Haiti

The Children's Villages in Santo, near Port-au-Prince and Cap Haitien are home to children from Haiti who face some of the poorest conditions in the world. SOS Children has been working here since 1982 and has also provided aid during natural disasters occurring in Haiti … more about our charity work in Haiti

View of the tents where the children are sleeping in Children's Village Santo after the earthquake.

Apr 28, 2010 09:15 AM
View of the tents where the children are sleeping in Children's Village Santo after the earthquake.

Two girls and two boys with a plastic bag, smiling - CV Santo after the earthquake.

Lisa

Aid agencies in Haiti are taking steps to reduce the risk of epidemics that could sweep through the densely populated tent camps in Port-au-Prince. Their goal: to improve sanitation. The U.N. says it wants to install 25,000 pit privies around the capital. As of now, the number is closer to 1,000.

The above is a quote from a great radio programme by Melissa Block, who hosts the NPR News show All Things Considered. Melissa was investigating provisions to people in Haiti. It is pretty interting to listern to to get an idea of the scale of the aid required and the type of air required. Here is an extract of the show: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123821359

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