World Bank Meeting, Mass Grave Initiative Legal Support…and A Bacon Cheeseburger
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A Meeting with Corail Resettlement Camp Leaders and a Medivac Service Location Search
Since it will be quite late before I regain cell phone coverage, here is today’s post: In a few hours I will be joined in Haiti by two colleagues of mine from the States; Stan Wilkins and Todd Welch. Stan is the camera man who filmed the 60 Minutes segment that changed the course of
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Sharing Thoughts On Transitioning Corail Resettlement Camp Into A City
HR&DC CEO Jim Lange meets with Mariam Yardani of Viva Rio. It’s a little before 8:00 pm and, though I have only been in-country for two days, I must confess that I am already physically beaten up and worn out. (At this rate, this is going to be a very, very long trip.)
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Mass Graves & Corail Resettlement Camp On Early Agenda
It’s very early Thursday morning and I have just landed in Miami on my way to Port au Prince, Haiti. Since I will be in meetings from the moment I deplane in Port au Prince, I thought it best to check-in now while I have a access to the Internet. As has become my routine,
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University of Lumiere Business Incubator Student Selections Underway
March 25 via mobile Haiti Trip (March) Day Seven: On January 14, 2013, I officially implemented a Business Incubator and Career Pathing initiative at University Lumiere. Since that day more than half of the schools’ 2,500 students have actively vied for one of the 90 available slots in the University of Lumiere Business Incubator program
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Jim Lange Audits HR&DC Introduced Microfinancing in Mole St. Nicolas
Haiti Trip (March); Day Five: It’s been said that the best bridge between hope and despair is a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately for me, last night the bridge was closed. In any event, in a few minutes I will depart for the airport in Port au Prince en-route to Mole Saint-Nicolas. Since Mole does
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HR&DC CEO Jim Lange Tours New Cereal Company in Croix des Bouquets
Haiti Trip (March); Day Three: As I sit here typing this post through crossed and blurry eyes, I find it hard to believe that I can be this tired after only three days here in Haiti. As for today’s activities, I spent the morning and early afternoon in Croix des Bouquets touring a new, state-of-the-art,
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New Haiti Preparing to Dawn
Haiti Trip (January); Day Three: It’s dusk in Haiti and all around me the ballet of change from work-to-rest is full to view. Unfortunately for me, my workday is hours from completion and I am miles away from my next appointment. Since I will not have access to the Internet until much later this evening,
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Progress on 3 Different Fronts in Haiti
Haiti Trip (January); Day Two: It’s a little after 9:30 pm and I’ve just excused myself from the dinner table. While today was filled with many important conversations, the main thrust of my activities fell into these three categories: The mass grave initiative in Titanyen Job creation opportunities in underserved communities Crisis management for
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Monumental, Historic Progress on HR&DC Initiatives in Haiti
Haiti Trip; (December), Day Eight: It’s approximately 9:30pm and I have just arrived at Miami’s International Airport. And though my itinerary says that I am physically more than half way home, the truth of the matter is I find myself somewhere beyond the grasp of my intelligence and the scope of my vocabulary. As
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