Remembering Haiti: 2 years on

On the I Am The Nu Black Blog today, a piece of art work by David Choe was posted. As the blog's author describes, the painting was auctioned off in remembrance of the horrific earthquake that hit Haiti 2 years ago. It dosen't seem so long ago we were all watching our TV screens agast, viewing the harrowing aftermath, and watching the various high profile fundraising efforts.

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2 years on, it is apparent that little progress has been made. Although the majority of relief funding that was promised by international donars has been spent, only 53% of funding pledged for reconstruction projects has been be delivered. Further there is growing frustration and the sheer numbers of NGOs that are now operating in the country and the slow pace of recovery. It makes you wonder whether Haiti will ever be know for a positive contribution and not corruption and disaster. If the figures posted on the Guardian's Data Blog are accurate, certain countries have been very enthusiastic in spending their pledged monies. However you do wonder whether there is an alternative motive to this. Any way enough of the conspiracy theories. Hopefully in the next 3 years we will be hearing that the country is making headway and is developing for the better.

To read more about the Guardian's analysis of Haiti's progress, please visit: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/datablog/2012/jan/12/haiti-earthquake-aid-money-data

To visit the I Am The Nu Black blog, go to: http://www.iamthenublack.com/

For more on David Choe, go to: http://www.davidchoe.com/