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| Haiti Field Report #1, May 2010 - Elaine Miller-Karas and Laurie Leitch |
We arrive in Haiti on May 20. The airport in Port au Prince is less chaotic than in March even though there are throngs of people arriving from all over the world. We talk to one Texan in the immigration line who is coming to help build pre-fab houses and we hear a symphony of voices, speaking different languages, reminding us of the global response to this tragedy. We also hear the rich, rhythmic tones of Creole reminding of us that we have arrived at our destination. read more. . . |
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| Haiti Field Report #2, May 2010 - Elaine Miller-Karas and Laurie Leitch |
We have just completed our time in Port au Prince. We offered a 3-day TRM-C training to 37 individuals followed by a half day of fieldwork in which the trainees used therapeutic games with the children at a camp for displaced persons and taught stabilization skills to adults. TRI team members supervised the fieldwork activities. read more . . . |
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| THE HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF PROJECT (HERP) |
The project currently has three stages: Planning Phase, Training Phases 1 and 2. Funding permitting the training modules will be expanded over an 18 month period to extend TRM training to more individuals and enhance sustainability. read more. . . Contributions for TRI’s work in Haiti can be made via our website using the Donate button located on each page or by mailing a check to TRI, 270 Loma Entrada, Santa Fe, NM 87501 |
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| Haiti Field Report #1, March 2010 - Elaine Miller-Karas and Laurie Leitch |
Our team of six (Julia Gombos, Ellen Elgart, Juliet and Marie Claud Edwards, our interpreters, and TRI Co-directors, Elaine Miller-Karas and Laurie Leitch) gather together in Port au Prince to make the trip to the Lakay Training Center in the central plateau. We embark on a three-hour bus ride that first takes us through Port au Prince where the damage from the earthquake surrounds us. read more. . . |
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| Haiti Field Report 2, March 2010, Laurie Leitch and Elaine Miller-Karas |
Our bus ride from the Central Plateau back to Port au Prince is somewhat harrowing as we have a tire that is about to blow and we stop to have it changed. By the time we get back on the road it is later than we had planned so that the last quarter of the trip is in the dark. Our driver, trying to get us back to Port of Prince in a timely manner, decides to drive the bus as if he is in the Indianapolis 500. read more. . . |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico Office |
Laurie Leitch, Co-Founder and
Co-Director
270 Loma Entrada
Santa Fe,NM 87501
505-803-3550
l.leitch@comcast.net |
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TRAUMA RESOURCE INSTITUTE
A Non-Profit Organization
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