Huge Sums Raised, Much Unspent, After Haiti Quake : NPR

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Huge Sums Raised, Much Unspent, After Haiti Quake : NPR: "Six months ago Haiti was rocked by a 7.0 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people, left more than 1.5 million homeless and destroyed the country's capital and surrounding areas.

Americans gave generously to thousands of charities helping the Caribbean nation deal with the devastation. Elementary school students donated their pennies while rock stars reunited for an updated version of the 'We Are The World' concert."

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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."

Local teens who survived quake raising funds to help Haiti - OrlandoSentinel.com

Local teens who survived quake raising funds to help Haiti - OrlandoSentinel.com: "'We recognize how very blessed we are that we were able to leave the country and return to the states,' said Kaitlin English, 17, one of the half-dozen students from The First Academy in Orlando who had gone to Haiti early this month to deliver school supplies. 'But the stories and the faces have stayed with us. They made our hearts ache. We just want to do whatever we can.'"