| What? | Comments |
|---|---|
| Scattered Émigrés Haiti Once Shunned Are Now a Lifeline |
For years, educated émigrés...have tried hard to play a more vital role in Haiti’s development, with little success. But the earthquake has suddenly changed all that, reducing old hostilities to rubble. Depleted of leadership and talent, the Haitian government — once known for ejecting elected officials who held a United States passport — is begging its own for aid, and the Haitian-born have responded en masse. “It’s time to open Haiti to the diaspora.” |
| How to rebuild Haiti's economy |
George Mason University Economist Tyler Cowen talks with Kai Ryssdal about what the old Haitian economy used to be and what it will take to build a new economy. |
| School in a Box |
Since the mid 1990s, UNICEF has delivered the School-in-a-Box to emergency situations all over the world, providing the chance for children to continue their education during the most extreme crises. It is a nice concept, but of course no technologies. It would be good to rethink that concept to enhance what is already in Haiti. We can add content, resources (sensors ++) and other tools... what? |
| Grassroots |
Inveneo has set up an amazing infrastructure in Haiti with satellite internet. |
| Grassroots |
This person mobilized so many people to help with the tents to Haiti. |
| Population density map |
This is a map on iReport with reported missing and population density |
| Haiti Data Clearinghouse |
GIS data for haiti
~djq |
| OLPC in Haiti |
at a couple of meetings organized by Dale, with Tim, Chris |
| Creole |
FAQ is well worth reviewing by anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the language situation. Kreyòl definitely has a greater socio-political context than most languages. |
| Haiti Rewired's Mission Statement |
An ongoing conversation about technology, infrastructure, and the future of Haiti |
