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Several hundred people marched through the streets of Jacmel, Haiti, in a symmbolic cross-town prayer crusade that wound it's way past several earthquake collapsed buildings in February.

Several hundred people marched through the streets of Jacmel, Haiti, in a symmbolic cross-town prayer crusade that wound it's way past several earthquake collapsed buildings in February. (Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail)

The Series

Project Jacmel: The disaster, the rebuild, the future

The Globe's complete coverage — in stories, video, photos and blogs — of the lives and challenges faced in this historic Haitian city as it struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake

Haiti a year later: Every glimmer of hope balanced by a tale of despair

A million people are still homeless or stranded in camps, jobs are scarce, sexual violence is on the rise and relief efforts are unco-ordinated. Jessica Leeder reports from Port-au-Prince

The Complete Series

Workshops crumble but artistic impulse survives: The Artisans’ journey

The Globe's complete coverage — in stories, video and photos — of the plight of the craftspeople on Rue St. Anne

Starting over after a friend's death: The student's journey

The Globe's complete coverage — in stories, video and photos — of Claudel 'Zaka' Chery's efforts to get on with his future

A seafront gem shuttered, its future uncertain: The hotel

The Globe's complete coverage — in stories, video and photos — of La Jacmelienne and its owners' difficulties

A broken shop, few customers and money worries: The Store

The Globe's complete coverage — in stories, video and photos — of Molver Desire's efforts to relaunch her business after the earthquake

Who can open doors in Jacmel? The Power Brokers

The Globe's complete coverage — in stories, video and photos — of the politicians and business leaders who pull the strings

Building a community from nothing: The Tent City

The Globe's complete coverage — in stories, video and photos — of the unofficial camp at Eglise Wesleyenne and its residents' struggle to rebuild and work together

Faith amid the ruins: The Church's journey

The Globe's complete coverage — in stories, video and photos — of the city's historic Baptist church and a pastor's prayers for a donor

About Project Jacmel

In 2010, online and in the pages of The Globe, this project offered a unique window into the lives and challenges facing this historic Haitian city as it struggles to recover from January’s devastating earthquake. More…

Photo Galleries

In Pictures
One year later, still living rough in Jacmel

Globe photographer Deborah Baic documents life in the tent cities and beyond one year after Haiti's devastating earthquake

A young boy guides his donkey carrying bananas across the muddy river in Jacmel, Haiti.
Disaster and the rebuild: The year's best photos from Haiti

Photos from the days and months after a devastating earthquake destroyed much of the capital and outlying communities, as selected by The Globe's photo department

Jan. 19, 2010: Images from the streets of Port-au-Prince following the earthquake. Looters raided the ruins of a covered market. A small group of city police officers tried to frighten them, firing shots over their heads. In the early stages of the confrontation, a city police officer kicks a boy to get him away from the scene. Eventually the police backed off once the crowd grew too big
On the streets of Jacmel

Photo collection by The Globe and Mail's Deborah Baic

The Pinchinat Soccer Field Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Jacmel, Haiti which now has approximately 6,000 people living inside the stadium walls.
Project Jacmel
A fresh start for the tent city

A charitable group has adopted the Abri Pwovizwa Shelter Camp

Marcie Dubuche Lherisson, founder and president of Renaissance Jacmelienne de New York Inc., bathes an elderly resident of Abri Pwovizwa Shelter Camp in Jacmel, Haiti. The volunteer group adopted the camp and it's families and have been trying to making life better for the people in the small tent city.