'Life Amid the Ruins' A couple holds hands and walks amid the wreckage of their country's wounded landscape. Experts familiar with the rebuilding efforts in Haiti say relief work is finally speeding up under the guidance of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission. The group has set a goal of removing 40 percent of the earthquake rubble by October and has approved projects such as highways, apartment buildings and 250 temporary schools for children. But even with these projects underway, rebuilding Haiti will take many years. (Carol Guzy, The Washington Post - January 19, 2010)
'Tiny victim' The battered and bandaged face of a child bears witness to the severity of the wounds seen at General Hospital in Port-au-Prince. The overwhelmed facility was deluged with patients seeking care. 'It's worse than I thought it would be,' one relief worker said. 'Most countries have some capacity to deal with emergencies; this one has no capacity to deal with emergencies.' (Nikki Kahn, The Washington Post - January 15, 2010)
(Carol Guzy, The Washington Post - January 26, 2010) 
(Carol Guzy, The Washington Post - January 15, 2010)
