Dear New York times editor,
I am referring to your editorial, "What Haiti Needs Right Now". I agree with you that Haiti doesn't need to worry about money or any kind of aid for its reconstruction plan. After Haiti's disastrous earthquake on January 12th, it has been trying to reconstruct as fast as possible. This would usually be extremely hard for one of the poorest countries in America, but not for Haiti since it has supporters and donors all over the world. About $800 million has already been committed to relief efforts by more than 150 countries and organizations.
You said that Haiti needs a lot more money and it shouldn't be a problem. Well I agree with you but I think that most of the money that it receives in aid isn't being put to good use. Like you said, "Of the more than a million people displaced by the quake and living in fragile encampments, only a few thousand have been moved from the most flood-prone areas to new, sturdier shelter". I think the $800 million and the aid and materials that Haiti received, if put to good use, could have been more than sufficient for it reconstruction. But it careless government didn't move swiftly and decisively. After about 4 months, Haiti is still in a mess and this isn't because it doesn't have enough money or materials. But instead its because of corruption within the government itself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/17/opinion/17sat1.html
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