Keeping aid from going renegade - The Globe and Mail: "While some stay in Port-au-Prince, others fan out across the country to destinations of their choosing – to ruined churches, orphanages and various town sites – following aid plans they drew out at home in California, Massachusetts and New York.
Current estimates place the number of groups providing some form of development-related aid in the island nation at between 8,000 and 10,000."
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wbur.org » News » Aid Groups Fret As Haiti Giving Slows Down
wbur.org » News » Aid Groups Fret As Haiti Giving Slows Down: "A new study calls last month's Haitian earthquake the most destructive natural disaster in modern times. The report by the Inter-American Development Bank puts recovery and rebuilding costs as high as $14 billion.
The United Nations has tripled its aid appeal to $1.4 billion — its largest disaster request ever. In the United States, private aid groups have already raised nearly $1 billion."
The United Nations has tripled its aid appeal to $1.4 billion — its largest disaster request ever. In the United States, private aid groups have already raised nearly $1 billion."
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