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NHAHA Earthquake Community Engagement Effort
NHAHA has been holding regular meetings with Partners in New York, Boston and Florida is working on a strategic plan to respond to the earthquake crisis in Haiti.
Boston
A task force has been created with many organizations in the regions. Their task force, which is headed by Nesly Metayer who previously worked for CCHER and currently works for Tufts University, has created a bank account. The task force is comprised of the pastors’ association, government officials, social services, and health care professionals
- The task force's priorities are to establish and restore communication in Haiti through telephone and internet.
- Secondly the task force has been working with the white house and Boston for protective status of Haitians here
- Finally the task force has been encouraging people to donate to the Red Cross and other organizations that are currently on the ground in Haiti.
A phone bank has been set up to communicate with family in Haiti.
The Center for Community Health, Education & Research(CCHER), a member of NHAHA has created a drop in center for social support of those in Boston. This is a place where the community can go as talk about how the earthquake has affected them. CCHER hasworked to open a clinic in Haiti as part of the organization"s Haiti projects that has been destroyed by the earthquake.
Florida
Miami-Sant La Haitian Neighborhood, Florida has been encouraging people to send monetary donations to the Red Cross. The organization is also focusing on protective status for Haitians in the US. This organization has also established a system by which they provide valid information on the earthquake to the community. Crisis counseling has also been provided through this organization where the community can express their feelings, thoughts etc… about the crisis in Haiti.
Port-St. Lucie -Center for Health Education and Social Services (CHES)
Ms. Marie Remy reported that CHES serves a community of fifteen thousand Haitians. Thus far they have held a press conference and a community forum. CHES also had a team of hysicians and RNs go to Haiti recently. Ms. Remy also reported on CHES' recent candle light vigil. They are also able to provide counseling services through Hospice. Also CHES will be planning a benefit concert with the community to be held in two weeks. CHES is also working with lawyers on TPS, since it is a big concern in this community.
New York
Brooklyn-Disapora Community Services (DCS) has been engaged in:
· Information gathering on the crisis
· Attended a press conference and a meeting with the governor as well as a consortium meeting
DCS’ main focuses are:
- Rebuilding their medical site by partnering with hospitals
- Only financial donations are being accepted at this time
- DCS is making plans to collected very specific supplies and have comprised a list of those items.
- Thus far DCS has approached NYC and various hospitals for assistance
- DCS is also looking to provide social service and counseling services for Haitian American in NY in response to the crisis.
- Plans are being made for a trip in February.
Brooklyn- Haitian Center Council (HCC) is focusing on the mental health of the people in New York. Dr. Pierre Louis has contacted the catholic churches to provide space for people to meet and share what they are feeling/ experiencing during this time. HCC is also working with the department of health to provide mental health services.
Queens- Haitian Americans United for Progress (HAUP)is engaged in:
- Gathering information on how to locate family members in Haiti and focusing on available resources
- such as drop off locations
- T-Mobile giving free calls to and from Haiti
- Currently recruiting volunteers (Creole speaking)
- Ms. Elsie Accelien met with Mayor Bloomberg
- Spreading information on facebook – the most popular page is earthquake Haiti
- Still building relief efforts
- Have a system in place where those seeking counseling on simply someone to talk to can do so by walking into the HAUP office.
Ressources
JOBS in Haiti
1. Emergency Logistics Manager, Haiti
Plan USA (formerly Childreach)
Port-au-prince, Haiti
Last updated on: January 18, 2010
Description: Location: One position to be located in Miami, Florida One position to be located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti When submitting a CV, please indicate if you are interested in only one or either location. Start Date: Immediate Reports to: Haiti Count...
2. Deployable Humanitarian Logistics Coordinator
Oxfam America
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Last updated on: January 16, 2010
Description: REPORTS TO: Director, Humanitarian Assistance DEPARTMENT: Humanitarian Response LOCATION: Port-au-Prince, Haiti DURATION: Up to Three Months COORDINATES WITH: Oxfam Program Staff in Haiti, Oxfam International (OI) Affiliates, Oxfam America ...
3. UMCOR Emergency Response Consultant, Haiti
UMCOR-NGO
Haiti
Last updated on: January 13, 2010
Description: Overview: The United Methodist Committee on Relief seeks an experienced professional to assist UMCOR in Haiti with emergency response and long-term rehabilitation for the recent earthquake. The terms of reference for this consultancy are to work for 6...
Technical Assistance in Haiti: CIDI Registration database
Other job Resources
CARE - With an active presence in Haiti since 1954, CARE's work there focuses on HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, maternal and child health, education, food security, and water and sanitation.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) - CRS has more than 50 years of experience in Haiti and currently serves some 200,000 of the poorest and most marginalized Haitians in the areas of health and nutrition, education, water and sanitation, HIV/AIDS, agriculture, peace building and migration.
Oxfam - With a staff of 200, including a 15-member emergency response team, Oxfam International brings expertise in water, sanitation and public health in Haiti, as well as local knowledge and community networks established over the past decade.
PLAN - Having worked in Haiti since 1973, the organization currently implements child-centered community development programs featuring Health, Education for Girls and Boys, HIV/AIDS, and the Rights of the Child.
Save the Children - Having worked in Haiti since 1985, primarily in Port-au-Prince and the Central Plateau region, Save the Children provides health, education, protection and food security programs to vulnerable children.
Inside NHAHA
NHAHA is still committed to bringing our 7th AnnualConference , October 2010 to Haiti
2009 conference summary
The conference took place on October 9, 2009 at the beautiful Borough Hall in Brooklyn.
Our Keynote speaker, Dr. Rubens Pamies gave a great presentation on Health of minorities n the US and received rave reviews from all the participants. One participant wrote: "He is one of the best presenters I've heard in a long time...I wish my colleagues were here". Another participant said" In presentation, content and style was great". Dr. Pamies was eloquent, knowledge and insightful. He touched on health care Reform and made great recommendations for improvement. Dr. Pamies presentation
The panel from the American Cancer society by Sally Cooper and by Bronx Reach 2010 was insightful. Sally Cooper gave a very detailed presentation on all types of cancers in Brooklyn in comparison to national trends. Sally Cooper Presentation
Reach 2010 presented a model of a diabetes project targeting Hispanics in the Bronx.
Wayne Ho from the Asian coalition for children and Families presented an interesting model Project charge for a coalition in the Asian community that can have great relevance to the Haitian community.
The last segment was a discussion on the next steps for 2010-2020. NHAHA's chair, Dr. Eustache Jean Louis led the discussion. Two major themes emerged, 1) the Haitian community is considered small, a barrier to amassing influence and power and 2) How to strengthen institutions such as NHAHA to do policy and advocacy to advance and protect the well-being of our communities.
Evaluation rated the conference high but wished more of their colleagues attended.
The presentations will be made available to members by sending and E-mail to info@nhaha.org. A full report is being completed and will be available soon.
THE HAITIAN DIABETES PROJECT:
We are happy to announce that NHAHA has been selected to implement a Diabetes project targeting the Haitian community in New York as part of the Legacy Project from the Bronx Reach 2010 administered by the Institute for Family Health. The initiative engages three of our community Based organizations members including, the Haitian Centers Council, Diaspora Community Services in Brooklyn and the Haitian United for Progress in Queens. The initiative falls under NHAHA’s Public Health Education efforts and will be known as “The Haitian Diabetes Project”. The goal of this initiative is:
1. To increase community awareness of Diabetes
2. To develop knowledge and skills that enable people with diabetes to make appropriate choices to maintain or improve health
3. To increase access to Diabetes resources
Objectives: The objectives of the Haitian Diabetes project are:
1. To advocate and support the concerns of diabetes prevention and control through encouragement of policy and cultural milieu changes to protect the interests of individuals, families, and related persons and organizations who positively impact diabetes in the Haitian community. This group should provide a “voice” to patients and families with diabetes as well as diabetes related organizations and systems in the community.
2. To increase Awareness through public education and raise the levels of consciousness about how persons may reduce their risk of diabetes, manage their diabetes more effectively, or prevent the long term complications of diabetes
3. To provide a structure or framework for sustaining a Diabetes coalition
The activities will be done through radio, Community Based organization workshops and web-based education.
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.NEW YORK, N.Y. – The United States Department of Agriculture donated $2 million to the Batey Relief Alliance to improve agricultural training, production and marketing, and planning more profitable crops inside Dominican Republic’s agricultural batey communities. BRA’s international assistance grant falls under USDA’s Food for Progress Program and will support agricultural and rural development, while helping to address food shortages.
The project will be implemented by Batey Relief Alliance’s Dominican-based field organization BRA Dominicana, in partnerships with various key government entities, including the State Sugar Council, Dominican Agrarian Institute, Monte Plata Office of Senatorial Management and the Department of Agriculture.
“The two-year project will have the capacity to create food security and economic self-sufficiency for 35,000 people living in extreme poverty inside seven batey communities in the province of Monte Plata,” said Ulrick Gaillard, BRA’s CEO. Gaillard also added that more than 7,000 unemployed farmers will be put to work 3,000 acres of fertile land and develop their community infrastructures for long-term agricultural and economic development and growth.
As part of other project benchmarks, BRA will establish an Agricultural Cooperative to teach the participating farmers how to manage and sell more profitable crops, create sustainable business plans, and apply for loans and credits and reach more consumers. “In light of the current global economic crisis affecting millions around the world, especially in poor countries, the USDA grant is timely as it responds directly to the dire economic conditions facing thousands languishing in these vulnerable agricultural batey regions,” concluded Gaillard.
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