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How Our All Terrain Wheelchairs Are Empowering People With Disabilities

Robert was an accomplished welder and farmer in Gramothe, Haiti before 2010. He is married and has two sons, one of which hopes to become an...

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Cookstove With Simple Technology for High Environmental Impact in Haiti

The Adventure Project brings simple technology to families in Haiti for high-impact environmental and health benefits.

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12 Days of Architecture: 9 Civic Sculptures

One of Architecture for Humanity's favorite projects of 2012- 20 local Haitian artists were commissioned to create sculptures for area schools.

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Rethinking Humanitarian Relief: Sourcing Locally Before Disaster Strikes

Rather than a cash flood in the wake of disaster, Advance Aid advocates for "disaster security"—connecting relief with longterm development goals.

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Beating the Odds: Paralyzed Haitian Earthquake Victim To Race in Paralympics

The Walkabout Foundation has given 2,500 wheelchairs worldwide, including to Leon Gaisli, a cyclist in this year's Paralympic Games.

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Two Filmmakers Are Working to Hold the U.N. Responsible for Cholera in Haiti

The makers of the documentary "Baseball in the Time of Cholera" have taken their fight to Capitol Hill.

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Two Filmmakers Take on the U.N. for Letting Cholera Spread in Haiti

Baseball in the Time of Cholera examines the spread of cholera in Haiti through the eyes of a young baseball player.

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What A Box of Sea Cucumbers Teaches Us About Foreign Aid

“If the Chinese can eat this for the last 2,000 years, it means that the Haitian can export it for another 2,000 years forward.”

Two Years After the Quake, Haiti in Photos

A visual tour of living and rebuilding in Haiti.

Five Simple Ways to Help Haiti

Yep, you can do something to help get Haiti back on its feet.

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Reconstruction Zone: Chronicling Haiti's Post-Quake Struggles

“Nobody faced what we have faced here in Haiti.”

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Thai College Students Design App to Help Rescue Disaster Survivors

A new student-designed mobile app could make finding disaster survivors much easier.

Infographic: With Donations, Corporations Love Japan, Haiti Not as Much

Compared to Haiti, corporations are rushing to donate to Japan, where they have more colleagues and customers. The American people not so much.

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Donor Aid to Japan Not Even Close to Haiti and Katrina

Americans gave a lot more and a lot faster to Katrina and Haiti than to Japan. American corporations? Well that's a different story.

Transparency: Where Will the Next Earthquake Hit?

If major quakes occur approximately 15 times a year around the world, where will the next one hit?