Haiti’s Children Adrift in World of Chaos
By DEBORAH SONTAG
New York Times
CROIX DES BOUQUETS, Haiti — Not long after 14-year-old Daphne Joseph escaped her collapsed house on the day of the earthquake, she boarded a crowded jitney with her uncle and crawled in traffic toward the capital, where her single mother sold beauty products in the Tête Boeuf marketplace. “Mama,” she said she repeated to herself. “Mama, I’m coming.”Read more
The children of Haiti speak up: "I hope Haiti will be beautiful again one day"
By SOS Children's Villages
In cooperation with Plan International, children and youngster from SOS Children's Villages in Haiti are joining a nationwide initiative which aims to include the voices of youngsters in the reconstruction of their country. Read more
Haiti children face ongoing disease and trauma
By Emma Wilkinson
Health reporter, BBC News
Some of the most harrowing stories coming out of the devastation in Haiti are those of children, alone, scared and severely injured. Read more
Faultlines - Haiti: The politics of rebuilding
By AVI LEWIS
Al Jazeera English
Just weeks after the earthquake that took more than 200,000 lives, Avi Lewis finds that debates over how to rebuild Haiti are already underway. Watch video
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