new tool

http://www.mdgmonitor.org/

The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With the 2015 target date fast approaching, it is more important than ever to understand where the goals are on track, and where additional efforts and support are needed, both globally and at the country level.

The MDG Monitor is designed as a tool for policymakers, development practitioners, journalists, students and others to:

TRACK progress through interactive maps and country-specific profiles

LEARN about countries' challenges and achievements and get the latest news

SUPPORT organizations working on the MDGs around the world

Photo credit: Danny in Malawi blog (in links "Many Gears") http://www.dannyinmalawi.blogspot.com/

Day 5 - Hike to Kay Piyat (Cap Ayet?)

Marie-Phila & Jidline, starting out on our hike

A flower on the hill

Banana Bicycle

our destination - cool water swimming hole!

Day 4

This may be an homage to McDonald's, but it is also the neighbourhood's name.

Down the street from the restaurant

Cleaning fish at the new resort

Mcdonald Welding shop

Days 2 & 3

Selena, the next door neighbour of my friend Marie-Phila

Pretty orange flowers

These next are in the front yard / cooking area of the Frecyneau family, friends from my last trip. The girl getting her hair combed is named Mirlande, she is twenty. Her daughter, Chichi (with tongue out) was often sick as a baby, but seems to be much healthier as a toddler - she even has dimples!

I'm here! I'm here! I'm here!

flowers at the almost-naval museum

I'm back in Haiti, MesiBonDye!

I had a slow start, especially with the heat here I can feel like I need to rest all of the time and sometimes need a kick in the pants to get going, but I am starting to collect a lot of photos so must not be sitting around all the time! I will blog when I'm in Canada, so as not to waste time editing constantly here, but in the meantime, to reassure you that I am alive and so is Haiti, here are some of my favourite photos so far this trip.

Day one:

my friends taking me down the path to see their cousin's new house

flowers under the bridge!

mama and kid The water tap at the new house

a ...reptile of some kind, with calabas gourdes