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By Bryan Schaaf on Saturday, April 12, 2008.
 Every county has a Diaspora. The governments of some countries such as El Salvador actively encourage their Diaspora to participate in the country by voting, investing, and applying (or runnning for) government positions. Haiti is behind the curve in this respect. However, the Haitian Diaspora has knowledge, skills, and resources with which to make a difference. The Internet is an excellent way to engage them. An entrepeunerial individual from Thomonde where I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer has created Thomonde.com. It could be a model for other Diaspora communities.
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By Bryan Schaaf on Thursday, February 21, 2008.
 The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation and the Inter American Development Bank recently announced a plan to ensure access to computers for over 13,000 Haitian students. Under the plan, the OLPC Foundation will provide 2 million dollars, the IDB will provide 3 million, and UNESCO will carry out an external evaluation. If the program is successful, and we hope it is, then it could be expanded further in Haiti and other countries.
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By Bryan Schaaf on Thursday, January 24, 2008.
 Tequila Minsky is one of the newest members of the Haiti Innovation community. She is a long time Haiti hand who is both a photographer and a frequent commentator on Haitian issues. You can view her photographs by clicking here. Below are some blogs that she has written lately. Enjoy!
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By Bryan Schaaf on Saturday, January 5, 2008.
 In the mass media, when one sees photos of Haiti, it usually involves one of two things - a natural disaster or a protest. Though deforestation has damaged much of the country, Haiti remains beautiful. If photographs speak a thousand words, photoblogs are able to convey that much more. Below are some websites that feature either photo blogs or collections of photos from Haiti. If you know of others, we can post them as well.
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By Bryan Schaaf on Monday, December 17, 2007.
 Websites do more than give information. They tell stories. Unfortunately, the website of the Haitian Embassy in Washington DC is not doing a good job of conveying, what is one of the most interesting histories in the Western Hemisphere.
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By Bryan Schaaf on Thursday, November 8, 2007.
 I played too many video games as a child. This was before the age of the X-Box, Playstation, or the Wii. My first system was a VIC 20 and then a Commodore 64. Clearly, I am dating myself! Like most kids, I didnt know anything about international development or humanitarian issues. But video games might have been a good way to raise my awareness and get me thinking.
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By Robert Miller on Sunday, December 3, 2006.
By Weblog on Sunday, August 20, 2006.
 As with all trips to Haïti, adventures abounded during my recent 10-day visit. My mission this trip was to teach internet searching techniques to secondary teachers who are participating in the Certification Program in Pedagogy. Read more »
By Robert Miller on Tuesday, December 6, 2005.
 Haiti Innovation is proud to announce the recent receipt of a Google AdWords Grant, which now enables us to reach a far greater audience in the development community. In addition to being already syndicated on numerous public blog feeds (the blogosphere), an AdWords campaign will now place an HII link in the right margin of Google’s website when key words are used in a search. (Try google-ing “Haiti” or “MINUSTAH”). Read more »
By Robert Miller on Wednesday, November 30, 2005.
 Eric Gunderson of Development Seed, our web designer, came up with this spot of genius. While I am slowly working backwards through our site to update all of the photographs, check out Matt Marek’s post on Project Medishare to see an example. The genius lies in the wonderful interoperability of the net. Read more »
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