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Last summer, a group of prominent Jewish leaders traveled to Haiti with AJWS to learn about grassroots earthquake relief efforts and AJWS’s disaster to development strategy. Tonight, these leaders are coming together for an event at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Manhattan to share their reflections and to continue a conversation about Haiti’s future. If you can’t …
Some of the world’s attention remains focused on the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake (with good reason) but, meanwhile, there’s a crisis happening in Sri Lanka—a country that rarely makes news headlines. According to The Guardian, the Sri Lankan population is facing a major food crisis caused by devastating floods—floods that have wiped out homes, schools, …
Today is exactly one year since the earthquake in Haiti killed hundreds of thousands of Haitians and left millions without adequate shelter, healthcare and food. Haiti was a food insecure country long before the earthquake. But a year after the tremendous devastation and the collapse of infrastructure, making sure that Haitians get the food they need …
Two important articles this week—one in The New York Times and one in Slate Magazine discuss the challenges of food aid worldwide and in Haiti. Take a look.
Stray cattle are destroying crops? Yes, it’s true. And it’s happening in northern Sri Lanka. Currently, Sri Lankan farmers are dealing with an estimated 40,000 stray cows, grazing in herds averaging between 20 and 300, that are damaging land used to grow food and support Sri Lankan livelihoods. Despite ongoing efforts by authorities to round up …
