Haiti, one month after the event

Jean H. Charles provides another perspective on Haiti, the earthquake and the rebuilding of the country and its people:

“…There is a culture of lack of compassion for the refugees in the tent city. Food, water and public hygiene should be brought to the people. They need not go to a far away place for half a bag of rice distributed (orderly by the Americans, and disorderly by the United Nations)…”

Lessons from Port-au-Prince, Haiti

“Driving from Port-au-Prince into the hill of Bourdon, towards the bucolic and attractive suburb of Petionville, one is captivated by the sheer beauty of the setting: A gentle mountain with a deep ravine on the right side, beautiful mansions on the left, with wild ginger plants with their giant red and pink flowers serving as a fence…”