Haiti Is Verdant
The international press diffuses a single narrative of Haiti - one of political instability, malnutrition, disease and devastation. "The poorest country in the Western hemisphere" - this is how Haiti is too oft...
Weekly News Roundup, July 1, 2016
The News Roundup is a regular feature of the blog where we select news articles from various sources around the web, with the goal of providing an overview of the weekly conversation about the countries where M...
Seeking Refugee in Mexico City
Casa de los Amigos is a Quaker guesthouse and MCC partner, located in the heart of Mexico City. Through its programs, community space, and social and cultural activities, the Casa promotes peace with justice, f...
Corruption in Honduras’ Police Force and the Promise of Reform
Katerina Parsons currently serves as a SALTer doing research and communications with the Asociación para una Sociedad mas Justa (ASJ), an MCC partner in Honduras.
“We already have the hitmen, right?” one Ho...
Adiós Guerra (A Special Weekly Round-Up)
Anna Vogt is the regional advocacy and context analyst. This article was originally posted on her personal blog.
My walk to work this morning was normal. I passed the same dog walkers and shoeshine man as ...
Weekly News Roundup: June 17, 2016
The News Roundup is a regular feature of the blog where we select a number of news articles from various sources around the web, with the goal of providing an overview of the weekly conversation about the count...
South to South: Stories of Haitian Youth Migrating from the Dominican Republic
by Ted and Katharine Oswald
Haiti and the Dominican Republic (D.R.) are neighboring countries, sharing the island of Hispaniola. Haitians have historically migrated across the porous border to find economic ...
Weekly News Roundup, June 10
A street in Haiti’s capital, Port au Prince. Anna Vogt
The News Roundup is a regular feature of the blog where we select a number of news articles from various sources around the web, with the goal of providi...
An Advocacy Learning Tour
Katharine Oswald is a policy analyst and advocacy coordinator with MCC Haiti. This post was originally published on the MCC Haiti blog.
Last week, MCC Haiti hosted its third Advocacy Learning Tour in recen...
Weekly News Roundup, May 20
Bogota street art. Anna Vogt
The News Roundup is a regular feature of the blog where we select a number of news articles from various sources around the web, with the goal of providing an overview of the week...