http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_958_Yolette_Etienne_.mp3 A Haitian woman continues her aid work in the face of personal tragedy. Also: a burn victim reclaims his life. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_958_Yolette_Etienne_.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_958_Yolette_Etienne_.mp3 <h4>Grief and Hope in Haiti</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/04b568867884f3e19f0cef842f1cd5e1" alt="Yolette Etienne" />Yolette Etienne, photo: Carolyn Gluck, Oxfam - <a href="resolveuid/0d28c089c7e910d7f72e8743ae3affad">larger &gt;&gt;</a> <br /></p> <p><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document" /><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11" /><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11" /><link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\RMCCAR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /><style> &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</style>One of the main worries in Haiti now is health and sanitation. One agency that works directly on those issues is Oxfam. <b>Yolette Etienne</b> is Haiti's country director for Oxfam. She has been working long hours just to make the places around the tents clean. At the same time Yolette is dealing with her own tragedies. Her mother was killed, her house was destroyed, and now she's responsible for two orphans. Yolette joins Dick Gordon to talk about the realities of living and working in Haiti after the quake.</p><ul><li>Learn more about <a href="http://www.oxfamamerica.org">Oxfam</a><br /></li></ul><h4><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact US</a></h4><br /><br /><h4>Out from the Fire</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/f7d5b4810c6b690d68ccd4e6ec570bc9" alt="Robert Leffer" />Robert Leffer - <a href="resolveuid/2365024c075565c27e20d08a34dcb4b1">larger &gt;&gt;</a><br /></p><p>One year ago today, trucker <b>Robert Leffer</b> was in his big rig carrying cargo down Interstate 40 in North Carolina. In the late evening darkness Robert suddenly saw a disabled car, with no lights on, right in front of him. Robert's truck careened off the road into a fiery crash that left Robert severely burned. Robert talks with Dick about his remarkable recovery, and the cherished moments with his toddler son that give him hope.<br /></p><h4><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></h4><br /><br /><h4>Lessons from the Rubble</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/41a325c032df97ed8d7e24b6404031d1" alt="Claude Jeudy" />Claude Jeudy, photo: Habitat for Humanity International<br /></p><p>Aid agencies are gathering this week to talk about what's next after the earthquake in Haiti. <b>Claude Jeudy</b> has a few ideas. He's Haiti's director of Habitat for Humanity, an organization that prides itself on providing safe and affordable housing. Claude tells Dick that once he saw all the crumbled homes in Port au Prince, he knew it was time to convince fellow Haitians to change the way they build their homes.</p><ul><li>Learn more about <a href="http://www.habitat.org/">Habitat for Humanity</a><br /></li></ul><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b">Contact Us</a></p> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00