Friday, April 5, 2013

Bulk of Haiti earthquake aid went to U.S. firms, organizations - Latest report

Latest report illustrates that the bulk of aid seldom reaches the beneficiaries for whom it is intended.

A new report on American aid to Haiti in the wake of that country's devastating earthquake finds most of the money went to U.S.-based companies and organizations.

The Center for Economic and Policy Research analyzed the US$1.15 billion pledged after the January 2010 quake and found that the "vast majority" of the money it could follow went straight to U.S. companies or organizations,

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