Where did all the Haiti relief money go?
www.thegrio.com/specials/thegrio-on-the-ground-in-haiti/where-did-all-the-haiti-relief-money-go.php
Haiti's problem is the corrupt and unaccountable, unelected Third/Community Sector. This bloated sector (charities, trusts, ngos, quangos, foundations, etc) now performs roles and has the public money (tax, donations) that the Public Sector (elected) formerly controlled and managed however, the Community Sector, unlike the Public Sector, is NOT covered by Freedom of Information legislation. This mushrooming sector, where stakeholders bid and boards of administators are 'appointed' (Common Purpose?) - not elected, is a crooks' paradise! Now big business and corporations are getting involved in "the community." It is the biggest threat we face, actually!
This article was written before the earthquake! http://www.usip.org/events/haiti-republic-ngos
You might want to watch this NOW as it will only be online for another 26 days!
The Battle for Haiti, on the UK's Channel 4, aired Sunday evening 9th Jan. 2011.
www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/episode-guide/series-78/episode-1
Of interest, at 38.45 mins. in:There are now 10,000 (yes ten thousand!) NGOs delivering aid in Haiti. Over the past 30 years as the NGOs have grown, the Haitian state has shrunk.
“All us are to be held responsible for the weakness of the Haitian state, over the last 30 years because we didn’t like the ideology of various governments, we have because we felt there was corruption etc. we have been building parallel structures and institutions in Haiti. This the Republic of NGOs.”
Edmond Mulet, Head of UN Mission to Haiti.
There you have it. Straight from the horse's mouth!
www.france24.com/en/20100330-interview-edmond-mulet-head-of-the-UN-mission-in-haiti