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Father’s Day…I heard there was cake
By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 29 June 2010 See more by this blogger
Sunday was Father's Day in Haiti and as part of our "psycho-social" programme supporting older people's recovery, we organised two events to celebrate the day. There was some debate among staff at the care home we visited in the... Keep reading
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Haiti: At the Asile Communale
By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 28 June 2010 See more by this blogger
Today we've been to the Asile Communale, the municipal nursing home that hit the international headlines shortly after the earthquake. One week after the earthquake, no food, water or medical assistance had reached the home and many of the... Keep reading
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Haiti: No other home
By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 22 June 2010 See more by this blogger
Today we're visiting two of the care homes we're supporting in Leogane, about 90 minutes from Port-au-Price and the town that was the epicentre of the earthquake. Sister Josette (right) was living in the sisters' quarters but since the... Keep reading
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Haiti: Moving moments
By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 21 June 2010 See more by this blogger
When you work at HelpAge, you lose your "age-blindness" very quickly. I sat at the departure gates at JFK for the flight to Port-au-Prince, and noticed how many travellers were older Haitians. Many were travelling alone or with young... Keep reading
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HelpAge CEO: “Haiti nursing home is stable, but more needs to be done”
By Richard Blewitt, Posted 27 May 2010 See more by this blogger
Richard Blewitt, HelpAge's CEO has been in Haiti this week. Below are his personal observations of the difficult situation older people are facing: "Today, I am in Haiti visiting HelpAge's emergency programme. Since January's earthquake our staff have been... Keep reading
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