by Sheila Bethel | Mar 24, 2025 | Voices
Women’s History Month is a time to honor the achievements, resilience, and contributions of women around the world. While progress has been made in many areas, women in certain regions continue to face significant hardships. Haiti, the first independent Black republic...
by Sheila Bethel | Mar 18, 2025 | Voices
Each year, March 22 marks World Water Day, a global initiative led by the United Nations (UN) to highlight the importance of freshwater and advocate for sustainable water management. Water: The Essential Element – In Our Bodies, On Our Planet Water is the foundation...
by Sheila Bethel | Dec 5, 2024 | Voices
“We do not define ourselves by our struggles but by our culture and resilience” DG Dominique Bazin Q: Do you think that your being from Haiti has helped to bring a perspective about the country to the rest of 7020 that they may not have had? DB: Oh,...
by Sheila Bethel | Dec 1, 2024 | Voices
That line—from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, beautifully captures the paradox of having vast amounts of water that are undrinkable. It’s a haunting image, and in many ways, it reflects the current global water crisis. Despite the...
by Sheila Bethel | Nov 18, 2024 | Voices
At a ceremony attended in person by local Leogâne Commune dignitaries and experts in the field plus several persons online via Zoom, the Municipal Water Action Plan for the commune was proudly presented by the assembled group. The plan is the fruition of many months...
