7 July 2010. "On the Ground in Haiti with Scott Pelley.

Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com.

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In this video, we follow Scott Pelley, an American news reporter, to Haiti following up on the mass
earthquake that took place. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is an NGO (non-government
organization) that is providing emergency assistance to the survivors of the natural disaster. The IRC
provides a camp outside Port-au-Prince with clean water, sanitation, gender violence support,
counselling and education.
Pelley is seen interviewing the many people of the IRC who are helping the families of the tragedy.
With such a tremendous aftermath of the earthquake, the number one concern of the people in the
IRC is the children. The IRC are busy sending case workers out to find any left children, identifying
them, registering them and finding their families. Also, with the poor sanitation conditions, it
contributes to the spread of disease. The IRC brought over material and the people of Haiti were able
to build their own toilets and showers.

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Anderson, M. (2010, Nov 8) "The IRC in Haiti." Rescue and Refugee Support. http://www.rescue.org

This article from the IRC official website simply tells the reader how the IRC has been involved in
helping the survivors of the Haiti earthquake.
With the help of many volunteers, the IRC has been able to provide the needed emergency care that
the survivors need and much more. They are still continuing to work on finding and reuniting
children who were separated from their families after the earthquake. Aside from working with
families and individuals, the IRC is also providing urgently needed hygiene and sanitation care for
the many homeless and working to prevent sexual violence from occurring. They're also targeting
young girls and keeping them safe from sexual exploitation and offering them new opportunities
through programs such as financial literacy and skills training. The IRC is currently working with
local authorities to foster good governance and a new respect for human rights in Haiti.

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Schultz, S. (2010,

November 5) Flooding Raises New Cholera Fears in Haiti. The New

York Time

In this article by The New York Times newspaper, Vladimir Laguerre reports the epidemic outbreak
of cholera with the earthquake and flooding in Haiti. Three medical workers from "Doctors Without
Borders," another NGO, were sent to Haiti on a mission to deliver supplies and spread the word on
preventing a deadly cholera outbreak from getting worse. Several people drank from a nearby river
that was known to be contaminated with cholera-causing bacteria because they do not have the
money to afford bottled water and/or water purifications kits/systems.
Due to the city's overcrowded survivor camps and unsanitary conditions, it was promoting the
cholera disease outbreak. Doctors started building cholera clinics in local hospitals to help handle the
disease. Their main focus is on urging the people to not consume the water directly and delivering
purification tablets and bottled water. But the only problem was that many people did not have the
money to afford such a thing. To try and improve the local treatments, Doctors Without Borders and
other local aid organizations having been building clinics in rural areas where they can stabilize and
treat victims, distribute water purification kits and clean water, and teach people practices to avoid
contamination

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G.p. Hayes 2010 "Complex rupture during the 12 January 2010 Haiti
earthquake." Nature Geoscience 33(5) 211-218 http://www.nature.com

In this online journal by G.P. Hayes it reviews the Complex rupture during the 12 January 2010
Haiti earthquake. The journal demonstrates significant data facts and remarkable as well as
devastating stories that elapsed over the earthquake. The societal impact of the 12 january 2010 Haiti
earthquake was immense, with over 230,000 deaths and 8-14 billion dollar in damage attributed
directly to the event. Unfortunately much of the impact was centered in the densely populated Portau-Prince which is known as the capital of Haiti. This summarizes and reflects the main strength that
the journalist is trying to portray in the journal.
This experienced journalist, G.P. Hayes writes the article in depth so that the reader has a feel for
what has happened as well as what the people are going through in other countries. He reflect on the
issue by using data and charts that help the average person understand the natural disaster. G.P. Hayes
backs the written component of the journal with three dimensional graphs as well as foot notes which
again gives the reader a greater description. G.P. Hayes article is precise, descriptive, and wellresearched.

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Morales, Maureen, and Rhoda (2011). Haiti earthquake crisis and response. Washington: Diane Publishing, 2011.

Haiti after the earthquake.

In this book of notification based on the journalists experiential research, in the book Crisis and
Response written by Maureen Taft-Morales talks about what actually happened on January 12 2010
in Haiti. The author comments on the state that Haiti was already in economically and what the
country is in after the earthquake struck. The book also shines light on the response time of NGOs
(non-governmental organizations) of which one of them was the IRC ( International Rescue
Committee)
As the experienced journalist, Maureen Taft-Morales is, she just does not only focus on the
earthquake and the damage of what happened. She also focuses on the country before the
devastation. The author also has quotes from the people of Haiti as well as NGO workers. This gives
the reader of the book a better insight of what exactly happened and what people experienced.
Maureen Taft-Morales is very descriptive with her words and shows this through the personal quotes
she has added in her literature.

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The Editorial Board. 11 Jan. 2014 "Haiti, Unfinished and Forsaken." Macleans Magazine : 2. Print.

This Macleans magazine article is purposing that Haiti is in a very dangerous situation. Its
possible that some natural or man-made crisis this year could push it back into the headlines. But
sustained attention, with the kind of support from outside that Haiti still needs to rebuild and
become more self-sufficient, is mostly gone.
This article in macleans magazine gives great examples of what other helping countries should
be thinking of doing, because Haiti is such a poor country first world countries need to realize
and help before it is too late. The journalist for this article shows their opinion through past
events that have happened in Haiti. They do this by showing articles which gives significant data
to what has recently happened in Haiti. This article uses very descriptive language as well as
easy charts to read.

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