The Clinton family’s charitable work in Haiti has been a mix of success, disappointment and controversy. No doubt, there’ll be a drumbeat asking you to donate to Haiti’s hurricane relief, if it hasn’t already begun. "Countries where they push gays off buildings and yet you take their money, why don't you give back the money where they treat people so horribly? But according to New York magazine, the National Review, a number of companies receiving contracts in Haiti, acted more like "entities making large donations to the Clinton Foundation", so called "quid pro quo" deals, rather than bringing real change to Haitians. It was one of the Western hemisphere’s greatest natural disasters, and nations like the United States rushed to the aid of … Americans alone donated 1.4 billion[3] in relief funds to NGOs in the year following the disaster. Co-chair Laura Graham, a former Clinton administration official and Chief Operating Officer for the Clinton Foundation. The Clinton Foundation raised more than $30 million for Haiti relief projects. What she found was thousands of homeless Haitians living in camps with inadequate access to clean water, food, and latrines. While Michele was in Haiti, a hurricane was expected to hit the island. ", •2013 Gracie Award for Outstanding Investigative Program, •2013 CINE Special Jury Award for Best Investigative Documentary, •2013 Edward R. Murrow Award for News Documentary, •2013 Women's International Film Festival Best Documentary Short, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "2013 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners", http://www.cgdev.org/blog/haiti-three-years-after-quake-and-not-much-has-changed, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/what-does-haiti-have-show-13-billion-earthquake-aid-n281661, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haiti:_Where_Did_the_Money_Go&oldid=960241256, Articles needing additional references from September 2014, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 June 2020, at 21:57. Ultimately, the film provides a complex picture of NGOs, some of which work hard to provide services in difficult circumstances, others who seem to only benefit themselves in the “big business of emergency aid. aired on PBS and won the 2013 Edward R. Murrow Award for News Documentary.[1]. 20 months after the earthquake, Michele returned to Haiti to check on the progress of the relief efforts. She checked back in with Wilma Vital, who with a husband, two children, and another baby on the way only had enough food to last for a few more days. Green from Project Medishare, expressed that they were still in need of funds and resources from these larger NGOs to maintain their services. Haitians, employees of charitable organizations, doctors, and others relate their experiences with NGOs, both good and bad, regarding disaster relief. Where did the funds intended to rebuild Haiti go in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake? Despite some improvements in housing at certain camps, thousands still lived in unsafe and unclean conditions. Part 4: Infrastructure, Communication, and Hurricanes. Following the storm, the lack of uncontaminated water caused a cholera outbreak, which was deadly to many in the camps. One reason for this is that the NGOs would not communicate with one another as to the needs of the Haitians, so inadequate or inappropriate supplies were sent. [6][failed verification], After the Fund ceased formal operations on December 31, 2012, the Multilateral Investment Fund, a member of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, took over management of programs which had not yet been fully completed and began receiving funds from remaining loans. "Those seeking grants for Haiti relief were considered separately from non-donors, and some of those donors got contracts —government contracts, taxpayer money… He, as well as Luke King of Catholic Relief Services, maintained that the money was being well spent and that the situation in Haiti was improving. It becomes clear that despite some progress, the NGOs operate without accountability and inter organization communication, and the Haitians end up not receiving the help they were promised. Many other Haitians expressed similar sentiments; they believed that NGOs used the money they raised to fund themselves, hotels, restaurants instead of helping Haiti. Michele Mitchell travelled to Haiti for the first time in November 2010 to see if this had been carried out. The allegation that comes back to haunt Hillary Clinton time and time again resurfaced this week during the Third Presidential Debate: the Clinton Foundation. [3] The fund's stated purpose was to support the restart, expansion and creation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, to which women are often key contributors; empower people and enterprises by helping them access the formal business sector; promote job creation (particularly jobs with direct social benefit, such as in health and education); and to provide life skills and job training, especially to youth, so that Haitians can embrace economic opportunity.[4]. As of December 2012, the Fund estimated that its programs sustained or created 7,350 jobs, trained 20,050 individuals, and had an additional positive impact on the conditions of more than 311,000 Haitians. [2], Key focus areas for funding included providing small and growing businesses with access to financing, business services, and entrepreneurship training (36%); facilitating job training and workforce development (31%); responding to critical, unmet needs (23%); and supporting the recovery and expansion of microfinance institutions, many of whose beneficiaries are women (10%).