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Since Haiti’s devastating January 2010 earthquake, women have played a vital role in their country’s response to the catastrophe. This Peace Brief, by USIP's Robert Maguire, discusses the pivotal roles women are playing in matters of family, education, health, commerce and the economy, and agriculture.
Rep. Donna Edwards, Democrat of Maryland, and others spoke at USIP on the importance of rebuilding Haiti and the role women should play.
Former USIP Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar Louis-Alexandre Berg, who recently returned from a trip to Haiti, provides an update on the political situation and Haitian President Michel Martelly’s plans to rebuild the conflict- and disaster-prone country.
Robert Maguire, Chairman of USIP's Haiti Working Group, analyzes the various aspects of security – political, economic, personal and criminal – in Haiti.
Robert Maguire, chairman of the USIP Haiti Working Group and professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, visited Haiti earlier this month to meet with government officials concerning Haiti’s current political impasse. He provides an update on the situation.
This report was commissioned by the United States Institute of Peace’s Center of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding and Haiti Working Group. It examines the role of Ushahidi, a crisis-mapping platform, in the disaster relief effort following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Latest from USIP on Haiti
- January 26, 2012 | Publication
USIP’s Sheldon Himelfarb, director of USIP’s Center of Innovation for Science, Technology and Peacebuilding, and Andrew Robertson, a senior program officer with the center, discuss the latest developments on technology, science and peacebuilding – and where the new field is going.
- January 10, 2012 | Publication
Since Haiti’s devastating January 2010 earthquake, women have played a vital role in their country’s response to the catastrophe. This Peace Brief, by USIP's Robert Maguire, discusses the pivotal roles women are playing in matters of family, education, health, commerce and the economy, and agriculture.
- January 6, 2012 | Publication
USIP leaders explain the effect that events around the world and here at home will have on the U.S., and the contributions the Institute can and does make during a time of tremendous challenge – and opportunity.
- December 21, 2011 | Publication
USIP leaders explain the effect that events around the world and here at home will have on the U.S., and the contributions the Institute can and does make during a time of tremendous challenge – and opportunity.
Current Situation
On January 12, 2012, the second anniversary of Haiti’s devastating earthquake passed with Haiti’s government and the international community receiving mixed reviews. Proponents noted that the country finally had a functioning government led by a respected, former international civil servant, Prime Minister Garry Conille, following a year of political paralysis... | Read more
- Robert Perito, Director, USIP Haiti Program
In the Field
USIP works to promote reconciliation and reconstruction in Haiti through on-the-ground training in at-risk communities and nationwide legal reform.
- USIP conducts training in conflict resolution with community leaders in Haiti in partnership with the National Democratic Institute.
- USIP has teamed up with Digital Democracy to train women activists in Haiti to monitor and report violence in their communities.
- USIP is supporting Haiti's effort to reform its legal codes utilizing USIP's Model Codes for Post-Conflict Justice.
- USIP supported Ushahidi, Inc.'s efforts to provide crisis mapping during post-conflict relief and reconstruction.
Events
USIP hosts the only regular public forums in Washington, DC on current isues in Haiti. These panel discussions and roundtables bring together U.S. and Haitian officials as well as experts, practitioners, and interested members of the public to discuss developments in Haiti and in U.S.-Haitian relations. 
- *Upcoming Event: Justice for Haiti (February 15, 2011)*
- Reconstruction and the Role of Women (November 29, 2011)
- Conflict, Cops and Recovery in Haiti (October 12, 2011)
- The Challenge of Keeping Haitians Safe (May 25, 2011)
Multimedia
- Sign up for "USIP on Haiti," a monthly electronic newsletter
- Browse USIP's archive of brief and in-depth reports on Haiti
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Photo Exhibition: The following photographs were featured in an exhibition at USIP. The images were taken by Haitian women with low-cost digital cameras and and depict their lives in the tent encampments around Port-au-Prince in the months following the January 2010 earthquake. These women were trained by Digital Democracy on how to utilize photography, blogging, and other forms of media to highlight issues in their communities and advocate for policy change. To see more photos, click here.
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