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Haiti: Snapshots from 2010

By Bertin Meance, Posted 23 December 2010 See more by this blogger

Survival When we arrived at the Asile Communal nursing home, all the residents were outside, in the midst of all the destruction. What to do? I went around, I found a woman selling boiled sweet potatoes. I bought the... Keep reading
Older people crucial to cultural heritage

By Janice Lindsay, Posted 29 November 2010 See more by this blogger

Three and a half years ago I began an intriguing academic journey. My objective was to develop sustainable heritage tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). My focus was on young and older people. While I found the issues... Keep reading (1 Comment)
Jamaica and Moldova unite to support grandparents

By Tatiana Sorocan, Posted 27 November 2010 See more by this blogger

This November, HelpAge in Moldova and its partner Second Breath hosted Julian Mckoy, from HelpAge in Jamaica and Venesse Morrison from the Jamaican organisation, Hope for Children Development Company. At first glance, you might think that Moldova and Jamaica... Keep reading
Restoring resilience in Haiti

By Stephanie Citron, Posted 24 November 2010 See more by this blogger

This was my final day in Haiti. We trained an excellent group of Friends (trained volunteers some of whom are older people) today and had just the right number so that they could work comprehensively in small groups with... Keep reading
Healing Haiti from the inside

By Stephanie Citron, Posted 12 November 2010 See more by this blogger

One of the Friends asked me today what I thought of Haiti. I told him that although I find the infrastructure horrific, I love the people. Though people are people and of course there are many differences, this is... Keep reading