Konbit Pou Ayiti

Hurricane Gustav has torn through Haiti, creating the worst damage to areas in the southeast. The number of total reported deaths has reached 50. In our village of Cyvadier houses, crops, livestock and agricultural nurseries have been swept away by winds reaching up to 130 miles per hour. Officials are broadcasting saftey instructions in anticipation of floods.

When the leadership committe of the Youth for the Development of Cyvadier (JDS) began discussing Earth Day last week, none of the young people had ever heard of the celebration before. We struggled to find the right translation and settled on "Selebrasyon de Tè", or Celebration of the Earth to translate literally.  The group immediately wanted to plan an event to coincide with the international day to celebrate our planet.

For Immediate Release: November 5, 2007

Emergency Flood Relief for Southern Haiti

Thousands are Homeless After Deadliest Storm of 2007

IN THIS REPORT:

- Campaigning Against the EU Economic Partnership Agreement
- UN and Activists Call for Renewed Investigation into Disappearance of Lovinsky Pierre-Antoine
- US Customs Discovers $852k Hidden in SUV Headed for Haiti
- President Preval Calls for Constitutional Amendment
- CARICOM Office Reopens in Haiti
- UN Extends Haiti Peacekeeping Mission with Additional Police
- Flooding Follows Heavy Rains
- STRIKING WHILE THE IRONY IS HOT: Acknowledging Haiti’s aid during the American Revolution