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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
In the news release, Urgent Appeal for Online Donations to Help Victims of Gustav, issued earlier today by Pan American Development Foundation over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the first paragraph, first sentence, should read "In the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav, which left 51 dead" rather than "69" as originally issued inadvertently.
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It's still dark and the morning mist hangs low when Josue Vidal Barahona Flores, a bright teenager from the countryside in ea...
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There's not a master plan," Eric Overvest, country director for the U.N. Development Program, said with a sigh. "After die earthquake, die first priority was clearing the roads. That was the easiest part.
"Everybody is passing die blame on why things haven't happened yet," he said. "There should be one person in charge. Resettlement has not even begun yet, and it can't until the city has been cleared."
"Not all nibble is die same," said Michael Zamba, die spokesman for the Pan American Development Foundation. "There's a lot of contaminated rubble with human remains in it. It can't go in a standard landfill."
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PADF Teams Up with Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and Caterpillar Foundation to Support Leogane
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza, as Chairman of the Pan American Development Foundation, announced on July 12 that PADF will expand efforts to repair multi- family homes in Leogane, Haiti, the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake, with a $1.98 million grant from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund and a $1 million grant from equipment manufacturer Caterpillar.
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Upcoming November 30 meetings in Mexico City to further increase dialogue between Mexico's government, anti-human trafficking focused civil society groups, and the private sector
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With Mexico becoming a growing destination, source, and transit country for trafficked persons, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) is implementing an initiative to support the Mexican government, civil society, and the private sector in their efforts to raise awareness and support prevention of trafficking in persons.
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Hard Hats for Haiti to Improve Conditions for Vulnerable Haitians
MIAMI, Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On September 22, 2011, the Hard Hats for Haiti campaign, an initiative led by the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), will launch in Miami to raise funds and focus attention on providing safe homes, revitalized neighborhoods, and job opportunities for thousands of vulnerable Haitians.
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To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS
Contact: Michael J. Zamba of the Pan American Development Foundation, +1-202-458-3969, padf-dc@padf.org
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Michael J. Zamba of the Pan American Development Foundation, +1-202-458-6180, mzamba@padf.org
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PADF Will Expand Partnership with Colombian Government in Regional South-South Cooperation Program
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza and the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) announced the $1.2 million expansion of the Government of Colombia's South-South Cooperation Program with PADF to consolidate and strengthen cooperation with Central America and the Caribbean.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With more than 1.3 million Haitians still living in displacement camps, the Pan American Development Foundation has launched a campaign to collect donations to help repair damaged homes. www.ImUnitedforHaiti.org
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