A ‘Lost Decade’: Haiti Still Struggles To Recover 10 Years After Massive Earthquake

By Carrie Kahn

Canaan is a slum north of Port-au-Prince inhabited by displaced earthquake survivors. The sprawling array of concrete homes and wooden shacks is home to more than a quarter of a million people.

Billions of dollars poured into Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, giving the economy a boost. But reconstruction hasn’t lived up to what was promised and Haitians tell NPR they feel forgotten.

(Image credit: Richard Tsong-Taatarii for NPR)

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