Haiti Mission Study Resources
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New Board Meets in Nashville by Yvette Moore
03/11/2013 United Methodist Women’s board of directors approves more than $400k in grants and scholarships at its spring meeting in Nashville, Tenn.
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Cutting-edge Ministry by Myka Kennedy Stephens*
02/01/2013 United Methodist Deaconesses enter their 125th year of mission on the borderlands of the church and changing needs of society.
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No Longer Citizens by Paul Jeffrey
04/01/2012 Dominican Republic turns Haitian immigrants into stateless people.
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Grace Children's Hospital Providing Health and Hope in Haiti by Rachel Gieringer Mills and Ann Simmons
06/10/2011 How one hospital in Haiti survived and thrived since last year's earthquake destroyed other hospitals in the area.
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Farming Uphill in Haiti by James L. Gulley
06/10/2011 For the better part of two centuries, since Haiti gained independence from France in 1804, the indescribably resilient people of rural Haiti have been forced to farm uphill, both literally and figuratively.
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Ecotourism: A Way Forward in Haiti? by Linda Beher
06/09/2011 Can ecotourism provide a path to sustainable development in Haiti?
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Fact or Fiction? Five Myths About Haiti by Linda Beher
06/09/2011 Here are five of the most common misperceptions about Haiti and some alternate perspectives that come closer to the truth.
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Haitian Methodist Women and Men Making a Difference by Linda Beher
06/02/2011 Local Haitians are the unsung heroines and heroes of the earthquake recovery story. Here are portraits of a few Haitians, Methodist sisters and brothers, who in the words of LeGrace Benson, “have been rehearsing and performing this theater since that first act of earthquake and revolution in 1751.”
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The Paradoxes of the Haitian Diaspora by Linda Beher
06/02/2011 This article examines these three paradoxes, often caused by government immigration policies for Haitians who live scattered.
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Environmental Justice: Just Words, or Haiti's Key to Capacity? by Linda Beher
05/27/2011 The 2010 earthquake in Haiti presented humanitarian workers with one of their most complex and difficult emergencies. The response to immediate needs must be accomplished with an eye toward fair and just long-term development. Capacity building must outweigh dependency. Collaboration and partnerships must outweigh going it alone.
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Reframing Recovery to Achieve Environmental Justice in Haiti by Linda Beher
05/27/2011 During its 21-year occupation of Haiti, the United States concentrated nearly all economic resources and investments in the capital city, Port-au-Prince. Haiti's other population centers and rural areas received few benefits, spurring a severe decline in the outlying departments. Now some leaders are rethinking this practice of centralization in light of the massive recovery ahead of Haitians.
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Responsively Yours: The Law of Unintended Consequences by Harriett Jane Olson
05/03/2011 Proceeding slowly, led by people of Haiti, is required for an organic and effective recovery to take root and grow.
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With a Little Help From Friends by Betty Gittens
05/03/2011 Haitian Methodist women prepare for their mission task with help from the sisterhood of Methodist women.
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Just for Girls by Paul Jeffrey
05/03/2011 Girls find a haven from abuse and a safe place to laugh at the YWCA in Petionville, Haiti.
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Nation Under Rubble by Paul Jeffrey
05/03/2011 Women struggle to survive in post-quake Haiti.
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Cordialmente Suya: Una Ley con Consecuencias Inesperadas by /por Harriett Jane Olson
05/01/2011 Recuerdo con mucha claridad lo que aprendí en una clase de antropología de la universidad acerca del impacto que se crea entre un participante y un observador. Mi profesora, que había trabajado por varios años formando y enseñando a leer y escribir a gente en lugares muy lejanos, nos ayudó a ver que el contacto que tuvo con este pueblo que no tenía lenguaje escrito, afectó significantemente sus vidas.
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Responsively Yours: The Law of Unintended Consequences - Korean by Harriett Jane Olson
05/01/2011 Korean language version of Harriett Olson's monthly column in response.
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Cordialmente Suya: Una Ley con Consecuencias Inesperadas - Escuche
05/01/2011 Spanish version of Responsively Yours - May 2011
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The Law of Unintended Consequences - Listen in Korean
05/01/2011 Responsively Yours May 2011: Korean Audio
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United Methodist Women Partner Fights Violence Against Women and Girls in Haiti
10/20/2010 Advocates and attorneys for displaced women in Haiti submitted a petition calling for urgent action to confront an epidemic of sexual violence in the camps for displaced people.
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