Felton Armand for Habitat for Humanity Haiti Project

11/21/2023

I am deeply saddened by the passing of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Amazingly it was 12 years ago today that I had the honor to work shoulder to shoulder with the Carters, rebuilding Leogane, Haiti aftert the earthquake. I was fortunate to have a brief conversation with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter while in Leogane, their humanitarian energy was so contagious that it remains with me to this day.

11/28/2015

Cane cutters work overly long days for poor pay, violating Dominican labor laws and the international agreement, DR-CAFTA

06/07/2015

Editor's note: This story was co-published with NPR and Propublica. By Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Laura Sullivan, NPR THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CAMPECHE sprawls up a steep hillside in Haiti’s capit...

06/07/2015

An interesting read and accurate by my experiences volunteering in the Haiti Rebuild Project: http://www.amazon.com/The-Big-Truck-That-Went-ebook/dp/B009OZN6GM

Winner, Overseas Press Club of America Cornelius Ryan AwardWinner, Washington Office on Latin America/Duke Human Rights Book AwardWinner, J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress AwardFinalist, PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for NonfictionFinalist, J. Anthony Lukas Book PrizeFinalist, New York Public ...

06/07/2015

This is the reason I chose to give and participate in the Habitat for Humanity Haiti Build Week. I wanted to follow my dollars and actively participate in the rebuilding effort. It wasn't perfect, but 400 volunteers built 100 houses in one week. Red Cross has been off my list of charitable organizations for close to 10 years. Thank you NPR for covering this news story, we need more of this type of reporting.

The agency ran into problems in its response to Superstorm Sandy. Then came the Haiti earthquake. The Red Cross spent nearly half a billion. Our reporter wanted to find out: What did it accomplish?

03/22/2015

Haitians Protest Outside Hillary Clinton’s Office Over ‘Billions Stolen’ by Clinton Foundation Share Tweet Email BY: Washington Free Beacon StaffMarch 20, 2015 8:27 am This entry was posted in Politics and tagged 2016 Election, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, State Department. Bookmark the permalink.…

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01/13/2015

See the progress Habitat for Humanity has made over the past five years since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti left 1.5 million people homeless. To learn more ab...

01/08/2015

Lecture on Haiti The Haitian Pavilion Dedication Ceremonies Delivered at the World's Fair, in Jackson Park, Chicago, Jan. 2d, 1893 By the HON. FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Ex-Minister to Haiti Introductory by Prof. David Swing Response of the Director General GEO. R. DAVIS OF THE WORLD'S FAIR