The fields were covered in mist on the 90-minute drive from St. Catharines, Ont., to Elmira, Ont., at 5:30 a.m. on a cool spring morning. A church elder had invited …
Haiti
What happens when a country is hit by one vicious disaster after the other? Hurricane Irma—the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean—didn’t end up hitting Haiti with …
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti When rushing water of the River Gris, overflowing with rain from Hurricane Matthew, washed away Sarditren Dete’s and Antovan Enit’s houses and possessions, it destroyed their livelihoods too. …
Yvette Nicholas of Haiti hasn’t been farming long, but she knows that things are different today than when her parents were young. “The older people taught me that rain started …
Haiti Almost three years after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) continues to address long-term needs for housing and sustainable livelihoods. Housing was in short supply even …
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Housing repairs and latrine projects in Haiti help build dignified lives
by MeetinghouseIn a matter of seconds, the January 2010 earthquake turned Elumene Charles’ modest, concrete home to rubble. She lost everything.
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MCC partner offers education, business opportunities to revitalize Haiti
by MeetinghouseBefore the magnitude-7 earthquake struck Haiti almost two years ago, Ronald Sadou Zami struggled to find work. Like many Haitians, he had discovered multiple ways to earn minimal income – …
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Haitians find trauma healing integral to post-earthquake restoration
by MeetinghouseWith dignified humility, Edouarnus Estivil calls himself a direct victim of the January 2010 earthquake: it destroyed his Port-au-Prince home, paralyzed his sister, and killed his mother, the head of …
Haitians left homeless by January’s earthquake are getting construction help from a collaborative venture of Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA).
Arisnel Mesidor was reunited with his wife earlier than expected.