Haiti’s International Isolation Deepens as COVID Restricts Travel
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on international travel deepened Haiti’s already significant isolation in 2020, as the cessation of most commercial
International
Society
Haiti’s Environmental Defenders: Protecting Nature in a Crisis
Despite the overwhelming demands of Haiti’s political and humanitarian crisis, a dedicated community of environmental advocates continued in 2020 to
Culture
Haiti’s Mural Tradition Responds to 2020’s Multiple Crises
Port-au-Prince’s walls continued to speak in 2020, with muralists responding to the year’s compounding crises — political stalemate, COVID-19, gang
Security
Haiti’s Kidnapping Crisis Worsens in 2020
Kidnapping for ransom became one of the most terrifying features of daily life in Port-au-Prince in 2020, with criminal gangs
Society
Haiti Back to School 2020: An Impossible Task
Haiti’s attempt to reopen schools in September 2020 after months of COVID-related closure faced extraordinary challenges, as the education system
Society
Haiti’s Private Schools Navigate Pandemic and Poverty
Haiti’s private schools — which educate the vast majority of the country’s students, from elite institutions in Pétion-Ville to storefront
Humanitarian
Haiti Cyclone Season 2020: Laura and Eta Batter an Already Suffering Country
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season brought further suffering to Haiti, with tropical storms and hurricanes adding weather-related displacement and damage
Culture
Haiti’s Creative Economy: Artists, Musicians Adapt to the New Normal
Haiti’s creative community — musicians, visual artists, filmmakers, writers, and performers — adapted to the COVID-19 reality with the ingenuity
Economy
Haiti’s Aging Infrastructure: A Crisis Within Every Crisis
Behind every humanitarian emergency in Haiti in 2020 lay a deeper infrastructure crisis that had been building for decades: roads
Society
Haiti’s Orphaned Children: COVID Deepens a Pre-Existing Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic deepened the vulnerabilities of Haiti’s most at-risk children, including those in institutional care, those living on the