Moved by images of buildings crumbling like sand castles and children
wandering the streets crying for parents buried in the rubble, I donated
$10 to the Yéle Haiti Earthquake Fund, excited that saving the world
was as simple as texting — something I do daily without even thinking.
Yéle reportedly collected more than $2 million from its SMS fundraising,
which was lead by hip-hop producer and Yéle chairman Wyclef Jean. Then a
report by Smoking Gun lifted Jean’s Superman cape. Turns out the
organization had some serious financial mismanagement issues, including
not filing taxes and large payouts given to Jean and his associates.
Jean defended Yéle’s credibility, but the damage was done.One year after the earthquake, millions of Haitians are living in
tents and dying in record numbers of curable diseases, even after donors
around the world gave more than $14 billion.
This is what I call an aid fail.
Read more: http://techchange.org/2011/06/10/techvest-in-africa%E2%80%99s-future-what-africa-really-needs-right-now/
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