STORIES

Haiti: After the Catastrophe A month after one of the worst human tragedies on record, Haitians mourn their lost loved ones – and begin to move on.	US-MEX: The New Diseases on Our Doorstep Climate change and the movement of people and goods across our borders will force us to revamp our health-care defenses.
Haiti: The Burden of Aid Over the last two decades, Haiti has become increasingly dependent on development and humanitarian aid, and yet most Haitians continue to struggle to survive. Why doesn’t this foreign assistance make life better for Haiti’s poor?	Haiti: The Young Mothers of Port-au-Prince Marie Camel and her baby, Jacqueline, were left homeless by the storms that ravaged Haiti last Fall. They took refuge at a women’s shelter in Carrefour Feuilles, in the middle of Port-au-Prince, where they found some two dozen other young mothers with nowhere else to turn.
Bolivia: Noches de Gloria Evangelism is rapidly gaining ground among traditionally Catholic Latin Americans. Evangelical churches originally sought out the poor, rural migrants, and the indigenous, but are now increasingly attracting the urban middle classes as well.	Brazil: MSF Clinic, Complexo do Alemão In October 2007, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened a clinic for victims of violence in Complexo do Alemão, one of the poorest favelas in Rio de Janeiro. As the only health clinic in the area, doctors stay busy treating the whole gamut of health problems.
Bolivia: Coca Sí, Cocaina No Bolivia’s president, Evo Morales, has allowed an increase in the cultivation and legal uses of coca, while still trying to fight cocaine trafficking. His policy is known as “Coca Sí, Cocaina No”, but the U.S. and the U.N. argue that much of the legally grown coca is being diverted to cocaine production.	Bolivia: The Silent AIDS Epidemic Although Bolivia has the lowest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the region – the epidemic is growing rapidly. Only in the last three years has the government taken more serious steps to educate the public about the disease, but Bolivia’s mix of tradition and cultural diversity are proving to be major challenges when it comes to fighting AIDS there.
Bolivia: Celebrating Las Ñatitas Hundreds of people crowd into the central cemetery in La Paz every year on November 6th, carrying human skulls in wooden and cardboard boxes and showering them with flower petals. They are celebrating Las Ñatitas, or Day of the Skulls — an important Aymara tradition that follows the Day of the Dead.	Peru: Pisco Earthquake Aftermath The coastal Peruvian provinces of Ica and Pisco bore the brunt of a massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that killed hundreds of people in August 2007. Almost two months later, the region remained in shambles. And for people living in hard-to-reach rural communities, life since the earthquake was especially hard.
Mexico: Opposition to La Parota Dam The building of a large-scale hydroelectic dam threatens to displace thousands of peasant farmers and their families. Even though the project was given a green light by the Mexican government, a grassroots opposition led by campesinos is determined to stop it.