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Haiti Waits to rise The Haitian president, Mr Martelly says his government has stepped up reconstruction efforts since he took office last May. Officials point to new roads and schools around the capital, and thousands of Haitians moved from public parks to permanent housing. But 500,000 Haitians remain homeless, and only half the aid pledged following the earthquake has been spent. "Despite considerable achievements, including in the areas of rubble removal and the resettlement of displaced persons, many Haitians remain in need of international assistance," he said. The skills to rebuild in Haiti are not present in sufficient numbers or quality within the country. Yet with 45% unemployment, surely experienced construction companies can institue training to help the country get back on its feet. The infrastructure is broken. China seems to have taken a distance approach. Although they are busy building infrastructure in many African and Caribbean countries, they have been absent where Haiti is concerned. Apart from sending a rescue team for 15 days soon after the earthquake, and promising aid, they have done nothing else. I suppose the Haiti does not quite have the resources to exchange that Africa might have, as in oil, gold, iamonds and various metals. The question of the debt owed and paid to France has been discussed. Their was a philosophical debate about France paying reparations in the region of 15 billion. Hummm. Lets hold our breadth. History cannot continue to be used as a reason for lack of progress. The NGO's and private companies need to account for the money they have received. Has it been spent? And if so, on what? With many NGO's leaving, does that mean they have run out of money. What are the Governments plans to make a change? Has this been published? Perhaps mainstream media are ignoring the changes which have happened; preferring to show more powerful images of tent city and rubble. One can only pity the poor people in Haiti. Once you have donated to a charity to help, then what else can you do? With the food system broken, Some choose to still stay in tents so that they can be fed with aid; even when they now have a house. The Haitian president said in an interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN, that he had read in an article that only 1% of the money which had been donated actually was received by his Government. It's a bit puzzling that he had to read this in an article. I would have thought he was in a position to know that already. He indicated that they are slowly housing people, and trying to rebuild but they are hampered by funds and expertise. Things many take for granted such as food, water, electricity, roads, sanitary facilities are required - urgently. Sometimes it just takes a strong leader to make things happen. Whether this is the leader of a private company, or an NGO, or a Government minister. The news it getting old now. Soon no one will care. Black Economics.
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