Stories from the field

Sophie Chavanel Field Diary

"On January 12, 2010, the earth shook violently Haiti. I sat in the newsroom of Radio-Canada in Montreal when I heard the news. The days and weeks that followed were full of extremely strong emotions when I saw, like you, the images of a country of rubble. I then made a decision. I didn’t just want to report the events, I wanted to be there. I then started a new journey as a delegate of the Red Cross." – Sophie Chavanel, Canadian Red Cross delegate, Haiti.

Sophie Chavanel is the senior communications coordinator for the Canadian Red Cross in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Sophie is a former journalist and joined the Red Cross team in Haiti in August 2010, where she will remain for 12 months. Follow her activities through her field diary below or on twitter at http://twitter.com/SophieChavanel.

April 14, 2011
Nothing is easy in Haiti

March 24, 2011
Sick in bed, but inspired to get better

March 17, 2011
Hello from Chile

March 3, 2011
In memory of Moïse Henri

February 24, 2011
Two extraordinary women

February 17, 2011
The myth of the humanitarian worker, a lonely soul