The Guardian and The New Humanitarian
‘Women’s bodies weaponized’: Haiti gangs use rape in spiraling violence
Reporting. On assignment for The Guardian / The New Humanitarian. A months-long investigation around women being targeted, raped and weaponized by armed groups in Haiti.
Rest of World
Tech was supposed to revolutionize aid in Haiti. Then reality set in
Reporting. On assignment for Rest of World. Money transfers were supposed to make aid delivery in Haiti more transparent and secure but electronic payments were no match for devastated roads and corruption.
Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie for War Correspondents (2022)
Photo Exhibit. Featured alongside other photographers in an exhibit put together by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) titled, “In Port-au-Prince, Life According to Gangs” showing work reflecting the effects of gang violence on the Haitian population.
Inkstick Media
A UN Resolution Won’t Stop The Rising Insecurity in Haiti
Reporting. On assignment for Inkstick Media / PRI. Most guns circulating in Haiti are illegally imported from the United States with deep ties to political leaders.
Buzzfeed News
A US Project In Haiti Took Land And Broke Promises
Photos. On assignment for Buzzfeed News. The US and IBM-funded 600-acre Caracol Industrial Park opened with big promises and big-name backers like Hillary Clinton and Sean Penn following the 2010 earthquake. But for the families evicted from their farmland, the development brought financial ruin.
The New Humanitarian
In Haiti, gang violence strains aid operations and demands new approaches
Reporting and video. On assignment for The New Humanitarian. Over the last few months I've been working on this story about youth and gangs, and how Haiti's future is tied to how well the needs of its children are met. For the documentary, we met with several current and former gang members, visited a correctional facility to speak with youth linked to gangs, and Cité Soleil where we spoke and met with a gang leader in an area called Ti Zile, Haitian Creole for 'small island'.
Buzzfeed News
Most Children In Haitian Orphanages Aren’t Orphans — But US Missionaries Take Them Away From Their Families
Photos. On assignment for Buzzfeed News. Our most recent investigation took us to 7 different orphanages and explores an $100 million per year industry. For over a decade US missionaries have flocked to Haiti where orphanages have proliferated, funded by millions of dollars by Western organizations.
The New Humanitarian
In Haiti, gang violence strains aid operations and demands new approaches
Reporting and photos. On assignment for The New Humanitarian. Haiti’s surge in gang violence and kidnappings is forcing aid organizations to rethink shipment routes, staff risks, and security costs – and to consider the ethical and safety implications of trusting leaders of armed gangs who say they can help.
1843 Magazine
Americans treated us like animals. Then they deported us to Haiti
Reporting. Published on 9 December 2021 for The Economist’s 1843 Magazine. Since September more than 8,000 Haitians have been deported from America. Gerome Louis is one of them.
‘The Intelligence’
No safety in numbers, security in Haiti
Podcast. I appeared on the podcast ‘The Intelligence’ to talk about an article I wrote for The Economist's 1843 Magazine. It follows one family's journey to the US-Mexico border, their reasons for leaving and hopes they carried, their deportation back to Haiti in the midsts of a deteriorating security situation, and their will to try again.
Buzzfeed News
How A Mission To Turn A Haitian Town Into A Surfing Destination Failed To Live Up To Its Promise
Photos. Published on 22 September 2021 for Buzzfeed News. Surfing was a profitable enterprise in Jacmel, as locals rented out boards and hosted lessons. But the project’s recent struggles reflect the difficulty of obtaining resources in a country battered by a series of catastrophes.
Buzzfeed News
UN Peacekeepers Fathered Dozens Of Children In Haiti. The Women They Exploited Are Trying To Get Child Support.
Photos. Published on 6 September 2021 for Buzzfeed News. A landmark ruling in a Haitian court offers some hope to the families seeking child support, but the peacekeeper fathers won’t have to pay unless their home countries step in.
Rest of World
When the world's fintech underdogs can learn from a startup in Haiti
Photos. Published on 1 March 2021 for Rest of World. Fintech founders are sold a fairy tale for success. These days, however, most should look to Port-au-Prince instead of Silicon Valley, if they hope to survive.
The New York Times
Weeknight Dinner Around the World
Photos. Published on 24 September 2019 for The New York Times. While many Haitian families eat their main meal at midday, the Charles family takes theirs in the evening, usually around 7 p.m. Youvelyne Rosier Charles, top left, prepares the meal: On this night, she made lalo with sos pwa nwa, a black bean sauce served with rice. Oranges and limes from the yard were used to marinate the meat and crab for the lalo. Ms. Charles’ 4-year-old daughter, Meghan, wearing barrettes, led the family in a short prayer.
Al Jazeera English
Haitian president’s killing fuels escalating fears, uncertainty
Reporting. Published on 11 July 2021 for Al Jazeera English. Activists reject pressure to hold elections and urge Haitian-led solution to crisis after Jovenel Moise’s assassination.
The New Humanitarian
Haiti still awaiting first COVID vaccines, as cases surge
Reporting. Published on 5 July 2021 for TNH. Despite a recent fourfold increase in weekly COVID-19 deaths, Haiti is still awaiting its first vaccine delivery from the international COVAX programme aimed at providing equal access to coronavirus treatment worldwide.
The New Humanitarian
Gang violence and security vacuum in Haiti thwart aid delivery
Photos and reporting. Published on 20 July 2021 for TNH. Haiti’s volatile security situation is crippling aid operations in the Caribbean country, where the humanitarian needs of some 4.4 million people were risinng even before President Jovenel Moïse’s assasination, with some 214,000 in the capital alone thought to be in need of emergency assistance.
The New Humanitarian
In crisis-hit Haiti, rampant distrust of government is driving vaccine hesitancy
Reporting. Published on 16 March 2021 for TNH. A lingering constitutional crisis in Haiti that has triggered protests, unrest, and bureaucratic chaos is overshadowing the country’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout – and fanning a vaccine hesitancy that has also led to fewer immunisations against preventable diseases.
Al Jazeera English’s ‘The Stream’
What is the true extent of COVID-19 in Haiti?
TV interview on 12 April 2021 with Femi Oke. Appeared in this episode of The Stream to talk about my reporting for The New Humanitarian about the underreporting of COVID-19 deaths in Haiti and conspiracies around a vaccine.
Al Jazeera English: Haiti
‘If a president is killed in his own home, who is exempt?’
Photos and reporting. Al Jazeera speaks to Haitians in Port-au-Prince about President Jovenel Moise’s killing and where the country is headed.
The New Humanitarian
Haitian mental health needs rise yet again with COVID-19 trauma
Photos and reporting. Published on 17 July 2020 for TNH. For Delva Fleurjest, the coronavirus has made it even harder for his brother to receive the mental healthcare he needs. Haiti’s two psychiatric hospitals have stopped accepting patients since the pandemic, and Fleurjest makes less money now to pay for doctors or medication.
The New Humanitarian
Briefing: Haiti’s new crisis and the humanitarian risks
Photos and reporting. Published on 19 February 2019 for TNH. The Caribbean country is now gripped by deadly protests over allegations of government corruption and the crippling effects of stubbornly high inflation – protests that could bring down President Jovenel Moïse and have already plunged the nation of 11 million people into renewed uncertainty.
The New Humanitarian
Coronavirus in Haiti: Weakened by past disasters, the country was already in crisis
Photos and reporting. Published on 20 April 2020 for TNH. Just as the pandemic arrived, Haiti was dealing with the fallout from protests that have paralysed the economy for more than a year and demonstrations that have tested the government’s authority.
The New Humanitarian
Hunger in Haiti: Ten years after catastrophe struck, a new crisis looms
Photos and reporting. Published on 13 January 2020 for TNH. A catastrophic earthquake on 12 January, 2010, crushed much of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in one of the worst natural disasters ever to strike a populous urban centre. Ten years later, the Caribbean nation is on the brink of another, very different, crisis.
The New Humanitarian
Food and medical aid under threat as Haiti protests worsen
Reporting. Published on 7 October 2019 for TNH. Year-long protests calling for Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse to step down amid corruption allegations have gained momentum in recent weeks and threatened to make it even more difficult for aid organisations to reach 2.6 million in need of food assistance.
Passion Passport
A Life’s Instructions By Yellow Arrows, Pt. 2
Photos and reporting. Published on 30 May 2016 for Passion Passport. An essay from the Camino de Santiago.
Passion Passport
A Life’s Instructions By Yellow Arrows, Pt. 1
Photos and reporting. Published on 25 May 2016 for Passion Passport. An essay from the Camino de Santiago.