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How Living Water International works 'alongside' communities
WGN NewsCommunity involvement is essential to the work of Living Water International. The organization doesn't see its work as "bestowing upon" people, but rather "working alongside" them. Jodi Mohney, LWI's Haiti Program Director, explains this concept in...Tags: Gomez (music group)
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The "multiplier effect" of clean water
WGN NewsAfter traveling with him in Haiti and appearing last week alongside him on WBEZ's "Worldview," I am proud to call Mike Mantel a friend. He currently serves as the President and CEO of Living Water International, a global implementer of water solutions...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses
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Chicago hospital helping Haiti rebuild
WGN NewsGrace Children's Hospital in Port au Prince was the leading provider of tuberculosis treatment in all of Haiti, but last January's earthquake came close to destroying all of its buildings and severly hampered its services. But, with some help from...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Children's Memorial Hospital
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Chicago ER nurse take medical expertise to Haiti
WGN NewsMost days, Mary Gomez works as a transport emergency nurse at Children's Memorial Hospital, riding in helicopters with the area's most critically ill kids. But when she's not doing that, she's tirlessly transporting her medical expertise across...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Gomez (music group)
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Dr Yates on hospital's history and services
WGN NewsDr. John Yates is a family physician and the director of International Childcare, the organization that oversees Grace Children's Hospital in Port au Prince. Both construction and medical teams from Children's Memorial Hospital here in Chicago are...Tags: Tuberculosis, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Healthcare Provider, Hospitals and Clinics
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A State Senator's International Mission
WGN NewsIllinois Sen. Kwame Raoul is a tireless advocate of Grace Children's Hospital in Port au Prince, and he recently held a fundraiser for the institution among Chicago-area donors at the Union League Club. As he explains in the above clip, his involvement...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Hospitals and Clinics, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Haiti Earthquake (2010), Chicago
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Tent Camps of Leogane, Haiti
WGN NewsLeogane was the epicenter of last January's 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. The disaster left close to a million people homeless, and now, almost two years later, hundreds of thousands still live in tent camps with little hope of escape. What was...Tags: Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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A Visit to Haiti's Mass Graves: A Reporter's Reflections
WGN NewsWalking across this mass grave was undoubtedly the eeriest and most haunting expedition of my career. That goes as well for that of photojournalist Adam Debacker. Our working relationship is usually one of constant back and forth- about potential...Tags: Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Rebuilding a Nation: Haitians Helping Themselves
WGN NewsWesley Charles is a Haitian who worked for World Vision for more than two decades. It was work that took his family to live in Miami, and took Wesley all over the world. But after the earthquake hit his homeland last January, Wesley decided in a fit...Tags: Disasters, Natural Disasters, Renovation, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Charity
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Living Through the Earthquake
WGN NewsIn this video, Leogane resident Albert Point du Jour recounts his experience living through last January’s earthquake in its epicenter- from the first tremor at his work site to finally rescuing his daughter from his collapsing home. Remarkably,...Tags: Building Material, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Metal and Mineral, Charity
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Key Elements: H20 and Haiti
WGN-TV NewsPicture it: two hundred of the big plastic soda bottles you buy at Jewel. If you filled them with water, that's how many of those two liter containers an American consumes in one day for drinking, washing and cooking. A Haitian uses just five of...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics
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The Basic Building Block
WGN-TV NewsNot everyone will thrive when given the tools. But here in Haiti, it’s become evident that everyone deserves the opportunity to wield them. When the earthquake happened, former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton joined together,...Tags: George H.W. Bush, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Bill Clinton
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