Haiti

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>>A donation of 240 portable generators will light up emergency centers, clinics and classrooms that are still in the dark nearly four months after the powerful earthquake hit Haiti. Click for more information.

>>During the first eight weeks after the quake, the Pan American Development Foundation, the Organization of American States, Hollywood Unites for Haiti and its partners provided support to more than 300,000 people, delivered in excess of 200 tons of supplies and united a wide range of people. To chronicle some of these achievements during those critical eight weeks, PADF produced a 36-page report. Click here to see the pdf.

>> Presentation by Dr. Eric Calais took place February 26, in Port-au-Prince. Presentation provides technical information and hopes to inform the rebuilding effort. (English; French)...The fact that the scientific community is sure that PAP is facing a 7.5 magnitude event just 2 kms from Pétion-Ville at any time is truly a motivating sound bite to mobilize alliances for disaster management and risk reduction in Haiti. Review Dr. Calais' draft white paper on a National Earthquake Risk Reduction Program in Haiti (click here) and the report he co-authored for the USGS documenting the initial seismic hazard maps for Haiti (click here).

>> BLOG: Dr. Eric Calais, Purdue Univerity: Geophysicists in Haiti

>> BLOG: Kit Miyamoto, Miyamoto Internation: Structural Engineer in Haiti

>> The MW 7.0 Haiti Earthquake of January 12, 2010: USGS/EERI Advance Reconnaissance Team Report...More>>

>> Doug Copp's "Triangle of Life" debunked! More>>

>> USAID/OFDA has made available the Haiti Preparedness and Mitigation Fact Sheet #1. In addition, they are publishing factsheets regularly that provide updates on the progress of the Haiti Earthquake response effort. More>>

>> USAID's platform for Haiti was set up to manage and channel donations, volunteers, and expertise. Companies and individuals wishing to offer donations or services (click here).

>> HandsOn Disaster Response launches volunteer effort in Leogane, Haiti. More>>

>> Chevron Makes $450,000 Donation to Haiti Relief: PADF-OAS-HUFH relief efforts get a major financial boost. Read Press Release>>

>> AmCham DR sets up a donation center for Haiti (click here).

>> FIND YOUR LOVED ONES - According to a press release sent out 1/14/2010, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has set up a special website to help thousands of people within Haiti and abroad restore contact with their loved ones. The address is www.icrc.org/familylinks.

>> GFDRR and the World Bank help Haiti decrease vulnerability of the country's school system through grants and technical assistance. Read article>>

>> When disasters strike, drinking water becomes a precious commodity. In Haiti, businesses are working together to speed up recovery. Read about AGERCA and BRANA: a partnership that reaches out to communities affected by disasters, in the September issue of the DMA Newsletter.

>> The AGERCA team continues to be characteristically dynamic attending the PACT/USAID conference with the Prime Minister on June 6th, promoting disaster preparedness at the Books en Folie book fair on June 17, and inaugurating the 14 rehabilitated schools, which had been damaged by the 2008 hurricanes. PADF Haiti completed the repairs with funds raised during the week long post hurricane telemarathon.

Graph: Ali, S.T., A.M. Freed, E. Calais, D. Manaker, and W.R. McCann, Evolution of stress in Northeastern Caribbean over the past 250~years from coseismic, postseismic, and interseismic stress changes, Geophys. J. Int., in press, 2008.

Important Documents

>> AGERCA 2010 Proposal (Click here)

>> Agreement between PADF and AmCham Haiti (click here)

>> AGERCA 2009 Action Plan (English)/Plan d' Action 2009 (Francais)

>> AGERCA Disaster Risk Committee (click here)

>> Reducing Risk in Haiti (English & French) (click here)

>> Telecommunications & Business Continuity Seminar (click here)

>> Summary of AGERCA's Activities (click here)

>> Telethon for Hurricane Relief (click here)