This is the text of the speech that I gave at the Earthquake Symposium on January 11th in Port-au-Prince. Although I am very proud of the work that we have done to repair houses in Port-au-Prince, I hope that we…
I had this article published today in the Miami Herald: Haiti's reconstruction lessons are found on the other side of the world As published in the Miami Herald BY DANIEL O'NEIL WWW.IMUNITEDFORHAITI.ORG As I rushed relief supplies from the Pan…
The Haitian elections are at an impasse with no clear path out. I was in Haiti last week when the rioting broke out over the elections results. I had been asking my Haitian friends what they thought would happen.The most…
Yesterday, I wrote a post entitled "The Haitian Elections are Disputed…now what?" At that point, it looked like Haiti was headed towards a major crisis. 12 of the Presidential candidates had held a press conference to denounce the elections as fraudulent.…
Twelve of the candidates for the Haitian Presidency gathered today before the polls had even closed to denounce the widespread fraud that they claimed was happening. The candidates included all of the top candidates with the exception of the one…
Back in Haiti–touring the Delmas 32 housing repair project with the OAS Secretary General and the PADF team. Over four months ago, I drove away from Haiti thinking I was finished. I didn't make it very far. I know support…
I drove away from Haiti yesterday, having finally been relieved of my role as the Acting Country Director. I chose to make the five-hour drive to give myself time to reflect on the last four months. I am both wonderfully…