Life isn't easy for Haitian migrants living in the Dominican Republic. Mostly women and mostly undocumented, they are easy targets for trafficking and exploitation, and face the constant fear of deportation. But, given a digital camera to record their stories of hope and struggle, some of the woman have begun to find a stronger voice for themselves.
Haiti Rebuilds, a 20-minute documentary was created by recently graduated students from Ciné Institute, Haiti's only professional film academy in the southern coastal town of Jacmel.
The disastrous earthquake in Haiti taught humanitarian groups an unexpected lesson: the power of mobile devices to coordinate, inform, and guide relief efforts. At TEDxRC2, Paul Conneally shows extraordinary examples of social media and other new technologies becoming central to humanitarian aid.
Clip from "Shake the Dust," a documentary that uses break-dancing and hip hop to show commonality and humanity in cultures that are affected by war, disease, and poverty.
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This USIP conference focused on the experiences of young diaspora from Haiti, Iraq, Nigeria and Sri Lanka now living in the DC area. The event provided an opportunity to better understand the experience of young diaspora in the United States, integrate their voices into policy dialogues, and encourage young diaspora to creatively engage in peacebuilding.
Priyanka Pruthi reports on UNICEF's flagship publication, "The State of the World's Children" dedicated to investing in the development of adolescents to help break the cycles of poverty and inequity.
