Tag Archives: Haiti Earthquake One Year Later
Washington Post Readers Interview Heather Paul on Haiti One Year Later and All Things SOS
In remembrance of Haiti one year after the earthquake, and as part of Washingtonpost.com’s live, online question & answer series, readers from the Washington DC area and beyond wrote in today to ask Heather Paul, CEO of SOS Children’s Villages [...]
Gone Too Soon, But Forever Remembered!
A poem by Barbara A.
So many days, so many weeks,So many months have already goneBut pieces of their shattered dreamsAre still buried deep under the rubble.The pain is too heavy for my soul to holdThe shame is weighing too much [...]
VIDEO: Marevie’s Story – Haiti One Year Later
Just a baby when a deadly earthquake hit her home country of Haiti, Marevie was found by SOS staff members in one of the countless tent cities, alone and dying from total neglect. After being examined and fed she [...]
VIDEO: Reuniting Haiti’s Families
By Daniel Escoto
The earthquake a year ago in Haiti separated many children from their parents.
“Right from the beginning, family reunification was one of the most important tasks for SOS Children’s Villages,” said Georg Willeit, spokesperson for the SOS Emergency Relief [...]
VIDEO: Rebuilding Haiti’s Education Program
By Ariel Riskind
Even before the devastating earthquake destroyed more than 4,000 schools and killed hundreds of teachers in January 2010, Haiti’s education system was seriously troubled.
“80% of families [in Haiti] live under the level of poverty [less than $2 a [...]
SOS in Haiti One Year Later
By Daniel Escoto
One year after the devastating earthquakes in Haiti, SOS Children’s Villages wants to inform the public on its efforts in rebuilding the Caribbean nation.
For over thirty years, SOS has helped children and families in Haiti by providing family-based [...]
VIDEO: SOS Haiti Food Programs Still Going Strong
By Daniel Escoto, Intern for SOS Children’s Villages – USA
A full year after the devastating earthquake, SOS Children’s Villages oversees the distribution of food to thousands of children in Haiti. What was originally expected to be a temporary aid program [...]
