Jayanti Menches
Journal of International Peace Operations
Volume 5, Number 6- May/June 2010
Settling in to the new family home
IMAGINE 6,700 men, women and children living crammed together in an encampment less than a football field in length and with little to no sanitation. Imagine their home as a hovel comprised of anything they can lay their hands on, with only sheets or tarps to protect them from the elements.
This was the situation Triple Canopy representatives found when they arrived on the grounds of an HIV/AIDS center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in mid-February of this year. When the January 12 earthquake struck, devastating Haiti and leaving over a million people homeless, the company wanted to give back to a community where it had previously worked. The company’s philanthropy committee researched established charities located in Port-au-Prince, hoping to support an organization and make an immediate impact by purchasing, transporting aid to those in need.
