Midwest: Flood WatchHODR is actively monitoring the developing flood situation in North Dakota and Minnesota. We have had regular contact with MN VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) and are participating in both MN and ND VOAD conference calls daily. Area rivers are at “major flood stage” and continuing to rise. Thankfully, at the time of this [...] Read more |
Haiti: Project Gonaives 120 Day UpdateAnother 30 days, another extension! We’ll be continuing our amazing work in Haiti for one more month. Now Project Gonaives will end on Saturday, 28 March 2009. There is still time to join us and volunteer, just contact info@hodr.org. Meanwhile, here’s an update of our most recent work! Toujours Labou On Saturday we completed house [...] Read more |
NEED Magazine: Shoveling Out HaitiProject Gonaives was featured in the February 2009 issue of NEED Magazine, a photo-journalist magazine dedicated to global and domestic humanitarian issues. CLICK HERE to read the full article. CLICK HERE to listen to interviews with Marc Young, HODR International Operations Director, and volunteers Paul Hammond and Bill & Laura Allen. CLICK HERE to view [...] Read more |
Haiti: Project Gonaives Extension…Again!EXTENSION! We are excited to announce Project Gonaives’ extension until 28 March 2009. You thought you had missed the opportunity to volunteer in Haiti, but NO! Due to unparalleled collaboration with other NGOs such as Catholic Relief Services (CRS), UNICEF, Oxfam Great Britain, and Action Against Hunger, we have decided to continue to work alongside [...] Read more |
Project Management Network MagazineHODR’s 2008 Project Rayenda, Bangladesh was featured in the February 2009 edition of Project Management Institute’s magazine, PM Network. Marc Young and Stefanie Chang were interviewed by PM Network about how HODR overcomes the project management challenges that arise from working in a new country on almost every deployment. Click here to read the full [...] Read more |
Pure Hope: HODR 2008 Year in PhotosA collection of memorable Hands On Disaster Response photos taken during 2008. Click Here to see the entire set of the 2008 Year in Photos on Flickr 2008 was a very busy year for Hands On Disaster Response. The year began with two projects already underway: our earthquake response project in Peru was winding down [...] Read more |
Missouri: Project Newton County Final ReportMay 19 – June 16, 2008 Project Newton County (PNC), HODR’s second micro-deployment, was launched in response to an F-4 tornado on May 10, 2008 that spanned the entire 30-mile length of Newton County, Missouri. The storm cut a 1/4-mile wide swath of destruction through parts of the towns of Newtonia, Granby, Racine, and Neosho. [...] Read more |
Iowa: Project Cedar Rapids Final ReportOver the course of 4 months (June 23 – October 25, 2008) volunteers at Project Cedar Rapids (PCR) brought strong doses of hope, energy and progress everyday to the communities of Palo and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. More than 2000 volunteers worked with HODR and directly assisted 460 households affected by the historic flooding. 400 city [...] Read more |
All Hands Holiday CardsThis holiday season support HODR and spread the word by sending HODR Holiday Cards! Photo by Sabrina Benson, Volunteer, Project Gonaives Front, Back 2 sizes available: SMALL: 4.25″ x 5.5″ – Suggested donation $5/5 cards & envelopes, $10/10 LARGE: 5.5″ x 8.5″ – Suggested donation $7/5 cards & envelopes, $12/10 Additional suggested donation to help [...] Read more |
Here & Now: Interview with Marc YoungRobin Young, of Public Radio International’s Here and Now Program, interviewed HODR’s International Operations Director, Marc Young, on December 5, about Project Gonaives. Listen to the national broadcast by clicking here. Read more |
