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By Chris Schron on Thursday, June 16, 2005.
 It seems that every day brings news of some new calamity in Haiti. Today we learned that the Peace Corps is shutting down its mission and pulling its volunteers out. Yesterday, it was more kidnappings. Read more »
By Chris Schron on Wednesday, June 15, 2005.
 Haiti Innovation is please to announce that we have received our official ruling from the IRS, and we are now a 501(c)3, public charity, nonprofit organization. All monetary and in-kind donations to Haiti Innovation are now tax exempt. Our tax exemption status is retroactive to the date in which we were incorporated, on February 22, 2005. Read more »
By Bryan Schaaf on Sunday, June 12, 2005.
 The Peace Corps in Haiti was recently suspended due to safety concerns. Though the majority of this largely rural country remains calm, the situation in Port au Prince, where Peace Corps headquarters is based, has deterior Read more »
By Robert Miller on Sunday, June 12, 2005.
 …the grass gets trampled. Wracked by political violence and ever growing uncertainty, the need for humanitarian aid to Haiti has never been so great. This African proverb is a poignant reminder that while gangs take advantage of the political infighting of the capital city, the rest of nation suffers, slipping further into privation. Read more »
By Matt Marek on Friday, June 10, 2005.
BY MICHAEL DEIBERT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
OUANAMINTHE, Haiti -- The Dominican Republic carried out a massive expulsion of Haitians living in a remote region last month, forcing thousands to leave behind family members, possessions and jobs, according to UN officials and humanitarian aid workers. Read more »
By Bryan Schaaf on Friday, June 3, 2005.
 Yesterday, a person said to me “I don’t mean to be harsh, but I’ve been to Haiti and it seems as if nothing is getting better down there. How can you keep working with Haiti?” Read more »
By Chris Schron on Thursday, June 2, 2005.
 If there is one thing we can all agree on, it’s the extent of the devastation to Haiti’s environment. Over 98% of the country’s original forest has been destroyed, erosion threatens over 25% of the country, and areas that where once tropical rainforests are now indistinguishable from the desert surrounding Las Vegas. For a country dependent on farming, this level of environmental degradation does not just limit development, it’s life threatening. Read more »
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