Haiti is a country in
ruins. The earthquake killed more than 200,000
people, left millions more homeless, destroyed the
country’s infrastructure and most of it’s buildings
and left it reliant on foreign aid. Amidst all of
this, local people are tackling child trafficking
gangs that are preying on the poor and needy,
marauding gangs of thieves – many of them prisoners
who escaped from jail when the prison was destroyed
by the quake and a lack of police. We travelled to
Haiti and found a proud people who are trying to
make the best of a terrible situation. We witnessed
some remarkable rescue efforts by Mexico’s famous
“Los Topos” [moles]. We also saw some businesses
re-opening in difficult conditions, orphanages
springing up to give shelter to children, make-shift
homes being built and went on tour with the Justice
Minister. But it will be a long fight back to
normality for a people who have lost virtually
everything.
