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Haiti 7.0
Carlos Cazalis
AFTERMATH – On January 12, 2010 a magnitude earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter in the town of Leogane, 34 km. from the capital of Port-au-Prince killed an estimated of 220,000 people.
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Aftermath
Nadav Neuhaus
At 4:53 p.m on January 12, 2010, the lives of some 3.5 million Haitians were changed forever. A catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the small Caribbean nation killing between 100,000 and 220,000 people. Another 1.5 million were displaced.
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Internally Displaced People
Carlos Cazalis
REFUGEES – The aftermath of the earthquake left 1.5 million people homeless. Thousands, who could, left the capital of Port-Au-Prince to the countryside or nearby towns.
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Haitians: The Gift
Carlos Cazalis
PORTRAITS – These portraits in their form and repetition represent anyone who lost their possessions, a family member or even their own lives. Everyone in Port-Au-Prince knew of someone who had died.
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Life in the Refugee Camps
Nadav Neuhaus
In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, some 600 international organizations were on the ground seeking to offer relief to the millions of people affected.
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Voodoo Versus Christianity
Nadav Neuhaus
Christian groups blame Voodoo for the earthquake, saying it was God's punishment. Voodoo leaders claim that missionaries use the promise of food and medicine to lure people to religious meetings to convert them.
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Injured Quake Victims
Carlos Cazalis
AMPUTEES – Between the international NGOs Handicap International and Doctors Without Borders more than 4,000 people received aid and assistance for their amputations.
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Easter Voodoo Rituals
Carlos Cazalis
VOODOO – For at least 200 years, Souvenance has been a sacred site where Haitians pilgrimage during Easter to show their devotion to the African spirits brought to this island by slaves from West Africa.
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Fear in the Camps
Nadav Neuhaus
For tens of thousands of women living in the crowded tent cities that sprung up after Haiti's devastating earthquake, danger and misfortune continued long after the earthquake itself.
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Cholera Epidemic
Carlos Cazalis
CHOLERA – The ongoing cholera outbreak in Haiti began in mid October in the rural center Center Department and killed 4,672 people by March 2011.
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Aid Dependants
Carlos Cazalis
There have been aid programs in Haiti to create sustainable progress for decades, however little of that is clear or visible on the island. Many of the complaints are that the programs have little durable impact.
AFTERMATH – On January 12, 2010 a magnitude earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter in the town of Leogane, 34 km. from the capital of Port-au-Prince killed an estimated of 220,000 people.
At 4:53 p.m on January 12, 2010, the lives of some 3.5 million Haitians were changed forever. A catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the small Caribbean nation killing between 100,000 and 220,000 people. Another 1.5 million were displaced.
REFUGEES – The aftermath of the earthquake left 1.5 million people homeless. Thousands, who could, left the capital of Port-Au-Prince to the countryside or nearby towns.
PORTRAITS – These portraits in their form and repetition represent anyone who lost their possessions, a family member or even their own lives. Everyone in Port-Au-Prince knew of someone who had died.
In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, some 600 international organizations were on the ground seeking to offer relief to the millions of people affected.
Christian groups blame Voodoo for the earthquake, saying it was God's punishment. Voodoo leaders claim that missionaries use the promise of food and medicine to lure people to religious meetings to convert them.
AMPUTEES – Between the international NGOs Handicap International and Doctors Without Borders more than 4,000 people received aid and assistance for their amputations.
VOODOO – For at least 200 years, Souvenance has been a sacred site where Haitians pilgrimage during Easter to show their devotion to the African spirits brought to this island by slaves from West Africa.
For tens of thousands of women living in the crowded tent cities that sprung up after Haiti's devastating earthquake, danger and misfortune continued long after the earthquake itself.
CHOLERA – The ongoing cholera outbreak in Haiti began in mid October in the rural center Center Department and killed 4,672 people by March 2011.
There have been aid programs in Haiti to create sustainable progress for decades, however little of that is clear or visible on the island. Many of the complaints are that the programs have little durable impact.