Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation

Six weeks after the earthquake which devastated their island, Haitians face a new challenge -- the rainy season. Hundreds of thousands are living in tents and wooden huts in the open which offer little protection against the rain. So, in their fifth distribution of aid, Tzu Chi volunteers gave out tarpaulin waterproof sheets to residents in Port-au-Prince. They also began their second food-for-work relief program and have started to discuss the building of toilets, to ease a serious sanitation problem.Read more...