FOND-DES-BLANC, HAITI (November 8, 2012) – Before Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast of the United States, it hammered parts of the Caribbean, including Haiti, where it wiped out an estimated 70 percent of the nation’s agriculture, including a …
Posts Tagged ‘Haiti Disaster’
Storm Sandy Ravages Crops in Haiti
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, Haiti Disaster
CWR Partner Named One of 10 Top Charities
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Haiti Disaster, Health Care
PORTLAND, OR (December 20, 2012) – The United States’ premiere charity evaluator has named Covenant World Relief’s partner Medical Teams International (MTI) as one of its “10 Top-Notch Charities.”
Canada Covenant Assisting Haiti Clinic
By Stan Friedman
HAUTE LIMBE, HAITI (October 26, 2011) – The Ebenezer Clinic, which is partially supported by the Covenant Church of Canada, is treating a rapidly increasing number of cholera patients, reflecting a national trend as the disease …
CWR Partners with Habitat to Build Shelters in Haiti
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Tags: Covenant World Relief, Haiti Disaster
LEOGANE, HAITI (October 4, 2011) – After the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010, millions of Haitians were left without homes. The problem of homelessness was further exacerbated by the unfulfilled need for clean water and proper sanitation, …
Briefs: Old Building Burned, Haiti Volunteers Needed
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Tags: Central, Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, Haiti Disaster, Local Church, Midwest, Pacific Northwest
SALEM, SD (August 12, 2011) – The Salem Volunteer Fire Department conducted a controlled burn of the former Evangelical Covenant Church building early Sunday morning.
CWR-Habitat Building New Homes in Haiti
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, Haiti Disaster
LEOGANE, HAITI (June 22, 2011) – Covenant World Relief and Habitat for Humanity have entered into an agreement that will fund new houses here for families of this city left homeless by the devastating earthquake in January 2010.
Haiti: How to Sustain Rebuilding Effort
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, Development-Relief, Haiti Disaster, Health Care
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (March 18, 2011) – Editor’s note: This report is the last in a week-long series of articles written by Stan Friedman, news editor for Covenant News Service, who spent five days accompanying a five-member medical team from the …
Haiti: From the Reporter’s Notebook
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Tags: Compassion-Justice, Covenant World Relief, Development-Relief, Haiti Disaster
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (March 18, 2011) – Editor’s note: This report contains a collection of notes taken from the reporter’s notebook. It is part of a week-long series of articles written by Stan Friedman, news editor for Covenant News Service, who …
Haiti: How Detroit Helped Prepare Caregivers
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Tags: Covenant World Relief, Great Lakes, Haiti Disaster, Health Care
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (March 17, 2011) – Editor’s note: This report is part of a week-long series of articles written by Stan Friedman, news editor for Covenant News Service, who spent five days accompanying a five-member medical team from the United …
Haiti: Fighting the Deadly Scourge – Cholera
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Tags: Covenant World Relief, Development-Relief, Haiti Disaster, Health Care
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (March 16, 2011) – Editor’s note: This report is part of a week-long series of articles written by Stan Friedman, news editor for Covenant News Service, who spent five days accompanying a five-member medical team from the United …