VOICES OF THE VOICELESS
Voice of the Voiceless, a multimedia presentation of letters written by Haitians made homeless by the earthquake of 12 January 2010
Voice of the Voiceless - Manes Soufrant
Voice of the Voiceless - Manes Soufrant from Citizen Haiti on Vimeo.
Manes Soufrant is 50 years of age, father of five children and homeless since the quake. He is also illiterate and had to have this letter to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) written for him by his son. He is out of work and faces a daily humiliation trying to support his family.
Left to survive under a small tarp for a year after the earthquake damaged her family her home, Anite Ipolite, (photographed above by Daniel Desmarais) wrote a letter to the international community appealing for help. Now that letter is part of a major multi-media project to draw attention to the 1 million people still homeless from the quake.
Voice of the Voiceless- Anite Ipolite from Citizen Haiti on Vimeo.
Left to survive under a small tarp for a year after the earthquake damaged her family her home, Anite Ipolite, (photographed above by Daniel Desmarais) wrote a letter to the international community appealing for help. Now that letter is part of a major multi-media project to draw attention to the 1 million people still homeless from the quake. Below, Anite tells her own story in a video specially commisioned by IOM and shot by Jessica Desvarieux of Time Magazine.
