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November 21, 2018 | Miami Herald

GoFundMe Launched for Haiti Teen Fighting Cancer

Jacqueline Charles and José Antonio Iglesias

Two South Florida residents have launched a GoFundme to help a teen in Haiti with advanced Burkitt’s lymphoma. The goal of the fund is to help the teen get treatment in the U.S., or in Haiti.

June 19, 2018 | Pulitzer Center

Providing Cancer Care in Haiti

Kate Corrigan

Cancer is becoming a leading cause of death in less economically developed countries like Haiti. One physician has spent his career learning how to combat this growing epidemic.

August 01, 2017 | Field Notes

Haiti: Trash in Paradise

Rebecca Hersher

Rebecca Hersher explores the cost of not having a public sanitation system on the community of Cite Soleil in Haiti.

Cancer in Haiti

Jacqueline Charles, José Antonio Iglesias

Getting cancer in Haiti can be like getting a death sentence. Treatments are hard to come by, and with limited options, the poor and powerless pay the price for the reluctance of Haiti’s leaders to invest in their care.

Haiti's Sewage Solution

Rebecca Hersher

A plan to build sewage treatment plants all over Haiti after the 2010 earthquake has stalled, despite millions of dollars in international funding.

Bringing Hope to Women with Cancer in Haiti

Kate Corrigan, Anna Russell

Cancer is a terrifying word to anyone, but for women living in developing countries, it can be truly devastating. In Haiti, women must overcome immense challenges to seek diagnosis and care.

Reviving a Chicken Economy

Jamie McGee, Larry McCormack

Economic development strategies that focus on job creation over direct aid gain traction in rural Haiti, offering insights on how to overcome longstanding challenges in addressing poverty.

The Clintons' Republic

Jonathan M. Katz, Allison Shelley

Bill and Hillary Clinton have wielded extraordinary influence in Haiti for decades, and particularly since the 2010 earthquake.

Canaan: Haiti's Promised Land

Allison Shelley, Jacob Kushner, Mark Fahey

Born out of an earthquake, can a new city of 300,000 people survive survive without a government? In Haiti, we follow an unprecedented experiment in land rights, urbanism and self-governance.

Hispaniola's Unsteady Land

Jacob Kushner, Allison Shelley

On the island of Hispaniola, conflict over land is putting people’s future on unsteady ground.

A Steady Hand for Haiti

Tony Leys , Mary Chind

An Iowa-based medical team has been traveling to rural Haiti for years, assisting residents with health crises while searching for long-term ways to help the people improve their own situations.

Changing Waters: Cholera Permeates Life in Haiti

Meghan Dhaliwal, Jason Hayes

Before the international response to the earthquake of 2010 one challenge Haiti didn't face was cholera. Now it does, with 7,000 already dead and a continuing challenge for the entire country.

Haiti: Sitting on a Gold Mine

Jacob Kushner, Jane Regan, Ben Depp

Haiti’s north is rich with mineral deposits that could infuse millions into the nation’s ailing economy—but only if the government can regulate foreign mining giants and share the wealth.

Children at Risk

Kem Knapp Sawyer

Across the world more attention needs to be focused on children's needs so that girls as well as boys will attend school and learn to read, and that all will have safe water and access to healthcare.

July 24, 2017 | All Grades

Telling Science Stories: Data Visualization

Geoffrey Freymuth

This lesson shows students how journalists use data visualization to effectively communicate scientific issues—and directs students to create their own projects using the mapping platform CartoDB.

June 27, 2017 | All Grades, College

Exploring Other Countries

Pamela Cannamore, Ed.D.

In this lesson, students use the Pulitzer Center website to research a specific country before giving an oral presentation. 

September 26, 2016 | All Grades

Heroes of HIV in the Caribbean

Pulitzer Center Education

The following lesson plans were designed by Liz Morrison, coordinator of Social Studies for the Parkway School District in St. Louis, as part of the Pulitzer Center's Global Gateway initiative.

July 07, 2016 | All Grades

HIV/AIDS In Palm Beach County, Florida

Pulitzer Center Education

In this lesson, students will learn about AIDS in Florida, and participate in an activity understand the role of health education and its impact on the AIDS epidemic in the United States.  

July 07, 2016 | All Grades

HIV/AIDS in Haiti: The Prison

Pulitzer Center Education

In this lesson, students will participate in a class discussion using the articles by Antigone Barton focusing on the work of Dr. John May.

July 07, 2016 | All Grades

HIV/AIDS in Haiti: An Island of Hope and Despair

Pulitzer Center Education

Students discuss the statement “Haiti is an island of hope and despair.” The students also discuss how the United States and/or its citizens have contributed to hope and despair in Haiti.

July 06, 2016 | All Grades

AIDS in Paradise: A Crisis In The Caribbean

Pulitzer Center Education

Students explore HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, using the Pulitzer Center’s interactive website Heroes of HIV: HIV in the Caribbean. Students will create a final product based on information they find.

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