Gonaïves – Living in a Sea of Mud, and Drowning in Dread

Gonaïves Journal – Living in a Sea of Mud, and Drowning in Dread

Sad story here, reported by the New York Times. With rain and hurricane seasons just around the corner, residents in Gonaïves in Haiti have made little progress cleaning up after the devastation of last year’s string of hurricanes and are living in fear of the next big storm. You can see what it looks like here and here and here.

If you’d like to help, here are some organizations trying to make a difference:

Fonkoze

UNICEF

Hands On Disaster Response

The World Food Program

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