Google has launched Person Finder, a way for loved ones to find each other in the aftermath of 2010’s Chile and Haiti earthquakes.
Indeed, traditional relief efforts in the form of medical care, shelter, food and water are invaluable, but Google has come up with a different kind of aid. The Person Finder tool, available both [...]

March 4, 2010 by Annie | Tags: b-listed, blisted, breakthrough, Chile, Chile earthquake, gadgets for good, Google, Google Person Finder, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, Nobel Peace Prize | No Comments »

The Harvard Foundation has named Wyclef Jean Artist of the Year for his musical contributions along with his work in his home-country, Haiti.
Jean started making music as a teenager and released his first studio album with the Fugees, Blunted on Reality, in 1994. It was their second album, The Score, that skyrocketed them to fame [...]

February 23, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: b-activists, breakthrough, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, Harvard Foundation, Harvard University, The Fugees, wyclef jean, Yele Haiti | No Comments »

Architect Andrés Duany designed light, collapsible houses called “core houses” to help Haiti’s homeless. Although small, the design allows for 8 people to sleep in while being earthquake resistant. When packed up, it is less than two feet thick for easy transportation and distribution. It is also waterproof, which will come in handy when the [...]

February 22, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: Andres Duany, b-activists, b-listed, breakthrough, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, homeless, housing, Hurricane Katrina, Renee Preval | No Comments »

It was hard not to see the symbolism in the pictures portraying the crumbling Presidential Palace. The fact is the problems of Haiti didn’t start with the earthquake. And it won’t end there either.
The relief efforts have been astounding and the global response touching. But after the wounds heal, and the rubble is cleared, what [...]

February 8, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: b-activists, b-listeed, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, Hananie Albert, Literature Without Borders | No Comments »

CNN released several interactive videos on the ground of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The videos show a 360-degree view of earthquake-affected city allowing watchers to control the view, zoom in or zoom out.
This is probably the closest anyone can come to seeing the city without actually being there. They were taken by Immersive Media, with the same technology [...]

January 28, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: b-listed, because we found it, cnn, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, Immersive Media, video | No Comments »

Originally posted on Causecast by Anne Driscoll, Tonic.

As of 5 p.m. yesterday, $147 million has been donated to the American Red Cross for Haitian relief efforts — including $26 million raised by 2.6 million people who texted their $10 donation.
So where will all that money really go? American Red Cross officials tell [website] Tonic [...]

January 28, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: American Red Cross, Causecast, Causecast.org, fundraising, gadgets for good, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, text donation | No Comments »

We found a great website, part of FoundationCenter.org, that has been tracking grants made to Haiti by corporations, charities and foundations for the earthquake relief.
The page shows how many grants have been given and how many times. You can also track how much an organization has received.
This does not include individual donations. [...]

January 25, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: charity, foundationcenter.org, gadgets for good, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, The Foundation Center | No Comments »

We’ve been following the story of Jean Montrevil for a while now, and we’re happy to say that he has been released for the time being.
His wife, along with groups such as the New Sanctuary Coalition and Families for Freedom, has been working to keep Montrevil in the country. ICE arrested him on December 30, [...]

January 25, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: b-activists, deportation, Haiti, ICE, immigration, Jean Montrevil, New Sanctuary Coalition | No Comments »

Originally posted on Causecast.org by SARAH NELSON, Contributing Writer
The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12 will go down in history as the worst natural disaster in the tiny island nation’s history. Hundreds of thousands are missing or dead. More than a million are homeless in a nation that now finds itself catapulted [...]

January 22, 2010 by admin | Tags: Causecast, Causecast.org, guide to, Haiti, Sarah Nelson | No Comments »

We have to say that Global Voices is one of the most organized web efforts out there on the aftermath of the earthquake. They pull together bloggers from all over the world to give information.  And on their main page, there is a hub/aggregate of global posts and news on Haiti.
For example, on the site, [...]

January 20, 2010 by crissy | Tags: b-activists, global voices, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, info, links, news | No Comments »