Tag Archives: quake
Donations
Which governments and organizations pledged the most to Haiti relief? This interactive chart shows the top 30 donors to Haiti, then reorganizes those donations per capita in an alternative view. You’ll be surprised by some of the rankings. Embed this on your site Resources This Flash piece is 705 x 580. To embed it in […]
Major Players
Who are the major players in Haiti after the quake? Hundreds of relief organizations, national governments, and individual groups sent representatives to Haiti as part of the humanitarian response to the January earthquake. This interactive roster will give you a sense of some of the major organizations on the ground, their role, and how their […]
Response
This section provides an overview of the humanitarian response to the Haiti earthquake: the major players, the unique challenges of the crisis, the technologies and tactics that saved lives every day, and perspectives from the ground—both of Haitians and relief workers. Major Players Our interactive roster breaks down some of the major organizations in Haiti […]
Haiti in the Media
If you’ve seen or read anything about the country in the media, you’ve probably know that it’s the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. In July 2010, Ansel Herz, a 22-year-old journalist based in Port-au-Prince, published a satirical piece entitled How to Write About Haiti (inspired by the Granta article How to Write About Africa) […]
Haiti’s History
Even before the January 2010 earthquake, Haiti was rarely mentioned in the media without a reminder that it is “the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.” But Haiti was not always an impoverished nation, vulnerable to natural disasters. The country was once one of the most agriculturally productive and profitable colonies in the world, and […]
Why Was the Destruction So Severe?
Six weeks after the Haiti shock, Chile was struck by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake. It was 500 times more powerful than the Haiti quake, yet killed less than 1% of the Haitian total. In this section, we explore answers to the question: why was the Haiti earthquake so destructive? Embed this on your site Resources This […]
By the Numbers
This interactive timeline follows the first month of the global response to Haiti’s January 2010 earthquake. Track the rise and fall of media coverage and changes in the actual and estimated death tolls, and the rise in pledged donations to meet UN funding appeals for the relief effort. Filter the results by using the check […]
The Quake
Explore the who, what, where and why of Haiti’s January 2010 earthquake. Find out why the destruction was so great. Track a timeline of the global response. Learn about Haiti’s past and present, and how the country became so vulnerable to natural disasters. By the Numbers Track media coverage, the changes in estimated and actual […]
