Articles by Beverly Bell and Laura Wagner
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Disaster Aid or Aid Disaster? Haitians’ Thoughts on Foreign Assistance
Beverly Bell and Laura Wagner – Truthout,
28 Jun 2010
The international community (here referring to nations and international organizations) has pledged or given $9.9 billion in relief and reconstruction aid to Haiti, since the earthquake on January 12, 2010. Citizens and non-profit agencies of foreign countries have provided billions more. The aid is many times the size of Haiti’s annual budget, which was $1.97 billion for the 2009-10 fiscal year.
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