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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

OregonLive : Mercy Corps teams up with bank, telecom in new Haiti program

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Special photos reflect special children in Haiti - North Miami / NMB - MiamiHerald.com

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/21/1835843/special-photos-reflect-special.html
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Macy's to launch 'Heart of Haiti' home accents collection in October - Home Accents Today

http://mobile.homeaccentstoday.com/article/531820-Macy_s_to_launch_Heart_of_Haiti_home_accents_collection_in_October.php
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Leading Digital Imaging Companies Collaborate For Haiti Reconstr

http://www.ecmconnection.com/article.mvc/Leading-Digital-Imaging-Companies-Collaborate-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

No plan in sight for Haiti’s homeless | HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG Proud to be Haiti's most informative NEWS site

http://www.haitian-truth.org/no-plan-in-sight-for-haitis-homeless/
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Eva Longoria Doing Good Through Twitter For Haiti! | PerezHilton.com

http://perezhilton.com/2010-09-14-eva_longoria_haiti_twitter_auction
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Haiti's prime minister: Real progress being made
MiamiHerald.com
Haiti's prime minister says real progress is being made in his country, despite trickle of international aid. BY JACQUELINE CHARLES CORAL GABLES -- Haitian ...
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"I Used To Love The Rain" And Other New Fears Of Haitian Children (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post (blog)
Many of Haiti's precious and beautiful children have been displaced by the earthquake on January 12, 2010. However, they can sometimes be found in the most ...
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Vermont: Missionaries' Aide Extradited in Smuggling Case
New York Times
By MARC LACEY A former adviser to the American missionaries who were detained for attempting to remove children from Haiti after the earthquake there was ...
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Students help heal Haiti
SMC Collegian
On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti. 230000 were killed, 300000 injured, and one million made homeless with only a few buildings were left ...
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Exhibition of Haitian Art
New York Times
An exhibition of Haitian painting, sculpture and works on paper — including Salnave Philippe-Auguste's "Birds and Flowers," a detail of which is shown ...
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Hope blooms: Haitian choir visits Staunton
Staunton News Leader
By Cindy Corell/staff • ccorell@newsleader.com • September 15, 2010 STAUNTON — For eight months, Karen Baer has revisited the terror of Haiti, returning to ...
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Haitian performance packs house, builds homes
WNCT
NEW BERN, NC - It's been eight months since the devastating earthquake rocked Haiti, killing thousands and leaving thousands more without homes. ...
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UN launches anti-rape campaign in Haiti
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By ANITA SNOW - AP Writer The United Nations is launching a campaign to combat the rape of Haitian earthquake victims living in camps for the homeless, ...
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Eva Longoria Doing Good Through Twitter For Haiti!
PerezHilton.com (blog)
Eva Longoria has launched the first ever Twitter Auction in an effort to raise money to build homes in Haiti. The ingenious concept behind this auction is ...
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Boys choir raises money to rebuild Haitian school
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On Tuesday night, a boys choir and chamber ensemble from Haiti performed at RE Lee Episcopal Church in Lexington. The Haitian group is touring the east ...
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Blogs5 new results for HAITI
 
Airport Hotel Project Planned For Haiti
By Deidre Woollard
A new hotel project is coming to Haiti. Argentine entrepreneur Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster, the president of Basic Energy Ltd. and Haiti-based WIN Group have announced an agreement to develop a 240-room hotel with conference facilities ...
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Danticat writes children's book about Haiti's earthquake ...
By lisaparavisini
When a massive earthquake struck Haiti, killing more than 230000 people, it was almost impossible for grown-ups to avoid the tragic headlines. Now, nine months later, Haitian-born author Edwidge Danticat has found a way to share the ...
Repeating Islands - http://repeatingislands.com/
No plan in sight for Haiti's homeless | HAITIAN-TRUTH.ORG Proud to ...
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No one knows where to relocate more than a million people displaced by the Jan. 12 quake, or how to determine exactly who owns what land. By Joe Mozing...
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Haiti's prime minister defends speed of post-quake rebuilding ...
Bellerive said plans to rebuild Haiti cannot move faster than funding for those projects, and that some progress was being blocked because the Haitian government does not control the disbursement of money pledged in the earthquake's ...
World - http://www.sfexaminer.com/rss/?section=%2Fworld%2F
Remember Haiti? – Neon Tommy | HaitiMissing.org
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Town HallRemember Haiti?Neon TommyIn short, if ever there was a country ill prepared for an earthquake, it was Haiti. We all watched the tragedy unfold in ...
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BBC News - Haiti's earthquake rubble remains
Only 2% of the rubble from Haiti's devastating earthquake has been cleared, eight months after it struck Port-au-Prince.
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Just 2% of quake debris in Haiti cleared - USATODAY.com

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-09-11-haiti_N.htm
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Pierre Garcon ready to increase profile | The News-Sentinel - Fort Wayne IN

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Wyclef Jean et le nouvel échiquier politique - soc.culture.haiti | Google Groups

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Haiti still buried in quake rubble :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World

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New hospital announced near Haiti’s capital | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

http://dailycaller.com/2010/09/10/new-hospital-announced-near-haitis-capital/
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Art That's as Hot as Haiti

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Thursday, September 9, 2010

ReliefWeb » Haiti: Earthquakes - Jan 2010 » Vacancies

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Fw: Tr : Fw: Structural Engineer's Position in Haiti

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From: Sonia Midy <sosom13@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:31:03 +0000 (GMT)
To: <jhoy@teamhaiti.us>
Cc: <sosom13@yahoo.fr>
Subject: Tr : Fw: Structural Engineer's Position in Haiti

 Dear Team Haiti Members,

Please find the attached document for your information.

Sonia.


 

 

Dear Friend or colleague:

If you know of engineers who are qualified for and may be interested in the following position, please forward this message to them and ask them to contact me or the APF directly at

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                                    Association of peasants of Fondwa

                                      28, Imp. Chatelain ( sur Lalue ) Port-au-Prince, Haiti  /  Postal Adress : P.O.Box 13062, Haiti Ht6120

                                      Office : Cellular Phone: 509 37 44 53 83 , Website : www.apfhaiti.org / E-mail : apf222@aol.com


Thank you.

Nicolas G. Adrien, P.E.

 

 

Job Description For:   A Structural Engineer in Fondwa, Haiti

 

Full Time Position – opened immediately (Long term commitment – minimum one year)

August 30, 2010

 

Position:  APF DIRECTOR Construction 

 

Reports: To APF Coordinator

 

Intro: The Peasants' Association of Fondwa (APF) is a national grassroots community based organization in the town of Fondwa in the Commune of Leogane, Haiti. Its mission is to empower the peasants to transform their lives. APF has been the leading social service provider in Fondwa and its outlying towns for over twenty-two years. The January 12 earthquake devastated the town and destroyed many of the APF facilities, including: the Fondwa School, the APF Centers (Community Center, Health Care Center, International Guest House, Radio Station, Credit Union and more), the Sisters' Convent, the children's home and UNIF, the only rural university in all of Haiti and many houses of the individual peasant families in the Fondwa region.

 

APF is currently seeking a Structural Engineer to help it rebuild its many structures. The engineer will work within a team of Architect, Business Consultant, Construction Workers and University Administrator, to oversee the rebuilding of all destroyed structures and facilities. This is a volunteer position with a monthly stipend including room and board

 

The ideal candidate for this position should have a minimum of 5 years experience in tropical country construction and possess a strong structural design and architecture background. Experience in earthquake and hurricane resistant structures with solid knowledge in wood, steel, concrete, and masonry are essential skills. Ability to live and travel in post-disaster zone are necessary - Language proficiency in Haitian-Creole and/or French preferred, but not essential.

 

Responsibilities include and but not limited to contract administration/assessment, planning, and execution of structural designs on a wide range of projects. Majority of work will the schematic/conceptual layout of the building and structures of Fondwa including: the Fondwa School, the APF Centers (Community Center, a Health Care Center, International Guest House, Radio Station and Credit Union), the Sisters' Convent, the children's home and the facilities of the University of Fondwa (school, library, labs dormitory  etc..).

                                  

Duties will include:

-       Set  up, develop and manage the APF Construction Plant

-       Set  up, organize  and  develop a  team of  Construction Workers for the APF  Construction Plant

-       Identify and get funds to purchase  equipments for the APF Construction  Plant in Fondwa 

-       Coordinate, supervise and execute all of  the construction works of APF in Fondwa

-       Work cooperatively with Management team to plan the reconstruction of facilities from initial stages through final construction (Coordinate work with other disciplines including local and international Engineers/Architects).

-       Oversee all aspects of multiple projects insuring that they  are on-time on budget and within specifications at project completion

-       Develop probable construction cost estimates specifications and special provisions for APF construction projects.

-       Investigate ground conditions, problems and conduct site tests; coordinate alternative solutions.

-       Examine structures at risk of collapse and  advise on measures to be taken to improve their structural integrity.

-       Perform structural design and analysis calculations using governing codes for earthquake and hurricane resistant buildings, and work closely with the construction team to assure compliance.

-       Supervise and direct construction crews/ conduct audits / interviews / inspections to document the quality of work in progress.

-       Develop a prototype home for  individual families in Fondwa

-       Participate in the development of training curriculum for local construction workers in coordination with UNIF and the Fondwa Masonry School on building earthquake and hurricane resistant houses. 

-       Research design options and document findings on the types of construction materials for individual family homes, and other structures that should build in Fondwa

-       Identify and implement  ways to re-use the waste of the destroyed  buildings

-       Write Report  to Donors

 

Qualifications should also include:

 

       -    Live and work permanently in Fondwa

-       BS or Masters in Structural and Architectural Engineering.

-       SE (Structural Engineer), PE (Professional Engineer).

-       Excellent working knowledge of Building Analysis and Design Software for concrete, steel and wood, such as;

-       WinSTRUDL, CadrePro, STRAP or similar. Working knowledge in Auto-CAD-(AutoStructural), Solid Works and/or Pro-E a plus. Micro Soft Project

-       Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft EXCEL.

-       Investigations experience.

-       Excellent communication and organization skills are an absolute must have.

-       Strong leadership skills.

-       Willingness to brainstorm with dynamic team.

-        Out of the box thinking required.

 

 

 

 


Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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