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Three ways to get disaster recovery right
January 18, 2010 | by | Comment
A blog that we are fast becoming big fans of is Aid Watch, which gives a very critical view of the way international aid is doled out.…
Adopting children from Haiti
January 18, 2010 | by | CommentA history of Haiti’s debt
January 18, 2010 | by | Comment
A very good commentary from The Nation asks the question: What is Haiti Owed? Writer Richard Kim goes beyond talking about the rescue or even the restoration…
Global poll says poverty is the most serious global problem
January 18, 2010 | by | Comment
The BBC conducted a worldwide survey asking people what they thought was the biggest worldwide concern. Extreme poverty was ranked as the most important by a good margin over…
How years of poverty and corruption have shaped Haiti
January 16, 2010 | by | CommentConcern over additional health problems in Haiti
January 15, 2010 | by | Comment
Medical and humanitarian aid workers in Haiti are worried that the earthquake could cause an additional health problem in the country. Access to clean water in Haiti…
Making sure the Haiti donations are properly spent
January 15, 2010 | by | Comment
Now that we have sent all of this money to Haiti, the challenge is making sure the money is properly spent.
Before the earthquake, 60 percent of Haitians…
Why does Haiti keep getting hit with disasters?
January 14, 2010 | by | Comment
Tuesday’s earthquake is the 15th disaster that Haiti has experienced sine 2001, and by far the deadliest. In fact Haiti has not even recovered from four different…
MSF’s efforts to heal the wounded in Haiti
January 14, 2010 | by | Comment
For our next summary of the rescue efforts in Haiti we are going to focus on the work of Médecins Sans Frontières. The medical…
Indian reservation to produce solar power
January 14, 2010 | by | Comment
For the Indian reservations that are in remote areas in the Western US, there is very little income that the tribe can generate. Even casinos won’t work for these…
