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...international community has reached out to Haiti in an unprecedented manner. This is our opportunity, Haitians, members of the Haitian diaspora, and friends of Haiti to reach back in partnership. This task will not be easy, for a true partnership calls for more than monetary aid, colorful ideas, and the “sympathetic” revisiting of Haitian history. What is needed is a coherent and executable plan that will give agency, not pity, to the Haitian people as they reconstruct their country with international support. Too many times in the past, good intentions have died on Haitian shores...
...relief efforts must deal with the immediate catastrophic effects of the recent earthquake. The populations of hard-hit cities, such as Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, and Léogâne must be evacuated immediately. Those who have relatives or the ability to establish themselves in other cities in Haiti should be facilitated in doing so. Those who are unable to do so should be sheltered in tent cities. The affected cities will essentially have to be leveled and rebuilt from the ground-up anyway. Why not move the people out of the way right...
SAGHAH’s short-term goal is to raise as much money as possible, while the long-term goal is to cement Harvard’s commitment to Haiti so that other organizations, such as PIH and HHI, can focus on their on-site response...
...Haiti is always talked about in global health, so we’ve heard a lot about Haiti,” Henderson said. “It’s just the realization that our actions now, even if small, really do have the chance to save lives...
...says Larry Haynes, executive director of Mercy House, the homeless organization that runs the Santa Ana shelter and an array of other programs in Orange County. "Pancake breakfasts provided by the middle and upper class make people feel better, but where are the pancakes the next day?" he adds. "Haiti is a sad reminder that having a place to live is the base for everything else - for employment, for keeping kids in school, for your health and for your well-being," says Roman. "In the past, our homeless system did not do much about housing except offer temporary shelter...