Archive for: Emmanuel and Johnny

Who has the solution?

Who has the solution?

At an anti-Preval protest Monday in Port-au-Prince, many demanded the return of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. But can Haiti's problems be solved by a single man?

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A week of walks

A week of walks

They would like to know what have been done with all the millions that Haiti has received since the earthquake. Where are the jobs that were promised? It doesn’t make sense that even university-educated young people can only find work picking up rubble.

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The Haitian brothers who want to fly

The Haitian brothers who want to fly

The brothers spent months performing around Haiti to save the $45.000 Haitian dollars they needed to realize their dream: building a life-size model helicopter.

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Bending the rules of aid distribution

Bending the rules of aid distribution

The two rules of aid distributions are usually 1) you have to have a card to receive aid, and 2) you need to be a woman.

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“Little Eyes”: Haiti’s street youth

“Little Eyes”: Haiti’s street youth

Emmanuel Midi meets Ti Je ("Little Eyes"), a streetwise 10 year-old in the Petion Ville market, and follows him home.

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Waking up in the mud

Waking up in the mud

Haitian student Emmanuel Midi reports for Inside Disaster on the aftermath of yesterday's rainstorm in Port-au-Prince.

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Time to skip town

Time to skip town

Don’t worry Haitian friends, we have enough images in our psychological luggage to knead our brains for weeks to come; we won’t forget your plight as we settle back into our comfortable Toronto lifestyles.

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FAD

FAD

Since the day I met Emmanuel and Johnny in front of the Embassy, we have continued working together. They are the students you can see in the blog from January the 24th...

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“Il n’y a pas grand avenir pour nous”

“Il n’y a pas grand avenir pour nous”

Ils veulent terminer leurs études maintenant pendant qu’ils sont encore jeunes. Emmanuel avait économisé pendant des années pour pouvoir aller à l'université - et maintenant tous ces efforts sont perdus.

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“There isn’t much of a future for us”

“There isn’t much of a future for us”

Emmanuel and Johnny want to finish their education now, as young men. They saved up for years to be able to go to university - and now it is all gone.

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