2010 Earthquake Posts

HELP Earthquake Relief Summary

January 4, 2011

Along with all of Haiti, HELP was significantly impacted by the January 2010 earthquake, but we were also able to turn HELP students from victims into powerful actors, providing assistance to their fellow Haitians. Check out a summary of HELP’s contribution to the relief and recovery efforts.

From Haiti to Hanover

Dartmouth hosts two HELP students post quake

April 1, 2010

In the wake of the earthquake, Dartmouth College accepted two of HELP’s top students for their spring session…

Rebuilding Haiti’s higher education system

Interviews by HELP students shed light on state of universities

March 24, 2010

The Chronicle of Higher Education discusses a report by Haitian think-tank INURED, using data collected throughout the spring of 2010 by HELP students while many universities were still closed in the aftermath of the quake. The full CHE article includes a link to the complete INURED report.

HELP students helping Haiti, thanks to you!

Conor's report from Haiti: 2/14

February 14, 2010

In the days following the earthquake, as we accounted for all of the students, we began looking for opportunities for many students…

Education System Also Leveled in Quake

HELP students, Executive Director quoted by New York Times

February 13, 2010

HELP’s founder and Executive Director Conor Bohan and HELP students Jean-Faubert Dorancy and Joseph-Chrislyn Bastien are featured in a New York Times article on the devastating impact of the earthquake on Haiti’s university system.

A sad day at HELP

Conor's report from Haiti: 2/1

February 1, 2010

Samson was recovering some books at the old HELP center yesterday afternoon when a neighbor approached him with a letter that someone had asked him to deliver to HELP…

Recovering Haiti, renewing hope

Conor's report from Haiti: 1/30

January 30, 2010

A friend here recently said “things are starting to come back; not to normal, just back.” There is a new normal in Port-au-Prince…