Is this not the perfect time to implement an agency such as US. President Roosevelt's The Civilian Conservation Corps 1933-42 (nice overview: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/ccc/introduction) to materialize a eco-infrastructure in Haiti? Instead of throwing money good after bad—as if history never repeats—ie. sub-sub-sub-sub contractors of Iraq (Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein) why not employ the unemployed, utilize expert knowledge, and mobilizing locals (especially those that feel disenfranchised*) a new era of stewardship would insure a balanced peaceful future for the plighted Haitians.
*"The tents created an instant appearance of haves and have-nots, a shift from the sense of commonly shared suffering of the recent week. " Government Turns to Long-Term Needs, WSJ.com (from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704423204575017384160415238.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop)
Technical Volunteer Registry
http://dex.cidi.org/
http://www.ewb-usa.org/haiti.php
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