1. A Closer Look at USAID Food Aid Programs in Haiti
(Matching tags: aid distribution, usaid, agriculture, food aid, world vision, crs)

... World Food Program - WFP), is “the main avenue for U.S. food assistance.” As can be seen in Figure 1, in fiscal years 2010 and 2011, USAID obligated over $200 million and distributed over 174,000 metric ...

2. 'Focusing on Long-term Development' in Times of Cholera and Crisis
(Matching tags: aid distribution, media coverage, world vision, ngos, red cross)

Independent journalist Ansel Herz, who has been reporting from the ground in Haiti since the earthquake, writes in the New York Daily News today on the media's treatment of the cholera outbreak as well ...

3. Why Don’t They Spend the Money Now, When People Need It?
(Matching tags: aid distribution, world vision, red cross, care, catholic relief services, clinton-bush fund)

As described in a CBS News investigation last night, some of the large NGO’s that have received millions of dollars in individual donations – and, we would note, in some cases, U.S. taxpayer money via ...

4. WSJ: "Social Structures Form in Haiti's Tent Cities"
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The Wall Street Journal reports on the rise of self-governance in the make-shift camps, home to 1.3 million people. Miriam Jordan of the WSJ writes: Inside the many tent cities now home to hundreds of ...