Country Info
- Port-au-Prince
- Capital
- Gourde (HTG)
- Currency
- 6,964,549
- Population
- HT
- Country Code
Port-au-Prince Slideshow
Port-au-Prince
Travel Blogs from Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Week 3 & 4
... to the bad weather at night lately, and our reliance on satellite internet. Tonight is our second last night, and our last entry from Haiti. Eimear and I are on our way up to Miami Saturday for 3 nights to relax and reflect on our time at Mission of ...
A long English language note!
... the country, continue to look for a cure to this misery. International money keeps flowing in; Clinton’s 2 year commitment to Haiti seems to be an ultimatum for many around us; UN’s Minustah peace effort to keep violence quiet has reduced, ...
Pulling the plug
Enough! Assez! Groupe, on a fait notre part, on est épuisé. On sort demain de Haiti pour quelques temps. Je suis content de mon travail, fait au travers mes larmes, mes douleurs, mes peines, mes deuils multiples, mais aussi à travers mes espoirs, un ...
Bye Bye Haiti
... a french Bible, a gorgeous mortar & pestle carved from one solid & lovely piece of wood, & the kitschy carving of Haiti pictured below. So sweet & unexpected. I was shown such courtesy in this country, & I sincerely hope ...
Last Day in Haiti
... of candid picks all morning, with phone and cameras. We don't even know what we have. Made it back into Port-Au-Prince without incident. Had some time to spare and stopped downtown by the Presidential palace. It's amazing that they have ...
Port-au-Prince
... of the city, stopping occassionally to jump out quickly for a photograph. Most of the photos you'll see from Port-au-Prince are taken from inside our vehicle. In order to get our attention for dollars, often times the local people, especially ...
8 jours, 9ième partie: La halte
... sa voix parler des travaux, des secours, d’un plan, d’une coordination, ou simplement donner des encouragements. Le chaos. ***** Au septième jour, plus grand-chose ne fonctionnait pour moi, au moins ce que j’en percevais. J’étais ...
It is not just the Earthquake of one year ago.
This place looks like a war zone. It has been over a year since the disaster of the earthquake. However, the more I learn the more I find out that the devastation from the earthquake did not help things here for sure, but they were already in ...
8 Jours, 4ième partie: Silences
... , vêtements étirés par l’enflure du corps sous le soleil. À midi trente, en voiture vers le bureau, 2 cadavres au milieu d’une intersection de 5 rues convergentes, en pleine chaleur, immobiles, innocents, sans nom. Personne ne les reverra. ...
Quelques nouvelles d'Haiti! Some Haiti news
... But to see changes in 2011 with the withdrawal of NGOs, with a more stable but still mired politics, international donors who leave Haiti, I think that 2012 will look like more and more like 2009, "before" earthquake. Good news? Bad ...
Notre-Dame cathedral (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
... Notre-Dame de L'Assomption), often called Port-au-Prince Cathedral (French: Cathédrale de Port-au-Prince), was a cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Built between 1884 and 1914, it was dedicated on December 13, 1928 (1928-12-13), and became the cathedral ...
Cholera, election, polémique... et dictateur!
... polémiques pourraient bien nous affecter. Mais je me trouve chanceux, bien chanceux de travailler dans une organisation en santé. Au moins, nos actions sont proches des haïtiens, pour les haïtiens, avec un résultat direct. C’est ...
Come back to square one?
... The thing is, we still have a strong desire to continue to live abroad, our adventure is not over. For now, we'll continue devastated Port-au-Prince, have to see the effect it has on us, and have to courage to leave once we feel it will be over. Only God ...
8 jours, dernière partie: Apprentissages
... par avancer quand même. Est-ce que je peux dire que ce sujet est l'essentiel de ce que j'ai traité dans ma thérapie au printemps??? Résumer tout ça dans 3-4 lignes est certes réducteur, mais ainsi va la vie... ***** Bien des gens essaient de trouver ...
jour combien?
... de l'aide internationale vont commencer aujourd'hui: eau, bouffe, médicaments, matériel, kits d'hygiène,... Les gens hier, au jour 2, ont commencé à chercher des rescapés dans les décombres mais à main nue, sans chien entraîné, sans instrument. ...
God Is Good
God is Good There have been some really neat things that just show how God cares for us... 1. I had sent a box down to Haiti in May with all my hygiene products - shampoo, conditioner, razors etc. When I got here, all the shampoo, conditioner, soap, ...
An Act of Giving
... have been here we've been to the Rescue Center in Cazale and two orphanages that are actually pretty close to each other in Port au Prince. The first orphanage that we spent time at was… okay. The kids slept in tents, there was rubble, debris, and ...
Help in Haiti
On April 17th, Matthew, and I will be going to Haiti to participate in a development project with Lake Union Crew Outreach Foundation. I have volunteered with this organization twice in the past; Lesotho in Southern Africa and San Francisco de Asis in ...
Constat d'innocence
... il y a 200 ans. La non-confiance envers les élus. Les rues, même dans Pétion-Ville, la banlieue cossue de Port-au-Prince, dans laquelle vit l’élite depuis des lunes, sont sévèrement trouées, rendant la circulation difficile tout le temps, ...
Leaving Haiti
Haiti and the earthquake: The travelers using the Port-au-Prince airport are 3 to 1 volunteers. One such volunteer described Haiti's difference from a year ago: When she arrived a year ago people were lining the airport fence begging and crying out for ...
week 1 done!
still enjoying Haiti and Mission of Hope (MOH). Went off site for the first time on Sat. Went to a nearby orphanage less than reputable. Was good and bad day all mixed together. It was difficult seeing and hearing about some of the ...
Outsider look
... a tall coffee cup, or fix yourself your favorite drink and go check this out. This Canadian doctor, David Ponka, came in Haiti for our project for only 2 weeks, but came our with a really nice text out of his experience. It was nice for me to ...
1st Day in the OR
Right to work this morning. Here is the list of what I have seen today: 48 year old man three weeks out from a lower leg fracture that has never been set and is draining pus 24 year old woman with a fracture dislocation of her spine with no feeling ...
