STORIES FROM HAITI Part Three: English resources for year olds

REBUILDING: MEDIA STORIES

Page 3 Haiti Then and Now The Guardian – Haiti then and now Reconstruction has barely begun in Haiti a year after its catastrophic earthquake on 12 January. Photo gallery one year after the quake: Guardian Tues 11 Jan /jan/11/haiti-earthquake-one-year- on#/?picture= &index=19

Page 4 Anniversary headlines The Shattered Country Where Time Stands Still: Agonisingly slow rebuild means Haiti looks little different a year after the earthquake Haiti earthquake anniversary: One year after quake, Haiti still waits for reconstruction

Page 5 Anniversary articles Just 5% of the rubble cleared a year on from Haiti earthquake (so what happened to the £7bn of aid?) The Daily Mail, 12 January earthquake-5-rubble-cleared-year-happened-7bn-aid.html Contemplation, prayers, tears and anxiety Le Nouvelliste,12 January

Page 6 Contemplation, prayers, tears and anxiety Le Nouvelliste – Contemplation, prayers, tears and anxiety (12 January 2011) Haiti woke up this 12 January 2011 in sadness on the edge of fear. Public transport was working slowly, businesses practically stopped. Everywhere, people made their way to churches to pray and thank God that they were still alive. One year after the powerful earthquake that plunged Haitian families into mourning, the president of Haiti used the occasion to place the first stone on the memorial to honour the 300,000 who disappeared in the disaster. The pope, Benedict XVI, for his part, wished for communal life to return with respect for religion and for others. Haiti’s population is commemorating the date of the earthquake which occurred on 12 January One year after the disaster, experiences and memories of many remain vivid. People talk about the tragedy as if it happened yesterday. Scars and wounds are visible. The fear of what tomorrow may bring hangs over those living in tents. Even though people talk of rebuilding and large construction sites, the sense of urgency can still be felt in the distribution centres where around 1 million people are in need of water, food, healthcare, education, shelter…

Page 7 Why-why-why?

REBUILDING: SURVIVORS’ STORIES

Page 9 Three challenges: cholera, permanent shelter and hurricanes Washing hands to avoid cholera Photo credit: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam Below: a tailor living in temporary accommodation Photo credit: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam Left: hurricane Isaac struck Haiti in 2012 Photo credit: Supportstorm, Wikimedia Commons

Page 10 The cholera challenge: Lunie Photo credit: Jane Beesley/Oxfam Lunie Girard shows residents in Cap Haitien how to wash their hands carefully to avoid catching the deadly disease cholera Photo credit: Carlos Cazalis/Oxfam 14-year-old Louigene Guerrier and 12-year-old Dashna Molier learn about how to prevent cholera by washing their hands carefully.

Page 11 The hurricane challenge Photo credit: Supportstorm, Wikimedia Commons Hurricane Sandy.A repaired irrigation canal following hurricane damage. Photo credit: Jane Beesley/Oxfam

Page 12 The shelter challenge Photo credits: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam While the world’s press is busy with other stories, rebuilding in Haiti was continuing - reconstruction will take many years. Above: building an extension for the building that will house the grain milling operation in rural Thomazeau. Right: rebuilding in Port-au-Prince. Finding land to build permanent housing has been a problem. Many people had to stay in temporary shelters for a long time.

Page 13 Watch survivors rebuilding their lives Watch video 3:

Page 14 The mother’s story: Marguerite Photo credit: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam Remember Marguerite? Here she is with her baby, Neika, at nearly two years old with her big sister, Soraya, who is 12. “The government and people need to work together to change things.”

Page 15 The canteen owner’s story: Marie Carole Photo credits: Kateryna Perus/Oxfam Remember Marie Carole, who ran one of the canteens in the first few months after the earthquake? Here she is at her new shop, bought with the profits from her canteen work combined with a business loan. “I’m back on my feet!”

Page 16 The tailor’s story: Joseph Dessources Photo credit: Tony Adamson/Oxfam Joseph Dessources is a tailor at Corrail Camp. Joseph’s children look at a photograph of their father.

Page 17 The cash for work story: Marie Therese Photo credits: Jane Beesley/Oxfam Marie Therese Exsperant is one of many workers being paid to do this as part of a waste management programme. Nearly two years after the earthquake, there is still clearing to be done in many of the streets – half the rubble still remains where it fell and Oxfam is still paying members of the local community to clear it up. “We love this activity! It’s good for us because the children are less sick and we don’t have to sit and smell all the bad smells that come from the rubbish!”

Page 18 The shop-owner’s story: Bazile Photo credits: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam Bazile Octavius Francile rebuilt her shop in March and added an extension so that she can now stock drinks too. “I stock all new things now that I never did before like oil and drinks.”

Page 19 The baker’s story: Renel Photo credit: Jane Beesley Renel Saint Juste with some freshly-baked loaves “There is a big need and demand for bread from both the camp and surrounding area. The money has helped me to buy a large oven.”

Page 20 The dressmaker’s story: Kenebye Photo credit: Jane Beesley/Oxfam “The money has helped me set up this space for my business. I’ve also been able to have some of my sewing machines repaired and buy some new machines and material.”

Page 21 The barber’s story: Dimy Photo credit: Jane Beesley/Oxfam GB “The money has meant I could develop the business I’d already started. It’s given us a good push.”

Page 22 The water committee president’s story: Esline Photo credits: Jane Beesley/Oxfam Esline, whose husband died in the earthquake, lives with her daughter, mother and nephew at Corail Camp. She is president of a water committee there. “An outsider wouldn’t have the same interest in managing things as we do. We want to form our own company to collect and remove rubbish. I am writing to the mayor to see if he can help us get a vehicle to start the company.”

Page 23 An urban school story Photo credit: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam Ecole Christophe.

Page 24 The coffee farmer’s story Photo credit: Jane BeesleyOxfam A group of 25 women process coffee in their business set up with an Oxfam grant. “With the money we bought a larger grinder and other small items. Now we can produce more flour, chocolate and coffee and we can really expand.”

Page 25 A rural school story Photo credits: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam George Jean-Jacques, who works for Oxfam, promotes good hygiene messages in a rural school.

Page 26 Corners activity: who should be playing the biggest part in rebuilding Haiti? International governments and the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission Haitian people and local charities Haitian governmentInternational charities