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Channeling Hope in Haiti

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The recent 7.0 earthquake has devestated Haiti.DEVELOPMENTS

 Haiti's recent unexpected catastrophic 7.0 earthquake has brought global attention to the long-ignored impoverished island nation. As images of Haiti started populating the international media outlets, writing about hope became quite difficult. The media's attention on Haiti generally focuses only when tumultuous events occur: hurricanes, political turmoil, protests. To see a country that has recently shown positive improvement to be reduced by what’s now reported as a significant setback to the domestic and international aid that now stands stunned.

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