Pierre-Richard Bercy
17 pieces, 19,986 words
Richard Bercy
Fleur De Vie Brings Holiday Cheer for Children in Haiti
New York, N.Y. Fleur De Vie, a nonprofit organization that supports the initiatives of struggling nonprofit organizations returned this past holiday season from Haiti aft…
Richard Morse: Misleading People About Visiting Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It was interesting to read a recent statement from Haiti's current Prime Minister in reaction to the latest U.S. State Department travel warning :…
David Lynch Foundation Lauded by Global Stress Initiative
Kevin McGovern , founder and chairman of The Water Initiative , partnered recently with the Global Stress Initiative ( GSI ) to host an evening in his penthouse home in h…
Devi's Closet Offers Indian Couture in NYC: For Rent
New York, N.Y. New York fashionista Meera Patel's interest in Indian fashion designers piqued when she was planning her own wedding a few years ago - now, her passion has…
Eyewitness: Haitian Households Caught in Cycle of Debt
New York, N.Y. I was born and raised in Haiti. I moved to the U.S. to further my studies. Haiti’s educational system is very poor; many fortunate students like me tend to…
Filmmaker Joni Steele Kimberlin: Get Real Wise Women Speak
By Joni Steele Kimberlin, edited by Jim Luce New York, N.Y. I want to share with you some things I learned recently as I made a film called Get Real Wise Women Speak –abo…
In China: On the World We Want to Build
By Trevor H. Paul. Tianjin, China. I came to China just over eight months ago to provide an American education experience for Chinese students in Tianjin. Since then I ha…
Leopard Haiti Fund to Invest in Haiti’s Private Sector
New York, N.Y. Good news for Haiti: Leopard Capital has announced the successful initial closing of Leopard Haiti Fund (LHF). LHF is the world’s first private equity fund…
My Haiti Travels Launches Inaugural Impact Week Haiti Voyage in 2013
My Haiti Travels , a boutique concierge firm that coordinates high-quality travel services to Haiti for leisure and business purposes, is launching its first annual “Impa…
Photo Essay of Bodh Gaya, India Where Buddha Became Enlightened
Bodh Gaya, India. I am in Bodh Gaya, in the state of Bihar, India where Siddhartha Gautama obtained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. I am a pilgrim following in The Bu…
Felice Friedson & The Media Line Bring Balance to Issues in the Mideast
New York, N.Y. When Felice Friedson brought Palestinian journalists to Israel's parliament for the first time, the powerful chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and De…
Findings and Secrets: The Explored Gaze of Claudia Saggiante Rangel
By Alina Peña Iguarán, edited by Jim Luce. Claudia Saggiante Rangel formally began her studies in Art when she was 17 years old under the tutelage of the Peruvian painter…
Gates Foundation's Ignacio Mas On eFinance in the Developing World
Madrid, Spain. Ignacio Mas, Deputy Director of the Financial Services for the Poor Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, took time off from his hectic schedule…
Fifty Lessons Learned from a Decade of Service in International Development
New York, N.Y. I recently had the honor of addressing the Fellows of the New York City New Leaders Council (NLC) as part of their 2010 Institute. Other presenters include…
Goodbye, Western Union? Overseas Remittances Now ATM to ATM
C ash remittances allow people living in cash-hungry countries to receive funds from friends and relatives in cash positive-countries. Before the earthquake in Haiti, Hai…
Greek-American Vicky Tzolis Helps Both Women’s Empowerment & Mentally Ill on Long Island
New York, N.Y. Loula Loi Alafoyiannis introduced me to Vicky Tzolis in Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney ’s living room. So I figured she must be someone interesting. I di…
Meet the Amazing Aroon Shivdasani of NYC's Indo-American Arts Council
New York, N.Y. Indo-American Arts Council founder and executive director Aroon Shivdasani has lived all over the world but has called New York home for about half her lif…