A Haitian Success Story
Monday, August 02 2010
A HAITIAN SUCCESS STORY
Josue Lajeunesse
It has been over 6 months since the devastating earthquake rocked Haiti, and good news is hard to find. But in the village of LaSource, 50 miles outside of Port-au-Prince, residents are celebrating the completion of a project that is bringing them fresh water for the first time. As a child, Josue Lajeunesse trekked 20 miles round trip up a nearby mountain to fetch clean water. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1989, and this father of 5 is now a custodian at Princeton University by day, a taxi driver by night. Over the years, his extra energy and money have gone towards building a water pipeline to his home village. This past month, he was in Haiti to see the water flow into the town’s new reservoir.
- Learn more about Josue and his water project through the documentary films The Philosopher Kings and La Source.
- Watch the trailer for La Source.
- See a picture from Josue's visit.
The New Car Industry in the South
Barry Emison
These are uncertain days for the car industry. President Obama was at a GM plant on Friday talking about what the government has done to help troubled U.S. manufacturers. One place the car industry is growing is in the American South - but it's not American carmakers. In Mississippi, Barry Emison trains the next generation of Toyota workers. In Georgia, Chris Frost works for a local Kia auto plant supplier. The two men talk with Dick Gordon about their future in the car industry.
- Hear more stories like this in the Shifting Gears special from PRX
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