Infrared photography captures the heat,
or energy, of an object. In these
pictures, you can see life in a tree. As
people flee Port-au-Prince
for rural
areas, such as Kenscoff, they are
cutting trees for charcoal. Images
courtesy of
United Infrared.
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12 June 2010: Radio
show features Richard Charter, Senior Policy Advisor
of Marine Programs at Defenders of Wild Life:
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EcoAlert.
Haiti will
never be the same. The earthquake of January 12th,
2010 destroyed the minimal infrastructure that
existed. It is our sincere hope a new, and
drastically improved Haiti will rise from the
rubble. Operation Green Leaves Inc. is committed to
the future, which requires an environmental plan. We
need your financial support, so I ask you to
make a commitment and
DONATE NOW.
We are a 501c3 organization, which means your
donation is tax-deductible to the full extent of the
law. I am also asking you to
PRAY
for the
people of Haiti. As media attention shifts to other
issues, don't forget the people without water, food
or shelter!
Staff
and
volunteers
of
Fondation
Sanon,
Leogane,
Haiti
To rebuild a
sustainable
Haiti,
everyone has
to work
together -
local,
regional,
national and
international
agencies, as
well as all
NGOs have a
role to
play.
We just returned from our site assessment in Haiti. In Port au Prince tens of thousands are living in muddy tent cities with poor sanitation and no running water.
The project site is 45 minutes from the Port au Prince airport. Jennifer Siqueira from Architecture for Humanity supervised the evaluation of buildings on the property.
The site has a swimming pool, several outbuildings, ten acres of irrigated land, and a wide variety of mature native trees and plants.
"A river runs through it." Our site visit took place at the end of the dry season in April. This river is part of a major watershed and flows rapidly from May - October.
But the schools are open and, miraculously, each day immaculate children in perfectly clean school uniforms, shined shoes, and hair ribbons emmerge from the rubble. I couldn't help but think about my own eight year old daughter, getting her ready for school each day, looking for that clean shirt. I admit, the Haitian kids living in these dire circumstances looked better. It is a statement to the pride , values, and resilience of the Haitian people.
David Rizzuti, Community Collaborations International Volunteer Coordinator, assisted in evaluation of the facility. The site has a large house and several concrete buildings that are in need of repair but are structurally sound.
Steve Boisvert, Director of Community Collaborations International, evaluated the site. Aquaduct pictured here is used for irrigation and runs year round.
The 30 acre plus property was donated to Operation Green Leaves Haiti and is fully owned by the organization. Its location and attributes make it an excellent location for the proposed project. All we need to do now is raise some money! We invite you to join us in making this important project a reality.
"Congress recently passed
legislation enabling
taxpayers to claim an
itemized deduction on their
2009 tax returns for
donations made by March 1
for the relief efforts in
Haiti."
We wish to welcome
Miami-based ENV Magazine as a media partner. Howard
Salas and his staff have developed an excellent
environmentally-oriented online publication. Check
it out and subscribe:
ENVMagazine.
We're planning to expand coverage of
our partner organizations, both domestically and
internationally, by promoting their activities and providing
direct links. We'd like to receive email updates and photos.
We're going to begin using Constant
Contact to create and distribute our newsletter. Although we
will continue to print a limited number of copies on recycled
paper, most of the people we need to be in touch with are
online. Speaking of online, we're planning to have more of a
presence on Facebook and use Twitter more aggressively.
Our internet radio program on
BlogTalkRadio attracts listeners from around the world. We've
decided to try and do the show during some of the events
Operation Green Leaves participates in, reporting and
interviewing. Check out the archive of past shows:
BlogTalkRadio.com/OGLHaiti.
