1. One of my very favourite books is 'Hope in the Dark'. It's a book of photos, taken by the photographer, Jeremy Cowart, that portray the beauty and hope of the people and continent of Africa. The images are stunning, and truly capture the spirit of a place that I love deeply.
One of Jeremy's most recent projects is called 'Voices of Haiti'.
After the 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti on January 12th of this year, I was deeply moved as most of you were. For days I watched as the television flashed images of gloom and doom... dead bodies, crumbled buildings... It just felt like a heartless display of numbers and statistics. "How were the people feeling?" I wondered. I was tired of hearing endless reports from strangers that just arrived to this devastated nation. So I decided to go to Port-Au-Prince myself and ask them directly. My question was simply "What do you have to say about all this?" This photo essay reveals the many answers to that question.
For 60 days, a new photo of Jeremy's will be posted at Voices of Haiti. Prints of the photos are available for purchase on the site, with proceeds going to A Home in Haiti. Even if you don't purchase a print, please take the time to scroll through all the images, and to see what the people of Haiti have to say in the wake of January 12th. They are a people full of courage, faith, and resiliency, and their voices deserve to be heard by all of us
2. Another organization I love, charity: water, has recently launched Unshaken.
Unshaken is a fundraising campaign to help Haiti recover from the earthquake by providing people with access to clean, safe drinking water. The following communities will directly benefit from the money raised. Our goal is to raise $1.3+ million, funding 11 large-scale water projects which will serve more than 40,000 people in need. 100% of all donations will directly fund water projects in Haiti.
You can read about the 11 projects on the Unshaken site. Or watch this video for more information.
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