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Page 1 of 6 SERVICES SUBSCRIPTIONS DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PLACE AN AD MIAMI.COM MOMSMIAMI.COM ELNUEVOHER The Miami Herald > News > Americas > Haiti Haiti Tuesday, 01.10.

1 Page 1 of 6 SERVICES SUBSCRIPTIONS DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PLACE AN AD MIAMI.COM MOMSMIAMI.COM ELNUEVOHER The Miami Herald > News > Americas > Haiti Haiti Tuesday, Welcome Guest Login Register HOME NEWS SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS LIVING OPINION JOBS CARS REAL Miami-Dade Broward Keys Florida Nation World Americas Cuba Haiti Politics School Posted on Monday, print comment reprint HAITI TWO YEARS LATER Many question whether Haiti quake donations 8 were put to best use Two years after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, many complain that they haven t seen where billions in donations were spent. 10 BY FRANCES ROBLES FROBLES@MIAMIHERALD.COM Half the money world governments pledged to Haiti never showed up. Half the money American private donors raised for Haiti hasn t been spent. And many millions went to things like gasoline, car rentals and salaries. Two years after a devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, seeds of progress are starting to take root. But the troubled country still has a long way to go. EL NUEVO HERALD Nou Bouke: Two years later Two years after the ground shook in Haiti, more than 500,000 people remain on the street, many of them wondering why all that assistance did not lift them out of dire straits. In a nation where the minimum wage is $5 a day, international aid groups say seven-figure donations aimed at rebuilding the health care, housing and school systems were just not enough to alleviate a country mired in poverty. So while families continue to live in plastic tents, some organizations are running dry and major reconstruction projects are taking years longer

2 Page 2 of 6 Interview with Haitian President Michel Martelly Photos Related Content Martelly wants Haitian parliament to work with him Haiti earthquake anniversary events See our interactive map of Haiti Haiti experiences progress, exasperation 2 years after quake MORE INFORMATION DOCUMENTARY: "Nou Bouke: Haiti s Past, Present and Future" will air on WPBT Channel 2 at 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 Tuesday The International Organization for Migration s E-shelter & CCCM Cluster Coordination Unit will host an exhibition of photographs and video depicting life within the camps, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Hotel Montana, Rue Frank Cardozo Bourdon, Pétion-Ville, Haiti. Thursday Haiti President Michel Martelly and Dominican President Leonel Fernandez will inaugurate the University of Henri Christophe in Limonade, 11 a.m. The U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti will have a private ceremony with members of families of lost colleagues and representative of the mission. Miami Miami Community Partnership for Local Haitian Relief Efforts releases strategic plan to support the healing of the Haitians, 2 p.m., Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La, 5000 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 110. Commemoration Mass, 7:30 p.m. Notre Dame D Haiti Catholic Church, 130 NE 62nd St., Little Haiti. Friday U.S. Ambassador Ken Merten, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami, and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., will update efforts to help Haiti, 4 p.m., Miami Edison Middle School Auditorium, 6101 NW Second Ave., Miami. Free and open to the public. Saturday South Florida Haitian community leaders host the Second annual Tri-County Save Haiti Bike Ride from Palm Beach to Miami-Dade counties, beginning at 6 a.m. Lake Park than anticipated. Even after the billions were spent and billions more promised, experts say it will be another 10 years of spending before people see serious results. The world s response to the disaster is slowly coming to an end, said Sam Worthington, who heads InterAction, an umbrella group of major international aid groups. I look at what s left to be done and how much money is left $360 million there s no way that much amount of money can address the problems that exist down there. A 7.0 earthquake devastated the capital two years ago Thursday, killing 316,000 people and toppling hundreds of buildings. The world rushed to Haiti s aid, sending money via text message, telethon, debt relief and through foreign ministries. The International Red Cross alone raised more than $1 billion. Just in the United States, Americans actually donated more than they pledged, and chipped in $1.36 billion. Of that, $725 million was used to keep quake survivors alive, under tents and free from disease, Worthington said. The rest is on long-term planning drawing boards. It was about one-tenth of what the Haitian government said it needed, Worthington said. There will be wholesale areas and families that will not see results. But just as many Haitian survivors suspected, huge amounts of money went toward supporting the relief and recovery operation in intangible ways that were difficult for most Haitians to accept or understand. The lack of an educated civil society meant agencies had to send in experts for everything from accounting to human resources, feeding the perception that aid benefited foreigners as much as it helped Haitians. The Center for Economic Policy Research think tank found that beltway area for-profit development companies received 83 percent of U.S. Agency for International Development Haiti contracts. About 2.5 percent of the funds went to Haitian companies, and less than half of one percent went to Haitian non-profit groups.

3 Page 3 of 6 City Hall. After arriving at Jaco Pastorious Park in Oakland Park, there will be a symbolic reading of 112 names of victims of the earthquake. The names are from a digital memorial wall created after the earthquake to honor the dead. Bikers are expected to arrive at Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami at 4:45 p.m. where the commemoration will feature Haitian musicians. For more information, go to Agencies also burned through money on soaring rents and overpriced supplies. After the quake, landlords charged $7,000 or more to rent a single house and quadrupled the prices of materials. Consider: Project Medishare, the University of Miami hospital, spends $30,000 a month on electricity alone. It costs another $3,500 a month to rent an SUV in Haiti. Tax records show Save the Children s Haiti financial director one of 1,200 Haiti employees earns almost $200,000 annually. Oxfam is among the few groups that spell out how much it spent just on management: $14.4 million. It also spent $150,000 a month trucking water and $30,000 per month on warehouse fees. Full Story 1 2 Next» print Share Twitter 8 Join the discussion The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. We encourage lively, open debate on the issues of the day, and ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments and remarks that are off point. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts. We have introduced a new commenting system called Disqus for our articles. This allows readers the option of signing in using their Facebook, Twitter, Disqus or existing MiamiHerald.com username and password. Having problems? Read more about the commenting system on MiamiHerald.com. 61 Comments ADD NEW COMMENT Login Type your comment here. Real-time updating is paused.

4 Page 4 of 6 SHOWING 1-10 OF 59 COMMENTS Sort by oldest first 6 tubianus NEWS -. BANK RUN -TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.CARIBBEAN. WEST INDIES, REPUBLIC, ROYAL, FIRST CITIZEN and SCOTIABANK. Customers are simultaneously closing their accounts fearing imminent bankruptcy and insolvency. Already failed in the same countries two large financial corporations CLICO and HCU. [ Global News Network ] Yesterday 10:42 PM Report Abuse mark douglas I find it hard to believe that there could still be any problems in Haiti After all, we sent Bill Clinton,Oprah, The Kadashians, and of course Sean Penn With all that wisdome, all that talant, Haitians should all be fully employed, dancing in the streets and moving into their brand new homes, that were bilt with the over 2 billion $$$$$$$ that was given Yesterday 11:54 PM 9 s Report Abuse earnestcave Where is Obama, where is Obama (lol)? He could end this! isn't he the messiah (lol). Give'em that billion dollars he has to campaign on! That'll do it (lol). Today 08:13 AM in reply to mark douglas 3 s Report Abuse sudsmcduff "Where is Obama, where is Obama (lol)? " Kicking Read more here: Today 08:54 AM in reply to earnestcave Report Abuse caroaviva I think you are walking on very thin ice to make a sweeping generalization as the one below: "The lack of an educated civil society meant agencies had to send in experts for everything from..." (8th paragraph from top) In an otherwise relatively informative report, you became one of minions that continue to perpetuate a stereotype of a helpless Haiti...I do not think it is the millions of dollars that were raised and presumably ill-spent that is the major issue 2 years after the EQ, but the endless opportunity that this crippling disaster gave to the international community to reinforce a stereotype that insidiously justifies an industry that requires helpflessness to thrive. I think you should be thoroughly embarrassed for labeling as lacking in education, the leadership found in Haitian civil

5 Page 5 of 6 society which is represented by institutions such as GARR, RNDDH, LIMYE LAVI, MUCI, FOKAL, INFOFAM, Femmes en Democratie, MOSAJ, just to name a very few from the thousands that are trying to make a difference usually on less than a shoe string of resources and recognition that they all deserve. Carolyn Rose-Avila Today 12:16 AM 2 s Report Abuse miamitrev2 Haiti is a toilet. Sometimes even the Herald calls it as it is Today 01:11 AM in reply to caroaviva 8 s Report Abuse AngusPacker Obviously your head is in the toilet. Keep it there and off this board please, thankyou. Today 06:10 AM in reply to miamitrev2 3 s Report Abuse LiveFreeOrDie It is undisputed that Haiti is the most backward and corrupt nation in our hemisphere. And the people are uneducated and uncivil. To suggest otherwise is to lie. Why anyone would throw money down that rathole is beyond me. Today 03:38 AM in reply to caroaviva 9 s Report Abuse AngusPacker I know many Haitians personally and have lived in Haiti. HAITIANS ARE AS CIVILIZED AS AMERICANS! FACT!! You are an idiot and a racist, and I pity. Today 06:09 AM in reply to LiveFreeOrDie Report Abuse LiveFreeOrDie Who said anything about race? Today 09:48 AM in reply to AngusPacker 1 Report Abuse M Subscribe by S RSS Next

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of the Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. It destroyed the land, the Natural Disaster: Haiti Earthquake (2010) On January 12th, 2010, one of the biggest earthquakes recorded in history hit Haiti. The initial shock was determined to be a magnitude of 7.0 and was also felt