Remembering and honoring "a brilliant shining star"
Posted on Sep 22, 2009
A eulogy for Dr. Josue Augustin, delivered at a funeral service on September 8, 2009, by Dr. Louise Ivers.
Injustice has a cure
PIH mourns "a hero and an angel"
Posted on Sep 22, 2009
Dr. Josue Augustin, the director of surgery for PIH's partner organization in Haiti, Zanmi Lasante (ZL), was killed on August 31.
In Memory of Dr. Josue Augustin
Posted on Sep 22, 2009
Paul Farmer's eulogy for Dr. Josue Augustin, "the driving force" in providing "equitable surgical services for the poor."
PIH Co-founder Paul Farmer named as the UN's Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti
Posted on Aug 14, 2009
Former President Bill Clinton recently appointed PIH co-founder Paul Farmer as Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti.
Fixing Haiti's environmental woes
Posted on Jul 24, 2009
From solar panels to composting latrines, PIH's partner organization in Haiti is working to combat hundreds of years of environmental degradation with several new projects.
Love walks in
Posted on Jul 22, 2009
With the bones of her shin protruding at a 90 degree angle, many thought the young Haitian girl would never walk again, let alone attend school. The Zanmi Lasante team thought otherwise.
Water as a source of life and of loss
Posted on Jun 17, 2009
A reflection on the power of water over the lives of the poor on a trip with the nonprofit organization charity: water.
Tiny twins get double the care in the Central Plateau
Posted on Jun 14, 2009
Babies born prematurely and underweight rarely survive in rural central Haiti. Could the Jolie twins beat the odds?
Walking for Haiti, health, hope, and houses
Posted on Mar 14, 2009
A three-mile walk through the streets of Cambridge, MA, on April 4 may help change the lives of five families living in some of the poorest communities in the poorest country in the western hemisphere.
Partner in profile: Jean Louis Romain
Posted on Feb 28, 2009
A pediatrician in Haiti shares his story, and the stories of his young patients.