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Dan Alder has more than two decades' experience in the field of communications, both in mainstream journalism and as a consultant to humanitarian agencies and organizations. With this documentary, Mr. Alder adds filmmaking to the research, writing and photography services he offers to clients that have included Save the Children, Care International, Plan International, USAID the World Bank and others. Mr. Alder also has served as National Editor of the San Antonio Express-News, United Press International's San Salvador Bureau Chief during El Salvador's civil war and Finance Editor of the Mexico City News. He currently is living with his family in Iowa City while pursuing distance learning with the University of Wisconsin Disaster Management Center. 'Haiti's Other Epidemic: Violence Against Women and Girls' is a documentary by Dan Alder. The film follows the efforts of human rights attorney Jayne Fleming as she tries to aid individuals who were raped in and around displacement camps set up in response to the January 2010 earthquake. On one level, Mr. Alder hopes the documentary will help to refocus much needed attention on Haiti's continuing struggle to deal with the catastrophe. He also sees the film as a tool for advocating better protection and a more decisive response to gender-based violence in Haiti's internationally managed camps, and by extension, in emergency responses around the world. More information on the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council can be found here.