Jenn

=My topic is Haiti.=

//**Week: 4**// Friday March 12th, 2010


 * A**: Title: Race to give shelter to Haiti’s homeless reaches halfway
 * B:** Author: Unknown
 * C:** Link: BRC; http://www.redcross.org.uk/news.asp?id=103619


 * D:** Out of the 1.3 million people homeless the Red Cross has reached their half way point--650,000. Tens of thousands of tarps, tents, ropes, timber and tool kits are still being given to help to provide some shelter for the rainy season, which starts in May. One of the camps, La Piste, is home to more than 40,000 people. Relif workers are starting to put lanterns, garbage pick-up/disposal, and clearing blocked drains. The camp also provides water, a running healthcare clinic and giving out both food and emergency relief items which including shelter materials.


 * E:** I think that its a great thing that everyone has pitched in and helped Haiti. The British Red Cross reaching the half-way mark is a huge turning point, yet there's still thousands of others out there homeless. Every small action in the end makes a huge impact.


 * F:** My recommendation would be for everyone to still help as much as they can. I'm finally glad they set up a camp where people can stay. They should try to make more of the camps for the thousand others still unable to sleep, eat and get treated properly.

//**Week: 3**// Friday March 5th, 2010


 * A:** Title: Rain, Floods hit quake-ravaged Haiti; Killed 13.
 * B:** Author: Joseph Guyler Delva.
 * C:** Link: The Gazette; http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Floods+quake+ravaged+Haiti+kill/2627490/story.html


 * D:** Last weekend floods and mudslides killed at least 13 people. After the earthquake over 300,000 people lost their lives and now over a million are homeless. International relief is quickly trying to improve shelter conditions for thousands of earthquake victims who are left in the streets and in open spaces. The flooding and mudslides destroyed the survivors encampments. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is coordinating the shelter improvement effort said that 1.3 million homeless and displaced had gotten some kind of shelter provider, such as tarpaulins, tents and shelter tool kits. According to the government the earthquake, plus rainy season, and hurricane (June 1st) season will put Haiti in a more difficult situation. In 2008 some 3,000 people were killed due to hurricane season.


 * E:** I think that 2010 isn't looking too good for Haiti. First the earthquake and now flooding rains, then in early summer, hurricanes. I feel really bad for the Haitian people and i wish that there was something that could be done quick. if everyone keeps pitching in then they could build a few shelter homes.


 * F:** My recommendation would be for aid relief workers and anyone else who can help help get the Haitian people to a safer environment. The earthquake has already wiped put a huge majority of the Haitian population, and for all of these other disasters to come just makes it more stressful on them.

Friday February 19th, 2010
 * //Week: 2//**


 * A:** Title: Haiti's Next Big Hurdle: Water
 * B:** Author: Claire O'Neill
 * C:** Link: NPR; http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2010/02/haitis_next_big_hurdle_water.html


 * D:** Haiti has already suffered enough from the devastating earthquake, now there faced with another big problem, water. Spring time bring heavy rains and last Wednesday and Thursday the rain fell an flooded many encampments in Port- Au Prince. Relief workers say that the rainy season will jeopardized and cause more damage to what they have already accomplished from the earthquake. over the 600,000 people that are occupying Haiti's tent cities most don't have plastic tarp to cover from the rain. What they have now is bed sheets that have been soaked from the rain and muddied from human waste. Charities around the world are still trying to find aids for Haiti to prepare for what will come in the Spring.


 * E:** I think that its terrible that there expecting heavy, heavy rainfall. The earthquake has done enough and people now are still homeless and don't have a strong roof over their head. I think the people in Haiti are probably wondering why is this happening to us, I mean they've already lost so much and mad flooding wont do much help.


 * F:** My recommendation is that we should still support Haiti and possible before all of this starts the money that comes from the organizations should be used to build building, or shelter homes for the people so they wont be stuck day and night in water. All we can do is still help and support and try to resolve this from more people dying.

Friday February 5th, 2010
 * //Week: 1//**


 * A:** Title: US Missionaries in Haiti charged with child abduction
 * B:** Author: Unknown.
 * C:** Link: BCC; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8499401.stm


 * D:** Haiti charged 10 missionaries for kidnapping 33 Haitian children. They were caught at the border without proper paperwork and said that they were taking the children to a Dominican Republic orphanage. The leader of the Missionary claimed that most of the childrens parents were either dead or couldn't support for their children. The 10 missionaries met a Haitian pastor who helped them gather the kids and convinced the parents that the missionaries would educate and provide for them. The pastor said he had acted for the Americans belief. The Prime Minister of Haiti wanted the missionaries to be tried in Haiti to be treated by the Haitian law.


 * E:** I think that the missionaries were only trying to help, but they could of looked into it further and actually got the right paper work. They also could of talked to the Haitian Prime Minister(or someone who handles that) and said look i really think its a good idea for these kids to come with us untill things get better, etc instead of just taking them.


 * F:** My recommendation would be for the court to have the trial in Haiti, and also someone should set up some sort of organization where children who have lost their parents and/or are homeless can go and stay and be safe and be treated.