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Capturing Stories at the Starfish Community EXPO

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Posted 5 hours, 42 minutes ago
If you have some story of a collaboration or networking that you would like to share with the community, please contact me. If you are at the EXPO, we'll have one plan. If you are unable to make the EXPO, please contact me anyway. Thanks! Matt Wallace Click on ...

Filmmakers ready to capture stories...

Joel
2 Posts
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Posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago, updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Hi, I'm based in LA - over 15 years working with NGO's and now working with filmmakers to capture stories around the globe. I'm good friends with a HISG staff member who told me about this network. We want to get rolling with short stories (3 - 6 minutes)

Stories of Volcano-hindered Travel in Europe

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Posted 3 months, 1 week ago, updated 3 months ago
With so many people stranded in Europe, there have been all types of crazy emails, calls, research, etc all triggered by people figuring out how they're gonna react to the airport shutdowns across Europe. If you have any stories you want to share, revelations, helps OR requests, let us ...

Haiti Update from IDRN First Responders

Kyle Adams
36 Posts
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Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Here is an audio clip of Jean Kaye Wilson talking about her continued efforts in helping the people of Haiti. Jean Kaye and her husband Don were a part of a medical team that arrived in Haiti about a week after the earthquake and stayed for 10 days.

Haiti Sustainability - Video Interview

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Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Junior Bataille discusses how sustainability must be a central goal of what is done in Haiti as the country is rebuilt.

Haiti Relief Solutions Video Interview

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Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago, updated 4 months, 2 weeks ago
In HISG's interview with one of the key players in our Haiti Relief Effort, Junior Bataille, he describes a method of handling relief so that lasting change can be an option. Social networking, coordination, communications and vision are central to change.

Haiti Update from Hope Extended

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Posted 5 months, 1 week ago, updated 5 months, 1 week ago
John Seaman offers an update and some comments about their recent work in Haiti. I hope this will provide others with a little more insight into what's been going on and some "Lessons Learned" for future reference. Thanks to John and Hope Extended for their work with the IDRN ...

Connections in Haiti

Kyle Adams
36 Posts
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Posted 5 months, 1 week ago
In this interview, Wayne Graham talks about his interest in Haiti, one that began on a very personal level. Wayne was instrumental in connecting HISG, IMR, and HELP International with a very capable partner in Port Au Prince who helped make a lot of our efforts a reality. Wayne talks

Phone Interview Update from Haiti with David Bopp in Carrefour

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Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago, updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
HISG’s Operations Specialist, David Bopp, was recently interviewed by IDRN partner and Global Information Center Director, Matt Wallace, regarding the current IDRN work in Haiti. This phone interview provides up-to-the-minute information regarding David’s work in the Carrefour area, west of Port-au-Prince. It also focuses on how the International ...

IDRN Haiti Update #2

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Kyle Adams
36 Posts
2 Votes 0 Replies 177 Views
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago, updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Here is another video showing some of the impact that Starfish Community members are making in Haiti. Update: February 6, 2010

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