Haiti’s Haitian-American Community Mobilizes for 2020 US Census
Haitian American community organizations across the United States mounted major campaigns in early 2020 to encourage participation in the 2020
Diaspora
Health
Haiti’s Midwives: Keeping Maternal Healthcare Alive
Haiti’s midwives — trained birth attendants working at the intersection of traditional practice and modern maternal healthcare — were providing
Economy
Haiti’s Informal Savings Groups: Community Finance Survives the Crisis
In communities across Haiti, informal savings and credit associations known as sabotay or sol continued to function as vital financial
Society
Haiti’s Reforestation Heroes: Communities Fighting Environmental Collapse
Against the backdrop of Haiti’s devastating environmental degradation, communities across the country were engaged in quiet, determined reforestation efforts in
Culture
Haiti’s Voodoo Practitioners: Spiritual Resilience in Hard Times
Haiti’s Vodou tradition — one of the world’s most misunderstood and misrepresented religious practices — continued to provide spiritual sustenance,
Politics
Haiti February 2020: Opposition Renews Pressure on Moïse as Decree Era Begins
With the Haitian parliament now expired and President Moïse governing by decree, opposition groups launched renewed pressure campaigns in February
Society
Haiti’s Grassroots Women Leaders: Building Community in the Ruins
In neighborhoods across Port-au-Prince and in rural communities throughout Haiti, women leaders operating at the grassroots level were doing the
Security
Haiti January 2020: Gang Violence Claims New Territories in Port-au-Prince
Gang activity in Port-au-Prince expanded into new neighborhoods in January 2020, as criminal groups that had consolidated control over areas
Politics
Haiti January 2020: Parliament Expires, Moïse Begins Ruling by Decree
Haiti crossed a critical constitutional threshold in January 2020 when the mandate of the Chamber of Deputies expired without elections
Society
Haiti Earthquake 10th Anniversary: A Decade of Incomplete Recovery
The tenth anniversary of Haiti’s catastrophic January 12, 2010 earthquake was observed across the country and by diaspora communities worldwide