Haiti Podcast Analysis

Children are often portrayed as innocent and insignificant beings. And why is that? Because we don’t try to change our image. We are not insignificant. We can be helpful. As a matter of fact, we can be just as helpful as adults in relation to the Haiti catastrophe. Adults all over the world are collecting money, clothes and other aid for Haitians. Who says that children can’t do the same? We can organize fundraisers just like adults. We can make that little extra effort to help those in need. Just like the doctors on NPR said, the problem is just going to get worse, which means we need to help even more. We need to do everything we possibly can to assist Haitians in the aftermath of the terrible earthquake.

Young people can contribute to the relief efforts by sending clothes, money and food to Haiti. Well, how do you begin? By going through your closet, and checking which clothes still fit you, and if they don’t give them to a charity for Haiti. You could also start by babysitting, organizing a bake-sale or having a yard-sale, and giving all the benefits to Haiti. Lastly, you could either buy canned food – or send food you already have to the cause. All kinds of charities are sending money, and other aids to Haiti, so you can give everything you have collected to one of those charities – and they will do the rest. Your school is also a great place to begin your efforts.

On the NPR Podcast Doctor Daniel Fitzgerald described the different stages of the health aftermath. He claims that ‘the situation will only get worse day by day’. The final stage of the health aftermath is going to be chaos and lack of security. To ease this ‘lack of security’, the Haitians need to be supplied with enough food, so that they aren’t tempted, and in some cases, forced into stealing. Sadly, it has already come to this point...and most Haitians don’t have enough supplies. Many rescue teams are in Haiti, working full time, but it’s just not enough. They need more supplies; and more aid in general. Haitians need all the help they can get, and currently they don’t have that.

Haiti is in chaos, and the rest of the world needs to help.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122556026