Chris
and I first caught wind of TeleGhetto Haiti when we went down for our
site assessment in September. We were told by friends at Internews
about a group of young people by the name of TeleGhetto, who produced
self-made news pieces. We watched their videos from their Facebook page
and was immediately enamored by their creative spirits! So we set a
date the next day, met them at the local pizza parlor, and learned more
about Alex, Romel, and Steevens. Our meeting left us nothing short of
enthusiastic!
On
Dec. 16 2009, TeleGhetto Haiti was born when three childhood friends from
the Port-au-Prince ghetto had a fervent desire to respond to the
international media’s portrayal of Haiti. They were disheartened by the
imbalance of negative images that represented their beloved country and
wanted to showcase the “real” Haiti- bad and good. With limited
resources, the three dumpster dived and created name tags, a microphone,
and a videocamera (now their signature piece) with the items they
found. Their sincere passion to bring about “real” stories is
infectious, their sixth sense for the arts will blow you out the water, and
their unwavering determination is inspiring.
As
young cats from the ghetto themselves, Alex, Romel, and Steevens have
unprecedented access to everyday Haitians, offering a unique perspective
into daily life in Haiti. Watch
the video above as they introduce themselves to you. They will be
producing two video pieces for Students Rebuild every month!
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