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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In the wake of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the American Red Cross raised $488 million, promising to make a lasting impact. Since then, it has publicly celebrated its work. But in fact, the group has repeatedly failed on the ground in Haiti.
A ProPublica and NPR investigation based on confidential memos, emails from worried top officers, and accounts of a dozen insiders shows that the charity has broken promises, squandered donations, and made dubious claims of success:
- The Red Cross says it has provided homes so far to more than 130,000 people. But it has actually built just six permanent homes.
- The Red Cross’ planned response to cholera was crippled by “internal issues” as thousands of Haitians were dying.
- A confidential memo written by the head of the Red Cross’ program tells of management remarks disparaging Haitian employees, including, “He is the only hard working one among them,” and “the ones that we have hired are not strong so we probably should not pay close attention to Haitian CVs.”
- Despite promising transparency, the Red Cross won’t say where the hundreds of millions of dollars donated for Haiti has gone.
The full article, in both English and French, is here: https://www.propublica.org/
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