Just like any aid workers, doctors and humanitarian helpers, American, French, Canadian families are learning Haitian Creole in order to reach out and help rebuild the country. There is an urgency to connect and understand Haitian languages and cultures. Right in their living room, they witness the risks faced the Haitian orphans. They want to help one way or the other. They want to be able to say they are sorry for the devastation brought by the quake and its aftershocks.
Through words of mouth and social networks, most of these future adoptive parents and aid workers turn to one source: http://haitiancreolemp3.libsyn.com to brush up their language skills. Haitian American, Adoptive Parents and Haitian Adoptees Language Consultant, Educator Mr. J. Charles created free Haitian Creole lessons on this site.
Due to the high demand for more Creole lessons, he posts new lessons on a regular basis. So far, all the large files use up lots of bandwith. Even though the lessons are free, he would appreciate receiving some donations to keep the service free at http://haitiancreolemp3.libsyn.com. He has to pay the bills every month. So keep HaitianCreoleMP3 Free for ever!
Learn Haitian Creole from a native who completed his studies in Haiti, then came to the United States of America to pursue and obtain his master's degree.
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Friday, January 29, 2010
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Learn Haitian Creole to Effectively and Efficiently Help Haitians Rebuild Haiti
Haitian American man, from California, has the brilliant idea of using his expertise in French, Creole, Spanish and English to teach Creole in No Time to aid workers who will eventually depart for Haiti.
As people are rushing to help Haitians entombed in their own homes or stuck under piles of debris and rubbles after the 7.0 quake hit the country, Mr. Charles is using his knowledge of Spanish, English and Creole in a very social media and iTunes, iPod-savvy way. He realized that he can not be there with the first responders, but they can listen to him wherever they turn in Haiti. Equipped with an MP3 player, these first responders can connect with the mass of Haitians who only speak Creole. They can learn to converse with them in the only language all Haitians speak. Creole is the main means of communications among the mass.
For Mr. Charles, there is such an urgency. After watching the US news media and networks such as CBS, ABC, NBC and CNN, he came to the conclusion that a fast crash course of Creole is needed for the millions of rescuers and helpers who will continue to go to Haiti.
Mr. Charles is not charging anybody for the course. He only requests donations to help defray the high costs of bandwith.
He welcomes any assistance in getting this project started. He also added that missionaries will be able to use this tool long after Haiti has been rebuilt and that the last rescuers and builders leave the country.
Using the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, podcast, blogs and any other ways, Mr. Charles is contributing to the rebuilding of his country where his parents are homeless these days.
Visit HaitianCreoleMP3 Project Now
As people are rushing to help Haitians entombed in their own homes or stuck under piles of debris and rubbles after the 7.0 quake hit the country, Mr. Charles is using his knowledge of Spanish, English and Creole in a very social media and iTunes, iPod-savvy way. He realized that he can not be there with the first responders, but they can listen to him wherever they turn in Haiti. Equipped with an MP3 player, these first responders can connect with the mass of Haitians who only speak Creole. They can learn to converse with them in the only language all Haitians speak. Creole is the main means of communications among the mass.
For Mr. Charles, there is such an urgency. After watching the US news media and networks such as CBS, ABC, NBC and CNN, he came to the conclusion that a fast crash course of Creole is needed for the millions of rescuers and helpers who will continue to go to Haiti.
Mr. Charles is not charging anybody for the course. He only requests donations to help defray the high costs of bandwith.
He welcomes any assistance in getting this project started. He also added that missionaries will be able to use this tool long after Haiti has been rebuilt and that the last rescuers and builders leave the country.
Using the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, podcast, blogs and any other ways, Mr. Charles is contributing to the rebuilding of his country where his parents are homeless these days.
Visit HaitianCreoleMP3 Project Now
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