A massive earthquake struck hayte on january twelfth. Two thousand ten in what caused untold damages, collapsed almost every single government ministry and displaced over a million people. A majority of the money that we allicate to foreign assistance is going to companies that are located in the united states of america. Less than five percent of that funding went to local businesses or organizations or the haytian government. The other 95 % goes to largely us. Based n gos and four profit development companies. This's no accident, right? This is the four and aid system we have designed. So when we talk about the lack of results, the lack of efficiency ind foreign aid, this isn't
An assassination followed by an earthquake followed by a tropical storm strike a country where aid organizations often have more influence than Haitians.
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