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Feb 14, 2011Returning People to Safe Homes in Haiti: The First Step
PADF and its partners are repairing earthquake damaged houses so that thousands of displaced Haitians can return home. First in a series of videos showing how we're building back a better Haiti. more...
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Jan 31, 2011"Haiti Today, Haiti Tomorrow"
UN Foundation and Johns Hopkins University-SAIS hosted a panel discussion entitled "Haiti Today, Haiti Tomorrow." Amy Coughenour of PADF was a guest speaker. more...
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As Haiti marks the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake, the Pan American Development Foundation is placing emphasis on moving Haitians out of displacement camps and generating sustainable jobs. more...Jan 9, 2011Safe housing, employment among PADF's primary goals for Haiti this year -
Jan 7, 2011Hope Comes To Haiti
A short video about the work international organizations like PADF are doing to help repair the homes and lives of the people of Haiti. more...
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Jan 6, 2011Major symposium on Haiti reconstruction to be held on Jan. 11
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, a symposium featuring experts, implementers and activists will review the progress and the outlook for the future. Speakers include the Pan American Development Foundation, actor/activist Sean Penn,... more...
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Dec 15, 2010PADF’s Homes for the Holidays for Haiti seeks donations
With more than 1.3 million Haitians still living in displacement camps, the Pan American Development Foundation has launched a campaign to collect donations to help repair damaged homes. more...
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Dec 6, 2010A Hemisphere of Opportunity for All
Since 1962, the Pan American Development Foundation has been dedicated to helping the least-advantaged in Latin America and the Caribbean. Here are just a few examples of the hard work they do to create a Hemisphere of Opportunity for All. more...
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The cholera epidemic in Haiti continues to force its way across the island, currently leaving more than 1,750 dead. And the numbers are swelling. more...Dec 1, 2010PADF continues to fight cholera in Haiti -
More than 10 million people in 22 Latin American and Caribbean countries were supported through programs managed by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) and its partners during 2010 fiscal year. more...Dec 1, 2010PADF reaches 10.2 million in 22 countries in FY 2010 -
An unrelenting flow of gravely ill cholera patients have swollen Haiti’s clinics and hospitals as the epidemic spreads throughout the island. more...Nov 17, 2010Haiti cholera outbreak claims more lives; help needed -
Hollywood Unites for Haiti and the Pan American Development Foundation are working to build a new school in Cadet, where 90 percent of the population is illiterate. more...Nov 17, 2010Building a school, building a future -
Nov 16, 2010NBC coverage of PADF's work in Haiti
PADF was featured on NBC's evening news in Washington, D.C. on 11/06/2010 for their efforts to support the people of Haiti through Hurricane Tomas and the subsequent cholera epidemic. more...
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Nov 11, 2010Empowering the People
PADF's Community Driven Development Program in Haiti empowers neighborhoods by giving people the power to create jobs, improve schools, and create their own economic opportunities. more...
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Hurricane Tomas’ heavy rains caused flooding in Haiti, which is exacerbating the already deadly cholera epidemic that has gripped the island. more...Nov 9, 2010In Hurricane Tomas’ wake, cholera epidemic grows dramatically -
As Hurricane Tomas is hours from striking Haiti, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) has positioned supplies near Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and Gonaives. more...Nov 5, 2010PADF positions supplies near key Haitian cities but says it needs more help -
WASHINGTON, DC – With Hurricane Tomas barreling towards Haiti and the hundreds of thousands of people in displacement camps, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) is urgently seeking cash donations so it can help this already battered population. “Hurricane Tomas couldn’t come at... more...Nov 2, 2010As Hurricane Tomas heads towards Haiti, PADF seeks public support -
Photo by David Snyder Many of 1.3 million Haitians living in crowded displacement camps could be back in safe homes within 12 months to 24 months, says earthquake structural engineer and post-disaster expert Dr. Kit Miyamoto. Working with the Pan American Development... more...Oct 29, 2010Most of Haiti's displaced could go home in 24 months, expert says -
Public awareness, purification tablets and clean water are keys to controlling outbreak Washington, D.C. – In an effort to fight the cholera outbreak that has killed more than 250 and infected in excess of 3,300 Haitians, the Pan American Development Foundation is helping to contain... more...Oct 27, 2010PADF responds to Haiti’s deadly cholera outbreak, seeks donations to continue efforts -
When a girl makes a pledge to follow the Girl Scout Law, she is promising both herself and her community that she will be courageous and strong in the face of adversity. And for Melissa Freitag, no earthquake was going to stop her from keeping her oath to Haiti. more...Sep 14, 2010Girl Scout's canceled trip becomes a fund-raising initiative -
With the support of the Caterpillar Foundation, PADF will clear 18 kilometers of clogged drainage canals in Cite Soleil. More than 150,000 people in Haiti's most impoverished slum will benefit from a massive drainage canal clean-up... more...Aug 17, 2010Caterpillar Foundation donation to help clean up Port-au-Prince -
Though great strides have been made since the deadly earthquake in Haiti, immediate problems continue to confront the relief and recovery process that threaten their success, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) told a key congressional subcommittee. more...Jul 29, 2010Quake recovery needs more help, PADF tells Congress -
Rockland County, New York, Legislator Jacques O. D’I Michel was horrified at what was going on in his native country of Haiti after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, especially the human rights abuses. D’I Michel wanted to do something to help. more...Jul 15, 2010New York team visits Haiti, PADF offices -
Jul 12, 2010At six-month anniversary of huge earthquake, PADF continues rebuilding shattered lives in Haiti
During the six months since the Western Hemisphere’s worst natural disaster, the Pan American Development Foundation and its partners assisted more than 1.3 million Haitians, as well as strengthened vital community organizations and coordinated with the government to ensure long-term success of... more...
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Jul 12, 2010USAID Administrator tours PADF’s building inspection project
U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Rajiv Shah toured major recovery projects in Haiti, including the Pan American Development Foundation’s extensive building inspection program that will benefit more than 125,000 people. more...
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The Pan American Development Foundation and its agency Interlex of San Antonio won three prestigious Telly Awards for TV spots they produced for Haiti relief. more...Jul 9, 2010PADF recognized for Haiti TV spots -
Jul 8, 2010Angelina Jolie vists PADF offices
Actress and philanthropist Angelina Jolie met with President Preval, current and former high-ranking Haitian officials, lawyers, U.S. State Department officials, the Pan American Development Foundation and other NGOs to study the legal system’s protection of children and to explore mechanisms for... more...
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A small group of New Yorkers born in St. Vincent and the Grenadines proved that they have big hearts when they donated $1,500 to reconstruction and recovery efforts in Haiti. more...Jul 7, 2010Vincentian diaspora donates to help Haiti -
Jul 7, 2010“Kwape Kadejak” - "No More Rape!"
"Kwape Kadejak" is a public service announcement to battle increased domestic violence in displacement camps after Haiti's devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. The PSA was shown during publicly aired World Cup games in Haiti. more...
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Jul 6, 2010Kit Miyamoto Tagging Haitian Buildings
Kit Miyamoto is a structural earthquake engineer. During his time in Haiti, Miyamoto has been assessing the safety of damaged buildings and determining the correct course for reconstruction. more...
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Jun 24, 2010PADF names Jeff Kerzner Haiti Country Director
“Jeff brings a wealth of experience to the job that will prove valuable as PADF works with its partners to rebuild Haiti,” says John Sanbrailo, PADF’s executive Director. more...
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Seventy-five children living in a Cité Soleil displacement camp were given a unique opportunity: A chance to be kids. more...Jun 18, 2010Displaced children find a moment of happiness -
Jun 17, 2010School for abused children reopens after quake
Ten-year-old Elisna was home alone when the walls literally started collapsing in around her. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that had devastated Haiti had caused the roof of her home to cave in, crushing both of her legs. She was trapped, in pain, hungry and waiting to die when a miracle happened. more...
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Jun 17, 2010Heal Haiti PSA
Haiti STILL needs your help! Check out PADF's PSA that will play in Times Square in New York City. more...
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Jun 7, 2010Major donation to help rebuild Haiti
A $100,000 donation will directly improve the economic situation for thousands of Haitians, as well as assist hundreds of others to move out of displacement camps, the Pan American Development Foundation announced. more...
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Jun 1, 2010240 Generators to Light Up Haiti
A donation of 240 portable generators will light up emergency centers, clinics and classrooms that are still in the dark nearly four months after the powerful earthquake hit Haiti, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) says. more...
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Jun 1, 2010Haitian National Police receive motorcycle fleet
Sirens and horns blared as 28 motorcycles flew through the streets of Port-au-Prince. The Haitian National Police who rode them, however, were not rushing to the scene of a crime. Instead, they were celebrating a happy occasion: the recent delivery of donated Harley-Davidson motorcycles to their... more...
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Jun 1, 2010240 generators to light up haiti
A donation of 240 portable generators lit up emergency centers, clinics and classrooms that were still in the dark nearly four months after the powerful earthquake hit Haiti. more...
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On the eve of what is predicted to be one of the worst Atlantic hurricane seasons in years, the Pan American Development Foundation is urging residents in Central America and the Caribbean to put together emergency plans. more...May 31, 2010Families should create a hurricane survival plan, PADF says -
Two children stare sadly into the void of collapsed houses in the now devastated area of Nerette in Petionville, Haiti. Like many others, they have lost not only their home but their loved ones in the earthquake that ravaged the country Jan. 12, and they need help. more...May 27, 2010Earthquake-ravaged Nerette receives critical attention -
May 26, 2010She survived the quake...
The 13-year-old girl lived through the horrors of the Jan. 12 earthquake without a cut on her. Twelve weeks later, she was waiting to undergo emergency surgery for a fractured skull and a cranial abscess. Doctors at the Choscal Hospital in Cité Soleil came across what had become an... more...
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May 2, 2010Displaced earthquake victims enjoy cinema under the stars
Thanks to the Sinema Anba Zetwal, or the Cinema Under the Stars caravan, victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake finally had an excuse to get lost in a world that was far removed from their own troubled reality. They could sit back, relax, and focus on the stars: Those that were both on screen... more...
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Apr 30, 2010Former combat medics battle a new foe
Guy-Gerard Gachelin had never seen anything like it before. Tens of thousands of people were everywhere on a golf course in Village Museau, Haiti. Some were seriously injured but many just sat still in disbelief. The earthquake had claimed everything: All of their possessions; their homes; even... more...
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Apr 30, 2010School for abused children struggles
For 250 abused and neglected children who previously only knew the slum conditions outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nicole Muller César is a hero. Her school, the Institute for Human and Community Development was a safe haven. more...
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Dec 19, 2009First major study explores urban violence, human rights issues
Nearly a quarter million impoverished children – mostly young girls – are forced to work as unpaid domestic servants in major Haitian cities, according to the first major survey of Haiti’s human rights, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) announced. more...
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Haitian School
For 250 abused and neglected children who previously only knew the slum conditions outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Nicole Muller César is a hero. Her school, the Institute for Human and Community Development was a safe haven. After the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12,... more...
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Jimmy Returns
Jimmy Jean-Louis returns to Haiti to help rebuild after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the country Jan. 12. more...
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Jimmy Visits Haiti
Heroes star Jimmy Jean-Louis visits his native country just days after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti on Jan. 12. more...
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About PADF
An informational video about the Pan American Development Foundation. more...
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Heal Haiti (Award Winner!)
Be a force of nature! Donate at http://www.PanAmericanRelief.org to provide urgent supplies for the survivors of the earthquake. Please help us Heal Haiti. more...
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I Too Am Haiti
Heroes star Jimmy Jean-Louis explains the challenges that face his native country of Haiti. more...
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240 Generators to Light Up Haiti
A donation of 240 portable generators lit up emergency centers, clinics and classrooms that were still in the dark nearly four months after the powerful earthquake hit Haiti. Briggs & Stratton’s 5.5 kw generators, called Storm Responders, are powerful enough to provide electricity for a small... more...
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Haití te Necesita! (en Español) Award Winner!
Dona en http://www.ayudapanamericana.org o www.ImUnitedforHaiti.org. Si estás en los Estados Unidos también puedes donar mandando un mensaje de texto con la palabra HEAL al 50555 para donar $5 o llamando sin costo al (877) 572-4484. more...
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Returning People to Safe Homes
PADF and its partners assessed 389,000 homes to determine their safety. We are letting people know which homes are safe and what repairs are needed.
This translates into getting people out of the displacement camps and into safe homes.
It means we are dramatically improving the... more...
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Rebuilding Neighborhoods
Despite all the goodwill and initial energy, too many neighborhoods are still in ruins.
We are gathering resources and mobilizing teams to continue the tough task of transforming these damaged and destroyed neighborhoods into livable communities.
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Restoring Livelihoods
Haitians want to support their families.
PADF works with communities to help them determine their economic needs and then channels resources to create these opportunities.
This ensures sustainability and job growth in the most heavily impacted areas.
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