May 12, 2010
CBS News reports that it will air an investigation tonight that examines “five major non-profits, what they have spent so far in Haiti, and how they’ll track and account for the funds over time.” CBS notes that:
There’s a storm brewing in Haiti.
Not a storm from the rainy season bearing down, but a storm over why so many are still in dire straits a full four months after the earthquake.
Why so many are facing the ravages of the rainy season without safe shelter to protect them?A storm over how that could be the case when so much international aid has been committed to help the people of Haiti.
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Critics such as Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic Policy and Research say more money should have been spent up front making sure the population’s emergency needs were met. He argues that many donors who dug deep during their own tough times to give, thought they were putting immediate food in people’s mouths, giving immediate medical help, and putting a roof over victims’ heads now.
The full show, with details from the investigation is set to air tonight on CBS Evening News, check your local CBS station for air time.
