Haiti earthquake

Finding prime locations to generate solar energy in India is one application of innovative mapping technology. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hjl/54928934/sizes/m/in/photostream/">Photo: hjl (flickr)</a>

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Seeking prosperity? More often than ever, there's a map for that

New mapping innovations are helping communities around the world make their way toward relief and opportunity.

Peanuts like these go into a nutritional peanut paste that is helping to save kids in Haiti. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nojhan/2919522850/">nojhan</a>

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Big Pharma helps export Haiti's hunger-busting peanut butter

This story was republished by The Christian Science Monitor.

With mobile money, Haitians are able to complete transactions like this one wirelessly. Photo: Karl Grobl for NetAid.

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How Haiti is fighting poverty by killing cash

This article was republished by The Christian Science Monitor.

In post-earthquake Haiti, members of the Bohoc community rehabilitate and widen a road. Photo: Lisa Hoashi/Mercy Corps.

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Post-Disaster Economies: Putting the Pieces Back Together, Better

In minutes, everything was gone.

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.