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Haitian Art Links : For information on paintings or other art questions, for evaluation of art works, or information on buying or selling, check at: The Haitian Art SocietyManje kreyòl: resèt pou kèk pla ayisyen
NETWAYE POUL ( volay , ak lòt vyann ). (1) Retire po poul la (si w pa vle l), grès yo, (gwo) tete yo (ki santi kri) pandan w ap dekape l. (2) Make l (ak yon kouto file) dekwa pou epis antre ladan. (3) Mete vyann lan nan yon kaswòl, chodyè oswa nan lòt veso epi simen ti sèl, lage vinèg ak ti ji sitwon sou li. (4) Fwote (mòso) sitwon oubyen zoranj si sou li; epi lave l ak dlo cho (ki t ap bouyi a). (5) Mete powo (1, 2 pye), 1 bò sitwon, ten, pèsi sèk bouyi nan yon chodyè (pandan w ap dekape vyann nan). (6) Mete vyann lave a nan yon chodyè, ajoute ti sèl (si ou itilize l), vinèg, ti ji sitwon (pou sant di a ale). (7) Repase sitwon oubyen zoranj si sou li (avan ou vide dlo ki t ap bouyi a sou li). (8) Vide dlo cho (ki t ap bouyi nan chodyè a) sou vyann (ki netwaye a). (9) Kite l nan dlo sa a pou yon 3 minit. (10) Retire l nan dlo cho a, mete l nan yon veso.
By Joel K. Bourne, Jr. Rice makes up 20 percent of the typical Haitian's diet, and that percentage is growing. In 1981 Haiti imported 18,000 tons of rice. Now the country imports close to 400,000 tons annually.
Haiti Soil - National Geographic Magazine
A letter to friends and colleagues from Claudine Michel and Gail Pellett As most of you know, our beloved Karen McCarthy Brown , inspiring scholar of religion, is suffering from a particularly rare form of dementia. Before the disease dominated her life she was working on getting her path-breaking book, Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn translated into French. Karen had identified a remarkable translator in Paris and a distinguished French publishing house to take it on.
KOSANBA: A Scholarly Association for the Study of Haitian Vodou
This story was first published on Jan. 11, 2009. It was updated on July 31, 2009. To live the life of Wyclef Jean is to believe that almost anything is possible. Wyclef is a Grammy Award winning multimillionaire rock star who comes from Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
Wyclef Jean's Hopes For Haiti, Scott Pelley On The Rock Sta
Rescue mission for popular Haitian religion | The Power of Cultu
"That is needed", says Paul Faber, curator Africa at the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, "because the island's poor economy has cost so many temples. Ritual objects are sold to cover the medical costs of priests or their families." To prevent unbridled export, the Foundation for the Preservation, Enhancement and Production of Haitian Cultural Works was established in 1989 (FPVPOCH). This initiative was launched by Marianne Lehmann, a Swiss national who has lived on the island for fifty years.
Haiti Earthquake: Twitter Pictures Sweep Across the Web [PHOTOS]
An outpouring of well wishes and support for the Haitian people has swept the web in the wake of a devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti . And just like during the Eureka earthquake , tweets have quickly spread moving and gut-wrenching TwitPics of the disaster. Photos taken by journalist @CarelPedre on his mobile phone are providing a glimpse into the devastation that has slammed the Caribbean nation. Another Twitter user, @MarvinAdy , shared those pictures through TwitPic, resulting in tens of thousands of views and countless retweets.
As 10 million post-Earthquake Haitians struggle to survive, then make sense of their flattened communities and missing infrastructure, OLPC’s community-driven Contributors Program is working with the US Naval Postgraduate School’s Hastily Formed Networks Research Group’s Humanitarian Aid/Disaster Relief project ( blog ) — and Sahana , an award-winning Free and Open Source Disaster Management System inspired by 2004′s Indian Ocean Tsunami — to support their Haiti response . Shaking intensity from the earthquake We want free ruggedized XO Laptops running Linux ( with Wifi, browser, kids’ learning activities and a whole lot more ) to go to aid/reconstruction groups who quickly explain to us their need. We’re in discussions with 5 so far, but want you to help us find many more aid/reconstruction groups and initiatives that can leverage our work.
Mobilizing Haiti: Apply for Free Ruggedized Laptops | One Laptop
Par ASG | Vimeo | Dimanche 17 janvier, 2010 19:29 | Consulté 8406 fois | 0 commentaires Favoris | -Imprimer| Envoyer Dakar, 17 jan (APS) - Le père de l’étudiante sénégalaise portée disparue en Haïti a fait part dimanche de son pessimisme quant aux chances de voir sa fille sortir indemne du violent séisme qui a frappé ce pays mardi dernier. Samedi, Aboubacar Fall dit Ablaye avait dit à l’APS qu’il était sans nouvelles depuis lundi de sa fille Fatou Fall, étudiante à l’Institut de la Francophonie pour la gestion dans la Caraïbe. En dépit de l’incertitude dans lequel il vit depuis lors, l’homme que nous avons rencontré dimanche fait montre d’une grande sérénité.
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