UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE 689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 www.uusc.org · 617-868- 6600 [email protected]Cultivating Change in Cultivating Change in Haiti Haiti Redefining Redefining Recovery Recovery Advancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining Hands Advancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining Hands
Cultivating Change in Haiti Redefining Recovery. What Happened?. Massive destruction; whole areas of Port-au-Prince leveled; ministries, hospitals, schools destroyed Over 230,000 deaths; hundreds of thousands of people displaced Botched emergency response. Questions UUSC Asked. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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destruction; whole areas of Port-au-Prince leveled; ministries, hospitals, schools destroyed
• Over 230,000 deaths; hundreds of thousands of people displaced
• Botched emergency response
Advancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining HandsAdvancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining Hands
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
www.uusc.org · 617-868-6600 [email protected] Advancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining HandsAdvancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining Hands
Questions UUSC Asked• Who is getting assistance? Why? Why not?• Do people have access to former houses,
land, assets?• Who is organizing camps and services for
the displaced?• What protections are in place for vulnerable
populations?• Whose voice is heard in the recovery
Advancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining HandsAdvancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining Hands
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
689 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
www.uusc.org · 617-868-6600 [email protected] Advancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining HandsAdvancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining Hands
What UUSC Did• Analyze the factors causing injustice• Identify excluded people• Identify grassroots groups working with those
populations • Ask these groups what they need, what they would like
to achieve, and how we can help• Work together with these partners to develop and
Eco-VillageEco-VillageMPP’s eco-village is a model for relocating people displaced by the earthquake and providing them with sustainable rural livelihoods.
Advancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining HandsAdvancing Human Rights Is the Work of Many Joining Hands