On a beautiful, sunny, Wednesday afternoon, young Haitian students from the Flanbwayan Haitian Literacy Project gathered with their mentors on the second floor of the Flatbush Avenue Branch library. Their task was to identify, build, and present a project that would contribute to the sustainable development of Haiti. The session was facilitated by ArchForKids, a […]
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Water Resources
Why is Stormwater Management rarely mentioned in the reconstruction of our cities and surrounding areas? Flood waters have been inundating our cities and surrounding areas for years causing significant damages throughout the country, from the destruction of houses, buildings, roads and plantations to the killing of residents, including children. Yet when we talk about the […]
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Transportation System in the Port-au-Prince Area For the past 30 years, there have been numerous transportation studies on the Port-au Prince area by the Haitian Government and international organizations. Yet we witness the conditions of the capital today: congestion, delays, anarchy, chaos, accidents, etc. As we all know, transportation does not exist in a vacuum; […]
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The question of what to do with the shantytowns (or “bidonvilles”) that have come to define Port-au-Prince over the years has haunted politicians and urban professionals alike. Le Nouvelliste, Haiti’s oldest daily newspaper, has reported in an article published on March 12, 2013 that the Martelly-Lamothe government has decided to adopt the notion put forward […]
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