Haitian Journalists Show How Temporary Solutions Create Permanent Problems for Refugees

By: Patrick Butler | 03/12/2012

As hundreds of non-governmental organizations begin to pull out of Haiti, their departures are causing problems in a nation still struggling to recover from the 2010 earthquake. Several journalists chosen to take part in the Fund for Investigative Journalism took a close look at one of those problems. With guidance from Knight International Journalism Fellow Kathie Klarreich and Jane Regan, her partner on the project, one group of reporters produced a hard-hitting story that explains the challenges of securing clean water and sanitation.

Read the article here: Part I and Part II

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Investigative Journalism

Critical-Issues Reporting

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Latin America / Caribbean

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