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'24 Hours for Haiti' hits the open road

With around 10,000 international groups who all say they are doing what they can to help rebuild the country following January's deadly 7.0 magnitude earthquake, Haiti has become known by some as the "Republic of NGOs".More than a million Haitians were left homeless, and efforts to relocate many of them have proved challenging.Now the government - which itself suffered heavy losses - is beginning to evict what some are calling squatters. But many say they have nowhere to go.Al Jazeera's Sebastian Walker reports from the capital Port-au-Prince (21 April 2010).

Haïti en Choeur, interview d'Alain Gervais de l'association NPFS - Nos Petits Frères et Soeurs - en Haïti.

More than three months after Haitis devastating earthquake, getting around the country remains a tough challenge.Only three per cent of Haitians own cars, so one of the only alternatives to walking is to ride on cheap buses known as "tap taps".Images ranging from US rappers to Jesus Christ are hand-painted on these vibrant and colourful buses, which are decorated to attract more customers.Haitian "tap tap" drivers say the colourful buses are also a way to escape daily realities in the struggling country. Al Jazeeras Sebastian Walkers reports from Port-au-Prince.[April 19, 2010]

Haiti en choeur - le premier extrait de l'album "Haïti en Choeur, Une symphonie pour Haïti". Sortie en octobre 2011. de Christian Holl, auteur et compositeur, et bien sur les enfants de l'orphelinat NPFS de kenskof en Haïti.le site web : http://www.haiti-en-choeur.fr/

The Oscar winning actor stirred up controversy at the Cannes Film Festival when he told reporters at a press conference that the whole f*ing world had forgotten about Haiti, and dissed celebs who only showed up for one day to help. But now in an interview with The Today Show, he says I don't control my temper well, I guess. He explains Most of the people Im angry at are usually international volunteers who are coming over to stamp themselves with a do gooder label.

The divide between aid workers and quake victims is increasing in Port-au-Prince.

While the Haitian President asks for cash, more than one million of his people are living in makeshift homes. Al Jazeera has been following one of those people since the quake struck. Gabriel Elizondo has an update.

Mothers Song...

Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, is calling on the international community to "create a new Haiti" out of the wreckage left by January's devastating earthquake.Representatives of more than 100 countries are due to gather for an international donors' conference at the United Nations on Wednesday, where they will shift the focus from humanitarian efforts to long-term recovery and developmental goals.One of the key objectives is to reform and rejuvenate Haiti's agricultural system to allow farmers to increase food production and cut imports of rice, sugar and poultry.However, in Haiti's agricultural bread basket, some farmers are worried that they will not get the help they need to expand food production and feed their country.Al Jazeera's Sebastian Walker reports from Gonaives in Haiti. (29 March 2010)

The earthquake that hit Haiti in January left more than one million people without homes. The conditions for the earthquake survivors living in Haiti's tent cities remain dismal. However, Haitians are showing extraordinary determination to maintain a normal life.

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Several prisons in Haiti were destroyed when the devastating eartquake hit the country in January, and about 3,000 inmates fled.About 300 have been recaptured, but police say many of the others have armed themselves and are again robbing, raping and terrorising the public.Al Jazeera's Steve Chao, reporting from the capital, Port au Prince, meets one notorious gang member now living in hiding.

http://geronimochief.com - Presently, with the release of his 2010 LP “SAINT JAMES the return”, CHIEF hopes to independently thru www.geronimochief.com distribute thousands of copies of his music without any major label support. Soundwave Entertainment/Wesnyle records and newly formed southern music group “HIGH GRADE MUSIC” is sure to turn a few heads from New York City to Miami Florida with their unique sound of music.http://chiefbeats.com

Al Jazeera's Mike Kirsch, reporting from devastated Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, meets a family that has lost everything in the earthquake and hears from others who sing their thanks to God for giving them another day. Jan 15, 2010