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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Haitian Recovery Efforts

    It's been six months since a devastating magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, killing as many as 230,000 people and leaving more than a million homeless. Governments, aid agencies and individuals all responded swiftly to the disaster, pledging more than $5 billion in aid, but only two percent of that money has actually reached Haiti.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    It's been six months since a devastating magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, killing as many as 230,000 people and leaving more than a million homeless. Governments, aid agencies and individuals all responded swiftly to the disaster, pledging more than $5 billion in aid, but only two percent of that money has actually reached Haiti. The US Senate has expressed its concerns about how aid is being managed. What's gone wrong? Why have relief efforts stalled? Could the American government pull back on its pledge of help? What about other countries? What support has actually reached those in need?

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    Whatever Happened to Hope for Haiti?
    1. 0:00Ambassador Hotel Becomes Beautiful Schools with Hefty Price
    2. 8:43Haitian Recovery EffortsYou’re reading this
    3. 42:03Defector or Kidnap Victim, Nuclear Scientist Returns to Iran
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      Sara Terry

      The Aftermath Project

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      Deborah Sontag

      Correspondent, New York Times

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      Julie Sell

      Spokeswoman, American Red Cross in Haiti

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      Robert Perito

      Director of the Haiti Program, US Institute of Peace

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Whatever Happened to Hope for Haiti?
    1. 0:00Ambassador Hotel Becomes Beautiful Schools with Hefty Price
    2. 8:43Haitian Recovery EffortsYou’re reading this
    3. 42:03Defector or Kidnap Victim, Nuclear Scientist Returns to Iran
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