Comments on: Responding to the Needs of Women and Girls in Haiti http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/01/responding-to-the-needs-of-women-and-girls-in-haiti Daily dose of women's health news and media analysis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Taleen http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/01/responding-to-the-needs-of-women-and-girls-in-haiti/comment-page-1#comment-3991 Taleen Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:39:14 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=9859#comment-3991 As schools open for the new academic year in Haiti, the hope is to bring all boys and girls to school, those who attended before the earthquake struck in January 2010, and those hardest to reach, who will go to school for the first time. In the most recent addition to the ‘Beyond School Books’ podcast series, UNICEF Radio podcast moderator Amy Costello spoke with Judith Bruce, Senior Associate and Policy Analyst with the Population Council’s Poverty, Gender, and Youth program, and Michelle Trombley, UNICEF’s Gender-Based Violence Specialist in Haiti, about the situation for adolescent girls in Haiti, both in camps and at school. Please visit http://www.educationandtransition.org/resources/building-hope-for-adolescent-girls-in-post-earthquake-haiti/ to listen to the podcast. As schools open for the new academic year in Haiti, the hope is to bring all boys and girls to school, those who attended before the earthquake struck in January 2010, and those hardest to reach, who will go to school for the first time.

In the most recent addition to the ‘Beyond School Books’ podcast series, UNICEF Radio podcast moderator Amy Costello spoke with Judith Bruce, Senior Associate and Policy Analyst with the Population Council’s Poverty, Gender, and Youth program, and Michelle Trombley, UNICEF’s Gender-Based Violence Specialist in Haiti, about the situation for adolescent girls in Haiti, both in camps and at school.

Please visit http://www.educationandtransition.org/resources/building-hope-for-adolescent-girls-in-post-earthquake-haiti/ to listen to the podcast.

]]> By: Melanie http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/01/responding-to-the-needs-of-women-and-girls-in-haiti/comment-page-1#comment-3114 Melanie Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:49:02 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=9859#comment-3114 Please don't forget about CARE (http://www.care.org). In this time of crisis, CARE is a great organization to support for several reasons: 1) They were on the ground and in the community in Haiti before the earthquake hit (since 1954), making them one of the few major international relief organizations with ties to the community and the skills/resources to react immediately. CARE's community-based approach (which also focuses on bringing women into the decision-making process) has been credited for helping relief efforts run smoothly. 2) The focus of the organization outside of disaster relief is on fighting the root causes of poverty and empowering women/girls. From their website: "We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources." As Haiti begins the long process of reconstructions (which will be measured in years, not weeks), CARE will continue to support women and girls in things like education, health, prevention of violence, economic opportunities, etc. If you're looking for an organization that supports women, please consider giving to CARE. They have decades of disaster relief experience AND focus on working with women: http://www.care.org/haiti Thank you! Please don’t forget about CARE (http://www.care.org). In this time of crisis, CARE is a great organization to support for several reasons:

1) They were on the ground and in the community in Haiti before the earthquake hit (since 1954), making them one of the few major international relief organizations with ties to the community and the skills/resources to react immediately. CARE’s community-based approach (which also focuses on bringing women into the decision-making process) has been credited for helping relief efforts run smoothly.

2) The focus of the organization outside of disaster relief is on fighting the root causes of poverty and empowering women/girls. From their website: “We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE’s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources.”

As Haiti begins the long process of reconstructions (which will be measured in years, not weeks), CARE will continue to support women and girls in things like education, health, prevention of violence, economic opportunities, etc.

If you’re looking for an organization that supports women, please consider giving to CARE. They have decades of disaster relief experience AND focus on working with women: http://www.care.org/haiti

Thank you!

]]> By: Meg Wirth http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/01/responding-to-the-needs-of-women-and-girls-in-haiti/comment-page-1#comment-3096 Meg Wirth Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:46:09 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=9859#comment-3096 Please do not forget a terrific group that has been going to Haiti to train midwives. They have a team on the ground now that went in through the D.R. to provide care to pregnant women/delivering women who survived the earthquake. Midwives for Haiti co Nadene Brunk 8008 Gardenwood Terrace Richmond, VA 23227 804-389-0447 Please do not forget a terrific group that has been going to Haiti to train midwives. They have a team on the ground now that went in through the D.R. to provide care to pregnant women/delivering women who survived the earthquake.

Midwives for Haiti
co Nadene Brunk
8008 Gardenwood Terrace
Richmond, VA 23227
804-389-0447

]]> By: Natalie http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2010/01/responding-to-the-needs-of-women-and-girls-in-haiti/comment-page-1#comment-3092 Natalie Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:25:36 +0000 http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/?p=9859#comment-3092 Thanks for giving a feminist perspective on the tragedy. So many good people have devoted themselves to Haiti. So much more to be done now. Let's hope we can keep the world's attention focused ... Thanks for giving a feminist perspective on the tragedy. So many good people have devoted themselves to Haiti. So much more to be done now. Let’s hope we can keep the world’s attention focused …

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