I have written about the Red Cross' failures before. One of the main kickers that spurred me to put together the KTD Drive Project, what really clinched it for me was the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The simple fact of the matter is, the Red Cross, FEMA, and many other organizations, all too often fail to do the job they are supposed to do.
And now Haiti feels not just the Red Cross' failure but Hillary Clinton's Failure as well.
"In late 2011, the Red Cross launched a multimillion-dollar project to transform the desperately poor area, which was hit hard by the earthquake that struck Haiti the year before. The main focus of the project — called LAMIKA, an acronym in Creole for “A Better Life in My Neighborhood” — was building hundreds of permanent homes.
Today, not one home has been built in Campeche. Many residents live in shacks made of rusty sheet metal, without access to drinkable water, electricity or basic sanitation. When it rains, their homes flood and residents bail out mud and water."
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