February 7, 2010
Charities Face Big Challenge in Rebuilding Haiti
The catastrophic earthquake will require many years and much money from America’s nonprofit groups
William McDaniels for Handicap International
Many Haitians were seriously injured by the earthquake, adding to the challenges facing the relief and recovery effort.
Build back better. In the earthquake-shattered city of Port-au-Prince, that phrase has become a mantra for aid workers. As charities begin to sketch out their long-term operations in Haiti, many of their officials hope to seize an opportunity to rebuild a country in which endemic poverty has hobbled its development.
But they face a daunting task. The 7.0-magnitude quake killed more than 100,000 Haitians and hit the country’s capital, causing an urban calamity unlike other
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