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The $500M Meant to Rebuild Haiti Only Created Six Houses - chairman - 06-07-2015
Roughly five years ago, tragedy struck the already impoverished country of Haiti in the form of a massive earthquake. Images of demolished homes, people living in poverty and an entire landscape that was now nearly impossible to recognize pulled at the heart strings of millions of Americans.
About half a billion dollars were collected for the American Red Cross’s Haiti earthquake relief efforts. However, the organization has paid for a whopping total of six homes. Just six.
A joint investigation by ProPublica and NPR found that the charitable organization has been touting unsupported data as it gave itself a pat on the back for all the work it has done in Haiti so far.
It may have had outstanding plans for the country, but what actually happened with the millions of dollars in donation remains a mystery.
“Among the investigation’s findings was that although the Red Cross apportioned about $170m to the category of ‘shelter’ relief, and although it at first planned to build some 700 houses, it only constructed six permanent homes,†The Guardian reported.
[url=http://atlantablackstar.com/2015/06/04/500m-meant-rebuild-haiti-midst-tragedy-created-six-houses-red-cross-defends-pattern-careless-mistakes-dishonesty/]READ MORE AT ATLANTA BLACK STAR
Re: The $500M Meant to Rebuild Haiti Only Created Six Houses - chairman - 06-07-2015
[img alt=Homes destroyed in the January 12 earthquake are seen in the Avenue Poupelard neighborhood of Port-au-Prince on April 21, 2010. Haiti is marking 100 days since the 7.2 quake hit the island nation killing 220,000. AFP PHOTO/Thony BELIZAIRE (Photo credit should read THONY BELIZAIRE/AFP/Getty Images) height=200 width=300]https://d39ya49a1fwv14.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20100601_98592917_haiti-300x200.jpg[/img]
Re: The $500M Meant to Rebuild Haiti Only Created Six Houses - elcosteno - 06-07-2015
These charities always not using the money properly