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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
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My time at HelpAge Sri Lanka
By Anouska Abeyawickrema, Posted 16 November 2010 See more by this blogger
I volunteered at HelpAge Sri Lanka last summer and was fortunate enough to witness the great work being carried out by the organisation. Having volunteered at a number of charities in the past, my time at HelpAge really stood... Keep reading
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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
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Haiti: Running a marathon in a minefield
By Stephanie Citron, Posted 08 November 2010 See more by this blogger
I just finished the second day of this first three day training and feel like I am running a marathon in a minefield. Many of the participants are talented and willing, but many have been so traumatised since the... Keep reading
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Haiti: First day of training
By Stephanie Citron, Posted 07 November 2010 See more by this blogger
I started my part of the psychosocial training yesterday at the Censhop Hospital. I have 16 participants: Steve, the HelpAge Psychosocial coordinator, four HelpAge nurses, two HelpAge public health docs, two programme people from HelpAge, a HelpAge community agent... Keep reading
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