Haiti

The neglect of an Indian complaint box: Fighting corruption requires active prevention measures. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/watchsmart/1402363280/">watchsmart (flickr)</a>

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Nipping the Corruption Bud

It's known, but not talked about: Sometimes humanitarian aid doesn't make it into the hands of those who need it. Why? Because small-scale local corruption can siphon off money or goods, make aid agencies run less efficiently, or even exploit those who are dependent on such assistance.

It will be necessary to rebuild textile factories like this one in Haiti, as well as build more of them. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/newshour/4310313113/">NewsHour (flickr)</a>

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For Haiti's Long-Term Growth, Look to Business

For aid workers and development experts, simply restoring Haiti to its pre-quake conditions will not be enough.

A market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps

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Taking Matters into 'Their Own Hands'

Haiti’s informal economy has begun to flourish despite the destruction caused by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the country on Jan. 12, the GlobalPost reports.

Carol Ward helps to distribute high-energy biscuits to locals at a hospital in Port-au-Prince. Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps

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The Return of Economic Activity Eases Strain on Aid in Haiti

Yesterday the banks reopened in Haiti for the first time since the earthquake rocked the small island on January 12th.

View of impromptu tent city in the middle of Haiti's capital. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37913760@N03/4274634444/">United Nations Development Programme (flickr)</a>

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Mercy Corps Responds to Devastating Earthquake in Haiti

Haiti has just received another powerful blow. A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti's capital on Tuesday, devastating a country that has seen more than its share of disasters both man-made and natural over the last few years.

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October Comment of the Month: Poverty Comes in Many Forms

October's comment of the month comes from James in Portland, Oregon. James commented on our story Poverty Isn't Always Ugly.

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Poverty isn't Always Ugly

Poverty isn’t always ugly. But it is always real. I recently visited the small village of Beru in the southwest corner of Haiti. For this slightly out-of-shape professor, it’s a hard day-and-a-half hike into the mountains northwest of Les Anglais.

A Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Labadie. Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/robinh00d/2796431300/">Rob Inh00d (flickr)</a>

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A Tale of Two Haitis

It's not an uncommon theme in the Caribbean: Beyond the most beautiful shorelines exists some of the most extreme poverty in the world.

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theroadtothehorizon/2831773308/">Peter Casier(flickr)</a>

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Fighting the Deluge of Water Challenges

This summer, multiple regions of the globe have been hit by water-related disasters, ranging from bone-dry droughts to devastating floods.

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Is the era of cheap food over?

A new UN Food and Agriculture Organization report predicts that rising food prices will soon begin to slow. However the BBC decidedly reports that cheap food is a thing of the past:

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Mud Cakes and Milk

Market in Port au Prince, Haiti. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cguille/2196594927/">Miguel Ángel (flickr)</a>

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Skepticism Helps Determine the Real 'Price of Sugar'

I recently accepted an invitation to speak at a showing of the documentary “The Price of Sugar” sponsored by Portland State University.

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Hunger's New Face

U.N. and World Bank officials say "the perfect storm" of factors has led to skyrocketing food prices, leading to riots in places in Haiti.

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Haiti's Hope - Response to the AIDS Epidemic

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Assisting Haitian Communities

David McNamee, Assistant Professor of International Business in Portland, United States hopes to bring his skills and experience to farmers in a small Haitian community.

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