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Haiti a Year Later: Lots of 'Solutions,' Little Shelter
By Emily Troutman - AOL NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- If people in L.A. all have a screenplay in their pockets, in Haiti, everyone's got a blueprint -- geodesic domes, Styrofoam cinder blocks, shipping container shacks. In the year since the earthquake, Haiti has become an architectural Eden, where no one has "plans" or "designs" -- just "solutions." There are 800,000 homeless people here, 180,000 houses damaged and $5.7 billion pledged. All two hours from Miami. American entrepreneurs appeared in Haiti just days, and sometimes, hours after the earthquake. But they weren't the only ones. Charities that never before set ...
US Aid Worker Accused of Kidnapping Freed From Haitian Prison
By not in system - AOL NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - An American aid worker has been released from a notoriously overcrowded Haitian prison after a judge apparently cleared him of allegations that he kidnapped an infant from a hospital where he worked as a volunteer. Paul Waggoner was receiving medical treatment Wednesday at an undisclosed location following his release from the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, Materials Management Relief Corps, the aid group he co-founded after the Jan. 12 earthquake, said in a statement on the group's Web site. Earlier, his supporters had feared he could get cholera or some ...
No Sanctuary at This Church in Haitian Storm
By Emily Troutman - AOL News
LEOGANE, Haiti (Nov. 8) -- The water in Haiti's seaside town of Leogane rose to the doorsteps of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But if you're local, and homeless, you needn't have bothered coming here for help. Help is for Mormons only. Hurricane Tomas swiped the western coast of Haiti late last week, and three days of rain brought massive flooding to many towns, including Leogane. The U.N. estimates 1,500 people in the city were displaced by the flood, most of whom have been living in temporary tents since the Jan. 12 earthquake. The LDS church is one of the biggest and ...
Does Our Aid Make a Difference in Haiti?
By Emily Troutman - AOL News
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Nov. 6) -- It's raining in Haiti still. It began to rain Thursday and forecasters predict the effects of Tomas, now a tropical storm, will bring rain through today, and maybe Sunday. But everywhere, there is the feeling that it's always raining on Haiti, even when the sun is shining. That Haiti is a victim of a cosmic joke. First the poverty, then the earthquake, then the cholera, now hurricanes. Just waiting on the locusts, etc. There is an old Yiddish tale-and if ever there was a moment for Jewish folklore in Haiti, it's now-about a village man who lives in a crowded ...
Cholera: Three Key Steps to Stopping an Outbreak
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Oct. 25) -- Cholera, a virulent illness that comes on quick and can be fatal mere hours after symptoms appear, kills more than 100,000 people a year. The infection is characterized by chronic diarrhea, rapidly leading to life-threatening dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. And because nearly three-quarters of those infected with cholera don't develop symptoms, the bacteria in their fecal matter can enter water streams unmitigated and go on to sicken myriad others. Haitian communities are, not surprisingly, experiencing a surge in cholera cases. Slums and camps for displaced persons are ...
Haiti Still Waiting for Pledged US Aid
By not in system - AOL News
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept. 29) -- Nearly nine months after the earthquake, more than a million Haitians still live on the streets between piles of rubble. One reason: Not a cent of the $1.15 billion the U.S. promised for rebuilding has arrived. The money was pledged by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in March for use this year in rebuilding. The U.S. has already spent more than $1.1 billion on post-quake relief, but without long-term funds, the reconstruction of the wrecked capital cannot begin. Ramon Espinosa, AP A youth uses a hammer on his home near the National Palace, shown ...
Clintons Will Have a Big Say in Haiti's Future
By Emily Troutman - AOL NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (July 14) -- In this city, it is called the Interim Haitian Recovery Commission. But in Washington, skeptical insiders have dubbed it "the Bill and Hillary Fund." The Interim Haitian Recovery Commission (IHRC) was created by an official decree of President Rene Preval in April and will be a joint Haitian and international advisory board to oversee distribution of funds for Haiti's earthquake recovery. At a U.N. donors' conference in March, the international community pledged $5.3 billion to this effort. The IHRC's mission is to "seek coordinated, effective and ...
High-Tech Hospital Goes Belly-Up in Haiti
By Emily Troutman - AOL NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (July 13) – Two months ago, Dr. Reynold Savain was the director of the most state-of-the-art hospital in this country. Now, he walks the empty corridors of the 43,000-square-foot Centre Hospitalier du Sacre-Coeur with a stunned expression. Millions of dollars of equipment gather dust. In the driveway, tarps cover two brand-new ambulances. A colorful school of koi, still young, swim unnoticed in the rapidly dying pond in the front lobby. "Any private hospital, in any country, anywhere in the world, that sees 12,600 patients in three months -- for free -- is going ...
Scenes From Haiti: Six Months of Hell, and Hope
By not in system - AOL News(July 12) -- Last fall, writer and photographer Emily Troutman spent three weeks in Haiti, traveling and documenting the country as a U.N. citizen ambassador. She was back at home in Baltimore when the quake hit Jan. 12. For the next 48 hours, she did not sleep. She knew: She needed to return. Arriving in the stricken country, Troutman set out to capture the dramatic events unfolding as desperate Haitians grieved for lost loved ones and dug by hand through the rubble of collapsed buildings for possible survivors. People suffering from horrific injuries were left waiting as overburdened ...
NYC Turns Fake Goods Into Genuine Relief for Haiti
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(April 25) -- New York's Chinatown is synonymous with bargains, from dumplings to massages. But what tempts many visitors down to this part of lower Manhattan is its vast array of designer knockoffs -- illegal merchandise with labels claiming to be the likes of Gucci or Prada, but with price tags fit for Walmart or Target. When seized by authorities, the infamous impostor apparel is typically destroyed. But in a few weeks, 125,000 tons of knockoff clothing -- the spoils of warehouse raids in 2008 and 2009 -- will end up on the backs, heads and feet of earthquake victims in Haiti, courtesy of ...
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