Haiti, Women, and the Elections

 

SPECIAL REPORT: Haiti, Women, and the Elections: Following Africa's Lead

© Cameron Davidson

October 15, 2010

As Haiti gears up for its November 28 elections, World Pulse talked to dozens of women on the ground to find out what’s needed to rebuild the post-earthquake nation.

BY SPECIAL REPORT EDITOR AND POTOFANM MEMBER ANNE-CHRISTINE D'ADESKY WITH JACOB KUSHNER
In January, World Pulse teamed up with longtime journalist and regular contributor Anne-christine d’Adesky to spotlight the response of Haiti’s women to the earthquake. We’ve also been happy to provide a digital home on PulseWire for PotoFanm+Fi, a Haiti advocacy group that formed post-quake to support women and girls in Haiti.

Today, we’re featuring a Special Report on Women, Haiti, and the Elections—a package of articles, poems, and photographs that capture what women leaders are doing and how they envision change. This is the first installment in the series. 

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