DGH Field Blog

Greetings from Port au Prince Haiti where almost nothing exists but the cyber cafe across the street from Matthew 25 (M25)  (look for website) in Delmas 33 where we have ended up staying because in the confusion the two places we thought we were going don't need us particularly. The patients they are expecting from the USS Comfort have not arrived nor have the tents, beds, sheets, etc. needed to keep the patients comfortable.

Linnea Capps

March 2010

"Las Manos y el Maiz"

Es el título de dos nuevos videos sobre el proyecto en Santa Marta, El Salvador. Los videos fueron producidos por una voluntaria de Santa Marta y actual miembro de la Junta Directiva de DGH.

Las Manos y el Maiz 1, presenta la historia conmovedora de las personas de Santa Marta, una comunidad repoblada de Cabañas, El Salvador, en su lucha por superar las las tremendas pérdidas y traumas vividas durante la larga guerra civil de 12 años, la cual les obligó al exilio.

I volunteered to work with Dr. Marcelo Venegas-Pizarro (a former DGH board member) through a New York NGO called Housing Works, a branch of Act Up. Housing Works has ties with a number of HIV associations in Port-au-Prince and St. Marc. When the earthquake hit, they were asked by their Haitian colleagues – Dr. Esther B Stanislaus, and Mr.

Over the next few weeks we'll be launching the DGH Blog! Our blog posts will mostly be updates from volunteers in the field, talking about their experiences. Check back often to keep up to date!