The Haiti Response Coalition, of which TransAfrica Forum and KONPAY are members, convened a two-day consultation with rural and urban members of Haitian civil society in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 23-24, 2010.  Prior to the January 12, 2010 earthquake conference participants were engaged in a variety of community-based development activities throughout the country.  Since the earthquake, groups have used their previously established relationships with community and neighborhood groups to assist with camp construction for internally displaced people (IDPs), relief distribution, and needs assessment production. The following observations and recommendations provide a brief summary of civil society views regarding the emergency phase of the crisis. Click here.