Understanding Haiti-Archives

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Aftershock Update

Discovery Channel explains the earthquake.

Mon. Feb 1:A report by the United States Geological Survey says the probability of an aftershock of magnitude 7 or greater in Haiti in the next 30 days is 3 percent, the probability of one magnitude 6 or greater is 25 percent, and of one magnitude 5 or greater is about 90 percent. On Jan. 13, the day after the big quake, the Haiti region had 31 aftershocks from magnitude 4.2 to 5.9. Since Jan. 22 there have been seven -- from 4.0 to 4.8.

Sunday, Jan. 24: A 4.7-magnitude aftershock, with epicenter 30 km west of Port-au-Prince, 4:51 pm, EST.

Friday Jan. 22: A 4.4 aftershock hit Haiti this morning with epicentre 25 km northwest of Port-au-Prince.

Information for relief workers

Ethical dilemmas relief doctors face in Haiti

Sustainable Haiti Conference, part of Social Venture Capital/Social Enterprise Conference, Miami-2010 is being held at the Miami Beach Convention Center from March 17-19, 2010. Sustainable Haiti Conference is a unique 'conference within a conference' - the largest and most comprehensive economic development conference ever on Haiti.

Food Distribution sites Feb 13

WE HAVE, WE NEED: Matching needs and resources

On February 23rd, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum will host Design in the Face of Disaster, a discussion on how design can aid Haiti in both its rebuilding efforts and preparation for the future.

Coach companies in Santo Domingo with services to Port-au-Prince:

* Capital Coach Line: Av 27 de Febrero 455, tel 809-530-8266, www.capitalcoachline.com Drop in Port-au-Prince on Rte de Tabarre (there's a map on their website)
* Caribe Tours: Corner of Av 27 de Febrero & Av Leopoldo Navarro, tel 809-221-4422, www.caribetours.com.do. Drop in Petionville, station at corner of Rues Clerveaux and Gabart.
* Terra Bus Plaza Lama, Corner of Av 27 de Febrero & Av Winston Churchill, tel 809-531-0383. Drop in Petionville on Ave Pa Americaine, roughly opposite Muncheez restaurant.
One way tickets are normally about US$40, the trip takes roughly nine hours in normal times, but this would presumably be slower now due to the heavy traffic on this road.

Safer Homes, Stronger Communities: A Handbook for Reconstructing After Natural Disasterspublished by the World Bank Group

2010 micro-finance project An Initiative of the Worldwide Vincentian Family, DePaul University, the Haitian Diaspora and Fonkoze

Bob Corbett Mailing List An EXTREMELY active list serve with dozens of emails about all aspects of the relief effort daily

Cas Xpress currently shipping into various ports and taking by truck to Port-au-Prince. By boat takes 5 to 8 weeks.

Sat. Jan 30: Simon and Schuster, through its Pimsleur Resellers is donating at no charge full Kreyol downloadable courses to support the Haitian Relief Effort.

Google's translation services now has capacity to translate Haitian Creole. It is alpha version, so not perfect by any means. See also the Bing translator

		Jesus said to him: "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:37-39	Online Center for Haitians