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ArchitectureforHumanity.org presents PechaKucha: 20 slides x 20 seconds on Ustream.TV at 4 PM EST, Saturday - 20 February 2010
Below is a message from Gabrielle Vincent, of Sonje Ayiti, a partner of Operation Green Leaves. The message was from Valentine’s week-end. I spoke with her on Tuesday (16 February) she was on her way to Leogane to go help and bring much needed supplies that that community. Happy Valentine to you all! Our relief response to displaced victims in our area has been moving quite smoothly, although we haven't reached areas like Dubourg and Bois de Lance yet awaiting for our shipment from Royal Caribbean Cruise this coming week. Unexpectedly, with the help of Mrs. Elizabeth Kaplan who made the connection from Henri Christophe Hotel, Sonje Ayiti was able to provide most needed food supplies (rice, oil, peanut butter, milk, cereal, tuna, peas, etc.), crank lamps, diaper rash cream, tarps, bed nets to 5 additional shelters in Limonade in partnership with 3 independent volunteers from New York. Stan who has been living in Santiago for the past 18 years who volunteered to help coordinate and encouraged them to come down, Edward Gavagan, and Simon Russell from NY. After being moved by all the images seeing on CNN over the past month, and frustrated by giving donations to International organizations who are still unable to distribute aids to the victims throughout the country with dignity decided to come down to Haiti to hand delivered the goods to those who really need them (See attached pictures and check out Sonje Ayiti Earthquake Relief photos on facebook for daily updates). Click pictures to enlarge.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Beth Berkowitz, a Pediatrician through the Cap Haitien Health Network will be serving the displaced children in Limonade at one of the makeshift shelters.
From Gabriele Vincent - 9 February 2010 Yesterday was a beautiful and hopeful day, we were able to serve 328 displaced individuals in Limonade by providing rice, beans, oil, spaghetti, and hygiene products to 6 makeshift shelters out of 15 for 2 weeks including 40 displaced university students. We found more From Gabriele Vincent - 30 January 2010 I had a great trip and have been very busy ever since I returned on Wednesday. I have been helping at the Gymnasium with Konbit Sante. More people are comg to the North every day. As of today, the Milot Sacred Heart Hospital is caring for 324 badly injured patients they got from Port-au-Prince. There a so many amputees, it breaks my heart and wonders in a country as hard as Haiti, how a they going to get their lives back? How are they going to survive? The hospital is too small ... Full Report We're developing a network of field reporters who will participate in an Audio Bulletin Board on CinchCast.com. Reporters will call a NYC phone number and file audio updates. Most will be in English, although a Kreyol message board will be included. You can listen to the initial reports by registering and subscribing to cinchcast.com/operationgreenleaves. Audio files will be used during our weekly podcast - www.blogtalkradio.com/oglhaiti and to create special shows when necessary. Bulletin Board We are going to post requests from Haiti as we receive them. The Digicel Network is beginning to work in the earthquake area, so we are now receiving direct updates from Kenscoff, Jacmel, Archaie, Leogane and other isolated areas.
Kenscoff Displaced people are leaving Port-au-Prince and going to Kenscoff. The Mayor is in need of assistance. Call Jean-Paul Francois: 3-488-3420 or 3-735-9281.
Meyotte
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Bon Repos
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Read this.... 24 January 2010: I have received specific information about a group of people who are desperate for help, and who are close to the PAP airport but have not seen or received any relief or help at all so far. The information is below. If anyone reaches, responds to, or makes contact with this group, please provide updated information by replying to this email. Telephone reports can also be called in to 305-947-3000 - leave your contact information please and all details available. Thank you all for everything you are doing at this most distressing and challenging time. Paul
Contact:
Brillere Milorme 22 January 2010 je vous presente mes plus vives salutations de partenariat pour la bonne continuite de notre relation d'organisation. En ce moment de detresse et de grinssement de dents, la situation de nos freres et soeurs qui sont en quete des soins medicaux en Republique Dominicaine semble de jours en jours plus difficile a cause ils n'ont pas vraiment trouves de nourritures a leurs fins. more (and a rough English translation) 21 January 2010
Port au Prince, Haiti, January
17, 2010-
19 January 2010
Dear Nadine, Operation Green Leaves Inc. offers its sincere condolences to all the victims of this catastrophic Earthquake. We are asking people all over the world to please PRAY for HAITI. For more information on OGL’s Haiti Earthquake assistance plan, please call 1-877-85TREES (1-877-858-7337)
Operation Green
Leaves Inc. Working on Relief Efforts for the People of Haiti. The situation is expected to get worse before we can hope to turn the tide and see major improvement. We are implementing a model creative plan to get help to where it is desperately needed, and to overcome the obstacles that exist. We are arranging to get emergency teams into isolated communities such as Jacmel and Archaie in order to establish field centers for communication, operations and delivery of supplies, as soon as that is possible. Operation Green Leaves is proud to be part of an alliance of people and organizations with a truly outstanding record of service, and very importantly, success in helping Haiti.
OGL appreciates all of the contacts and inquiries coming in about people in the community wanting to help support our efforts, and encourage you to visit our web site at www.oglhaiti.com where you can donate to help support the urgent efforts. Our toll free phone number is 1-877-85TREES (1-877-858-7337). Operation Green Leaves is a non-profit 501 (c ) 3 organization since 1991, all donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Sincerely,
Nadine C. Patrice
Recognition for Past
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January 2010 -- The first video was
posted by 11:30 p.m. last night. Keziah
Jean's footage shows people lying on
stretchers, sitting in the streets,
praying together, amongst a mess of
bricks and dust and metal. With a steady
voice, she narrates in French,
describing the situation in Jacmel, a
town two-and-a-half hours south of
Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 
