In the Field

On January 12, 2010, the Caribbean nation of Haiti was devastated after the earth shook. The damage done by the quake is incomprehensible to most of us. The closest we can come to understanding the horrific repercussions of the quake are statistics (230,000 dead, 300,000 injured, 1,000,000 homeless), but statistics alone cannot properly convey the…

Earthquakes are terrifying in any situation, but when they strike third world countries, where construction is primitive and where poverty is rampant, the devastation is magnified. In these circumstances no one suffers more than children. When Haiti was struck with a forceful earthquake on January 12, it left thousands of children dead, injured and at…