Confusing and complicated orphan process delays orphan’s departure. (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)  On January 20, 2010, staff from the Maison des Enfants de Dieu (Children of the House of God) orphanage accompanied by representatives from the U.S. ministry, For His Glory Adoption Outreach (FHG), attempted to obtain humanitarian parole from the U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince for 133 orphans.  [...]

Earlier today, I wrote about 100+ orphans caught in potentially lethal red-tape in Haiti. During the day, another orphanage successfully got their children out to safety. Governor Rendell went to Haiti and airlifted 53 Haitian orphans out. However, the 135 children at the Maison des Enfants des Dieu are still facing dehydration and starvation because [...]

Instead of talking about social capital and social learning today, I’m going to ask for your help to save the lives of 135 orphaned children (including 26 infants) who may begin to die very soon. While the medical cause of death will be dehydration, the actual cause of death will be death-by-bureaucracy. Over the past five [...]

On January 6, 2010, unusual status updates started appearing on Facebook. Many women began posting colors and patterns. The Facebook Bra Color meme, which promoted breast cancer awareness, became a one-week wonder across the Internet and in main-stream media. The meme was spread through an e-mail between women, letting the guys puzzle it out. One [...]