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Report on « Enfomasyon Nou Dwe Konnen » (ENDK) Ralph, Mc Haendel and the other journalists of the newsroom all agree: their work has never been so interesting, useful and necessary. They work for the radio programme « Enfomasyon Nou Dwe Konnen » (ENDK), that literally means “ Information …

Hurricane warnings… from Cité Soleil

Cité Soleil (“Sun City”) is a district of Port-au-Prince known for its violence and insecurity. Simply mentioning its name causes quivers and uneasiness in the population of the other districts of the Haitian capital. But right in the middle of Cité Soleil, a small community radio provides a life-saving service …

Breaking silence by SMS

After the earthquake, Marie Sofonie fled the camp where she found refuge for fear of being raped. She now works on the Ayiti SMS SOS project to fight violence against women and other forms of human rights abuses in Haiti. In Haiti, gender-based violence was common already before the 12 …

Women: the box of grief

The earthquake of 12 January forced hundreds of thousands of people to share make-shift shelters in public squares, parks and virtually any vacant land here in Port-au-Prince. This situation causes additional problems of insecurity and violence, especially against those who are most vulnerable and unable to defend themselves. One Haitian …

“Rigolo Thérapie”: more popular than ever

A radio transmission in Port-au-Prince has set its mission to make people laugh to forget their fears and traumas. And it’s a success! “Rigolo Thérapie” (“Comedy Therapy” in English) is a daily live programme on Caraïbes FM, the leading radio in Port-au-Prince. Its mission is simple: help the population forget …

Art, an answer to children’s traumas

On the 12 January 2010, thousands of children witnessed unimaginable scenes, that no kid of that age could possibly comprehend. Traumatised and then displaced to temporary camps, it is difficult for them to get over their hidden traumas without external help. The First Lady of the country, Mme Préval, …

The caravan of comedy and health education

The Koute Ayiti (Listen to Haiti) caravan was created to travel to the different provinces affected by the earthquake. Aid is mainly concentrated in Port-au-Prince, and for this reason several international organizations (CDAC, the Red Cross, Oxfam, UNICEF,…), supported by the Haitian government, have put in place this itinerant project, …

A collective mourning and memory

In the days immediately following the 12 January, the main priority was to remove the victims’ bodies as quickly as possible to avoid the risk of epidemies. Common graves were dug and bodies were incinerated. No identification was possible, which today poses a serious legislative problem. In fact, in Haiti …

A Humanitarian Journalist as guide…

What follows here is an article written by Loramus Rosemond, a Haitian journalist who works for the Nouvelliste and Ticket Magazine. He lost several friends and family members on the 12 January… After that date, he realised that his profession could be very useful, specifically to inform the population about …