Haiti

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What is this case study looking for?
Aid: the need for it, nature of it and it's effectiveness
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Where is this located?
It is a small island in the Caribbean, South East of the USA, capital = Port au Prince, ranked 149 out of 181 countries on HDI
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What was the need for aid?
Haiti experienced a magnitude 7 earthquake on January 12th 2012, which killed 316000 people and affected 3 million
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What short term emergency aid was given (economic)?
Multilateral aid over $1bn, USA $100mil, EU $330mil, UN $10mil, World Bank $100mil
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What short term emergency aid was given (social)?
810,000 people in aid camps, 4.3million were provided with food rations and many countries sent aid workers including Taiwan (sent 23)
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What long term development aid was given?
Money, temporary schools, supporting unemployed (70% of population), clean water and sanitation for 1.7million people
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What were the advantages of this aid?
Less overall deaths, locals trained, governments cancel Haiti's debt, shelters for 1.5million homeless, cash/food for work projects, can get an education
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What were the disadvantages of this aid?
1million still homeless after a year (in aid camps), Government's disorganisation (hard to access aid), public: looting and violence, free aid bad for local businesses, water factory hasn't rehired 200 employees (low sales)
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It is a small island in the Caribbean, South East of the USA, capital = Port au Prince, ranked 149 out of 181 countries on HDI

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