Haiti Update Saturday, April 16, 2011 Slide 2 Port au Prince:
first impressions Slide 3 Most of the rubble has been cleared
Haitians are hard at work rebuilding Kids are going to school We
felt completely safe & immune to diseases Much of what youve
heard simply isnt true So why does the US State Department still
have a travel warning? Slide 4 To add a frame, a shadow,
transparency, or other creative effects, click the picture, and
then use the Formatting Palette. US Embassy Visit & Lunch at
Cane Sucre Slide 5 Graduation of Nouvelle Vie Haiti Youth Corps at
Fondation Vincent in Cap Haitien Slide 6 Mountain Biking
Voluntourism discussions with Tony Casseus in Labadie Slide 7 Haiti
and the US at opposite ends of the sustainability spectrum. We need
to act in the US to reduce overconsumption, and eliminate our
unbalance with nature. We need to act in Haiti to provide
sustainable economic development for the people of Haiti. Slide 8
What's Essential to Understand about Haiti Language History and
Culture Trust and Doing Business Political Stability Real
Opportunities Real Challenges Slide 9 Where we are working Tourism
Food & Other Imports Energy Manufacturing Real Estate
Development & Construction Haiti Business Portal Agriculture
Infrastructure Reforestation Education Capacity Building Leadership
& Empowerment Slide 10 Highlights of the Sustainable Haiti
Conference Awards & Extravaganza Donna Karan Urban Planning
Peace Building and Reconciliation Michael Capponi, Donna Karan,
Maria Bello, Selita Banks, Romero Britto and American Business
Council Foundation Dialog, Community Building & Social Renewal
Slide 11 Doug Cohen and Graham Brown at the Sustainable Haiti
Conference Slide 12 Conclusions and Discussion of Opportunities
Travel & Tourism Innovation & Entrepreneurship Building
Capacity Ecological Restoration Making a Difference
