As the whole world laments at the disaster in Haiti and we see the images of the aftermath of the massive quake, the human death toll, followed by a second quake; we often only see images and hear survivor stories brought to us by Western media. One would think that the United States is solely involved in the massive relief efforts. It was such a relief to know that the whole world has in fact pitched in to provide humanitarian assistance to the people and the island country of Haiti.
Aside from offering prayers for the living and the dead, I have made financial donations to various charitable organizations involved in the relief effort, but I often wonder if there is more I could do. My nonprofit organization and it's Board of Directors have made personal financial contributions. Our organization is working with local churches to solicit donations (canned food, blankets, water, etc), yet my heart tells me that our sustained efforts are just a drop in an ever growing ocean. Perhaps I'm just emotional overwhelmed by the whole situation but my mother's words keep resonating in my head, "keep praying and maintain hope".
The following are a few stories of what other nations are dong to help with the massive relief efforts.
Share your thoughts with me.
| Disaster in Haiti: The Economic Toll |
As Haiti turns to recovery after last week’s massive earthquake, development experts and U.N. officials say they expect the country’s gross domestic production to fall about 25 percent this year. They add that the $7 billion economy could take more than 20 years to fully recover from the devastation.?The quake is believed to have caused more... |
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| Disaster in Haiti: Attention Turns to the Economy |
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, on Wednesday called for a multilateral aid plan for earthquake-devastated Haiti on the scale of the U.S. “Marshall Plan” that rebuilt Europe after World War II.
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| Disaster in Haiti: Impact on U.S. Apparel Imports |
The earthquake that ravaged Haiti on Jan. 12 disrupted the island’s crucial apparel industry, crippling the livelihood of thousands of Haitians and curtailing a substantial chunk of the island’s exports to the United States.
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| Disaster in Haiti: The Caribbean Response |
The massive earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12 has galvanized Caribbean nations into unprecedented national and coordinated regional responses. Despite their grave economic and social challenges, members of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) were among the first responders, with a Jamaica Defence Force vessel deployed to more... |
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| Disaster in Haiti: Africa’s Response |
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 A collective response by African countries to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that ravaged Haiti on Jan. 12 and left a trail of death and rubble came in the form of a statement of solidarity with Haiti from the chairperson of the Commission of the African Union.
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| Disaster in Haiti: When the Rebuilding Begins |
Fed up of hearing their country described as “the poorest country in the Western hemisphere” and “one of the world’s poorest and least developed countries,” Haitian-Americans are hoping that a brand new image of Haiti will emerge when it rebuilds from the devastation caused by the more... |
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