 1st to 11th. Acadians (who were deported there) and Haitians have a lot in common and share strong authentic relationships. The best learning environment for my students comes from the richness of Haitian culture. They are our cousins and in some odd way wealthier than some North-Americans may think. We have so much to share and learn from them. Our thoughts and hearts will be with them January 12th at 4:45pm …
first i would like to thank cbc/fifth estate for such a good documentary on haiti.as a canadian, i was deeply touched by this report.i know that i have good national and international business contacts also a great potential in helping in the following sectors... health,construction,agriculture and providing drinking water from new wells sites in haiti.what i really need is this, is it possible for the fifth estate to put me in contact with the following persons who where in this documentary.the two persons are mr. andre cadan and mrs. betty wall.i would appreciate if the fifth estate can give to two persons my email address to talk to them and get more information about haiti and what can be done.if needed this is also my phone number 519 997 9408. once again thank you cbc for such an excellent documentary.sadallah shaban
My daughter, Meaghan Balzer and her partner Bruno Allard had been teaching in Petionville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, since September 2009 and experienced the devastation of the earthquake personally. For 4 days, she and her partner along with four other teachers and three doctors provided triage treatment to hundreds, if not thousands, of patients at the largest hospital in Port-au-Prince; L'Hôpital général. Meaghan and Bruno were among the fortunate ones who escape injury; however they witnessed things no one should witness let alone be morally compelled to act upon.
She tells of amputations being carried out outside on the ground, as the aftershocks continued to threaten the stability of the hospital; patients without antibiotics, painkillers, or anesthetic. Bulldozers scooping up corpses, dumping them into dump trucks to be disposed of without identification or proper burial; of lost family, friends, and co-workers that unburied themselves. No one had time to mourn their loss before another story was revealed. She tells of the first three days after the earthquake, all that could be heard was screaming as loved ones were found under rubble; the nights were filled with people singing songs of healing.
She said not a single helicopter was heard until day three; wounds were becoming greatly infected with gangrene, and the smell of the city became nauseating. From the point of view of their small team, it seemed as though no one cared about the people of Haiti. They could not understand why it was taking so long to get supplies, yet evacuations of wealthy residents were taking place on a large scale from day one. Furthermore, there were plenty of reporters, but no doctors and inadequate supplies. The Canadian and French Red Cross was supplying them with gauze, gloves, and iodine so that they could try to keep wounds clean but it was clearly a situation that was out of control, while the intense aftershocks brought down even more homes, schools, churches, hospitals.
Day six brought evidence of medical aid to L'Hôpital général. Partners in Health, Red Cross organizations from around the world, and the International Medical Corps (IMC) began triaging, and organizing surgical assembly lines soon thereafter. Many were lost that could have been saved had relief come earlier, however the aid from NGOs, as well as several Haitian people, provided tinges of hope throughout the devastation.
Meaghan and Bruno returned home to New Brunswick and immediately started speaking and writing to schools, churches and to who ever wanted to hear about their experiences in order to raise money for relief in Haiti.
Because they are teacher and believe that education is key to helping Haitians help themselves, they started a non-profit organization called “Books to Build /Lire Pour Batir” which they hoped would enhance sustainable education in Haitian schools. They collected 15 thousand french books as well as school supplies, clothes, shoes, overhead projectors, wheelchairs, walkers and crutches. The container and shipping was also donated. Unfortunately red tape and possible corruption has held the container in the port at Port au Prince since its arrival in October. They have been unable to have their container realized for delivery to the “Sopudep”school site where they hoped to set up and hire a Haitian to manage the library. “Books to Build” is also facing port storage charges of up to $30/ day.
Meaghan and Bruno have returned to their teaching jobs in Haiti. They have been deeply affected by the resilience of the Haitian people and although they are very frustrated and discouraged by the bureaucracy and possible corruption by port authorities, they have not given up. “Books to Build” is now providing water filters for the community in Haiti. Forty dollars buys a water filter that can provide a family safe drinking water for up to 5 years.
I am very proud of Meaghan and Bruno and my hope is that they will be able to stir a social conscience in the students they now are teaching in order to help the healing in Haiti and that they will not become disillusioned by the set backs they have encountered.
As a health volunteer from The Bahamas in February of last year to March (2010), I saw the readiness of people to embrace opportunities to rebuild.My cry was for global experts in agriculture to educate them on terrace farming so as to enlist their already known skills and utilize their farming abilities to better use.To increase their selling capacity by exotic flower growing for export also growing other food products.
The other experts in education could be town planning and building construction so that the pain and hurt of loss could be geared towards tangibile goals. The need energy for survival is a good motivator. Disposal of garbage could be better harnessed and turned into energy producing mechanisms.Introduction of solar energy from the sun would have ultimately be cost effective.My bottom line was not to just give" the fish but teach our Haitian neighbours to fish' Despite the the numerous altrustic generousiy displayed we have not bene able to adequately make the imprint in the status of Haiti post earthquake it seems.
'The rubble of concrete and cement, could it not have been harnessed for the reconstruction. We have failed them still.The scholars who were disrupted from completing their education, each country could have taken 10 of them and given them scholarships and allowed them to complete their education in their different professional and techical experience and studes; the scholars sign an agreement with pre-conditions that they go back home to serve their people.'Indian experts on computer technology could also have give their expertise in that area.
It was as if no one realized the significance of empowerment of the people to develop their pride and once again provide an opportunity to reign with dignity.We have failed our neigbours miserably despite our good intentions. Poverty must be broken by artful excecution of talent seaching and education.That is the survival modes operandus for our Haitian friends.They must not remain so far from achieving this empowerment which has the ability to liberate them from dependency.CBC thank you for keeping the flame, alighting the questions about Haiti still going, as it begs the question," how long will it take to get Her back to her former glory."
Disheartened at not doing enough.
I am interested in contacting Betsy Hall Foundation. How do I do this?
It really is very kind of people like Dr. Zelinsky and Betsy to put so much effort and care into helping this troubled nation. I just hope that this is not used as an opportunity for religious propaganda but purely for the reasons of genuine help to the Haitian people.
Rotary has played a huge role for several years, with water and sanitation projects as well as hospital assistance. I have visited Haiti to witness two well drilling rigs shipped there and experienced a great working relationship with the Hopital Albert Schweitzer.
They help coordinate the well drilling and we have successfully drilled over 200 water wells in Haiti thanks to your team captain Roy Sheldrick. Currently 300 latrines are in the process of being build.
Through our 19 Rotary Clubs in Haiti, a lot of hands on service has been done, including the set up of temporary schools and a club commitments to rebuild 40 schools.
Through the cooperation of Canadian Rotarians, surplus school furniture and fixtures have been gathered and shipped to help equip these rebuild facilities.
We're proud to say that in addition to the funding aid, through Rotary over 55 plane loads of aid have arrived for distribution in those dark corners of despair.
Why is Rotary so successful? It is because 100% of the donated funds go to the grass roots project. It is because projects are only done where the Rotarians in the recipient community verify and oversee stewardship of the funding. It is because when someone donates a dollar through Rotary, the district and International Foundation members match the contributions, resulting in over 4 times the donated amount, making a huge difference through the multiplication effect.
Hi there,
My name is Carly Zielke. My Mom and Dad, 3 sisters and 1 brother have lived in Haiti for over 8 years. I lived there off and on for over 4 years. My parents are amazing and have given up everything they had back here in Canada so that they could make a difference and help the people of Haiti.
I am furious about what was said in the documentary on Haiti that was just aired.
Besty made this statement, "People like to see things, we want to build buildings and we want to snap shots of medical clinics and handing out food and feeding children...well they may have merrit but we are also talking about making a difference and those things do not make a difference". How dare she say that! Doing those things have been our purpose for living in Haiti and we have changed thousands of Haitian's lives! Every Sunday my parents feed over 1000 children in a very poor village just outside of Les Cayes. Ask anyone of those children if my parents are making a difference in their lives. My dad built a large clinic in Cite Lumiere and it has been said that it is the best medical center in all of Haiti. Ask the thousands and thousands of Haitians treated there if that has made a difference in their lives. Every Christmas we take out bags of food and clothing to poor villages and hand them out to hundreds of families! Those things do make a difference..... you have to start somewhere. We started by helping one person and over the years we have changed thousands of Haitians lives and will continue to give hope to Haiti, one person at a time, one meal at a time, and one building at a time.
Thrilled that FIDA, as represented by my sister Betsy, was a vital part of this episode. Unfortunately I live in the states and was unable to see on TV or view here online. Any advise on how I can view this would be greatly appreciated.
My family had the honour of touring FIDA's projects this September with Betsy and her Haitian staff, as well as staying at Walls Guest House. We were so impressed by their work, and will continue fundraising for them. FIDA has been helping Haitians for 25 years, and I for one am glad that Canadians will have a chance to see thier work onthis program.
Having worked in and out of the Country to help Haitians for over 30 years, it will be interesting to see the different views that will be expressed. The problems of Haiti are very complex but 90% of the people are not. They are just lovely, beautiful people hoping to feed their children a little bit of food each day.It is sad to see how they have suffered at the hands of so many inept Governments,Oganizations and unqualified do-gooders. When will it end ? Thanks for bringing Haiti back into the minds of those that have dismissed it once again.
Our small volunteer Ontario foundation, S.H.A.R.E. Agriculture Foundation, supported Betsy Wall of FIDA with a donation for FIDA's efforts to increase food production in rural communities to feed those fleeing from the urban areas after the quake. We are certain of Betsy's devotion and ability to work effectively in Haiti and are pleased that her work is being highlighted.
My wife, Marilyn, was in Haiti at the time of the earthquake and lost her dear friend, Yvonne Martin. She returns to Haiti January 10, 2011 on a medical mission as before. We will watch, with special interest, the story re-told.