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Event: C2C presents “Hope and A Future”

22 Apr
Source: C2C

Source: C2C

About: Community2Community (C2C) presents “Hope and A Future” – A Celebration of Haïti, an inspirational, cultural experience that explores the beauty and richness of Haitian culture.  The evening will officially launch Haitian Heritage Month and the world premiere of The Story of the Water.  The celebration will also introduce everyone to the C2C “Ayiti Marché”. The “Ayiti Marché” is a Haitian marketplace, which will be located in the lobby and mezzanine of Christian Cultural Center featuring Caribbean and American businesses, organizations and artisans.

Theme: Building Forward Together

Sponsors: Christian Cultural Center, New York Daily News, WBLS FM/WLIB AM, Amour Creole, Positive Community and New York Amsterdam News, the Celebration will feature international cultural artists Belo, Haitian Jazz Ensemble Mozayik, Melanie Charles (+ more to come)

Cost:  “Ayiti Marché”” is free to the public! Suggested donation of $35. (Get your tickets here)

Beneficiaries: Proceeds from the celebration will help Community2Community continue its ongoing efforts to restore clean water to the towns in and around Petit Goâve.

Schedule:

6pm-8pm: “Ayiti Marché”
8pm-9:30pm: “Hope and A Future” – A Celebration of Haïti
9:30pm-10:30pm: “Ayiti Marché”

Note: There are a limited number of complementary tickets provided by an anonymous sponsor. Contact  events@community2community.info or call or call 718.393.7740 or more info, 

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Video: Stay strong! Move on…

13 Jan

3 years after the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti “Freedom – Move On” shares a positive message in this video set in the beautiful Haiti.

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Kim Kardashian funds a water well in Haiti

19 Nov

Kim Kardashian funds a water well in Haiti through  Generosity Water

She post on her website:

“My friend Mike Snedegar invited me to attend an event for Generosity Water a few months ago and told me all about the non profit organization and how it helps fund hundreds of clean water wells in countries where drinking contaminated water kills thousands of people every year. This video made me smile. I wanted to help out and I am proud to be a part of this and so happy that I could help Generosity Water make a difference.”

Check out the video below and the full post on her website The Best Kind of Thank You

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Justin Beiber turns 18 and makes a wish for clean water.

1 Mar

Today Justin Bieber turns 18, and he’s “giving up” his birthday for clean water! Click on the link below and check out  how you can help this cause: http://charitywater.org/justinbieber

Image Source: Charity Water

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We REMEMBER. We BELIEVE (Moment of Silence for Haiti: 04:53:10 pm [EST])

12 Jan

As 04:53:10 pm on the 2nd year anniversary of the Earthquake in Haiti approaches, we all REMEMBER that day and appreciate life more as a result of it.  To see a city…a nation reduced to rubble in 35 seconds was beyond humbling; it felt as if the world stood still.  For a moment in time, the world stopped and noticed the little island 600 miles off coast Florida and watched as the horror developed.

Men, woman and children called out in agony while trapped beneath piles of concrete and steel.  Newborn lives cut short, children left without parents and parents left without children. Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost that day and millions were forever changed.  Just imagine losing your entire family and everything you own in the same day; everything you have ever loved and worked for gone, just like that.

Credit: Sara Heinrichs (All Rights Reserved)

Today we remember Haiti and we pray for her on behalf of all those that truly BELIEVE in “A Brighter Future for Haiti”.

We pray that the hundreds of thousands of people who lost their lives have found peace, and that their families are healing from the pain of losing a loved one.

We ask that God watch over the abandoned children, protect the vulnerable and heal the sick.

We pray for all those who continue to live in temporary shelters and makeshift tents, even more so for the parents that are raising children in the IDP tent camps and the elderly in need of care.

Source: flickriver.com by lucastheexperience

On January 12, 2010 at 04:53:10 pm the lives of the Haitian people were forever changed.  Today, January 12, 2012 at 04:53:10 pm [EST] we call on all supporters of Haiti to observe a Moment of Silence in honor of the earthquake victims, their families and those who continue to struggle.  Let us come together and reflect on where Haiti was 2 years ago while recognizing some of the positive progress that has been made in the country so far.

There is strength in unity and promise for our people.  Let us keep Haiti in our hearts and continue to lift her up through our actions.

L’Union fait la force!

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Happy New Year + Independence Day Haiti!

1 Jan

Happy New Year and Happy Independence Day Haiti!

Source: REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

In 2011 mangoeslemonade.com was visited by people from all over the world in 2011!

Thank you to all those internationally that have taken the time to visit our website. We appreciate your continued support in 2012.

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Haiti Grassroots Watch: AyitiKaleJe (Video)

25 Dec

“We need a code of ethics with a national strategy”

(Video Credit: Ayiti Kale JE)

“For Dossier #4, Haiti Grassroots Watch took a look at cholera, water and sanitation“

Video Focus:

1. Why has cholera hit the country so hard?

2. What is the real situation of water and sanitation?

3. How did things get this way?”

“Haiti Grassroot Watch is a partnership whose goal is to look more deeply at Haiti’s reconstruction”

This video is an on the ground view of cholera that takes a look at some of the more complex issues that are associated with the cholera epidemic, such as access to clean water, the role of government and NGO’s.

In some cases patients with previous health conditions are not being treated. (According to this report) “Some infected people also have other conditions but some hospitals refuse them care.” Malnutrition, HIV/AIDS and other previous health conditions make it increasing difficult to fight against cholera. Pregnant woman battling cholera face greater health issues. More often than not infants are born prematurely or die during the pregnancy.

“A lot of NGOs are working on water and sanitation, but they aren’t coordinated, and they can’t replace the state”

“There are a lot of NGOs!”  This report suggest that the effort of various NGO’s working in Haiti would be more effective if those efforts were being coordinated or monitored in someway. Their are too many NGO’s in Haiti, and some are believed to be doing “superficial, almost ‘folkloric’ projects.”

“We need a code of ethics with a national strategy”

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SpotLight: British Red Cross (Education + Sanitation in Haiti)

8 Dec

The BritishRedCross has a page on their website dedicated to the work they have been doing in response to the Haiti Earthquake of 2010.

Mangoes & Lemonade spotlights British Red Cross for their recent contributions to education and sanitation.

(Photo Credit: British Red Cross)

Education:

“The British Red Cross, in partnership with the Danish Red Cross, is supporting children in four communes in Les Cayes who are hosting people displaced by the earthquake.”

The Red Cross is paying the 2011 school fees for 8,000 children in Les Cayes, Haiti.  Les Cayes is a southern district of Haiti that was not directly affected by the earthquake but has been flooded with new families displaced by the disaster.

Read the article: Haiti: Red Cross pays school fees for 8,000 children

"British and Haitian Red Cross are working together to ensure that all residents in its camps are informed about cholera prevention and basic hygiene." (Photo Credit: British Red Cross)

 

Sanitation:

“The British Red Cross project in Delmas 19, Port-au-Prince, is helping a community where the earthquake destroyed houses and drainage canals, rubble still blocks roads and alleyways and broken pipes spout water across the area.”

Haiti is in need of proper public sanitation and waste management.

“The sanitation facilities there were almost non-existent before the quake, and the destruction of what little there was has meant residents have turned to using broken pipes for washing and for their water supply, using open canals as toilets and rubbish dumps.”

With the outbreak of cholera in Haiti, poor sanitation conditions like this present an even greater danger. It truly is a matter of life and death.

Photo Credit: British Red Cross

The community involvement on this project is admirable. It is nice to see the people included in projects that are designed to uplift their community.  This is a challenging task that will yield positive results, for the residents of Delmas 19.

“It is not only about providing alternative solutions to rubbish dumping, but also about changing mindsets. This is particularly important at a time when cholera is spreading across the city, and areas with little sanitation infrastructure are likely to be badly affected. Red Cross hygiene promotion volunteers are touring Delmas 19 spreading messages both about cholera prevention and safe and healthy waste disposal.”

Read the article: Haiti: volunteers clear canals and fight cholera

Learn More about  What the British Red Cross is doing in Haiti and how to Get Involved!

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