Haiti: Where did the money go?

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[KosmicKitty]

A friend of mine, a physician has been going to Haiti to help. He said you can see from the air where the Dominican Republic ends and Haiti begins. Where the forest ends, Haiti begins. The DR is forested, and Haiti is completely deforested. It’s the same island.

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[SparkyBass]

I think they bought a fleet of Chevy Volts with the money...

[woodbutcher1963]

I can personally attest that my company was involved in sales of metal roofing and plywood that went to Haiti. However, this was being used to build temporary structures.
Think shack: 4’x8’ 3/4” CDX plywood floor with a steel sheet metal roof. Not your most gracious living space.

[TheOldLady]

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[knittnmom]

Sheet metal that is not rusted is a HUGE improvement for a large part of that population. Our church recently did some mission work in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. We tore down a house of poorly framed wood and very rusty corrugated sheet metal. The materials were all saved, in case someone else in the community needed them. Then we began construction on a concrete home. In the DR, there are haves and have-nots. But even the haves, in most cases, don’t live as well as most welfare recipients in the US. It is typical to see a fairly nice home, but without indoor plumbing.