Reading about fraud is always upsetting, but reading about charity fraud is downright infuriating.
When the already-impoverished nation of Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake in 2010, people around the world opened their checkbooks to donate money to the reconstruction of the country. Among the recipients of these generous donations was the Red Cross, who pledged to help the people of Haiti get back on their feet with the millions of dollars given to them.
Yet five years after launching LAMIKA, a project named after a Creole acronym for “A Better Life In My Neighborhood” and meant to build hundreds of homes in Port-Au-Prince, only six homes have been built across the entire country, forcing citizens to continue dwelling in shacks without water, electricity or basic sanitation and regular flooding. In short, the Red Cross has delivered far less than it promised not just to it’s donors, but to the people it claimed it would help as well.
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Right up there with the Clinton Foundation.
When I was a kid the Red Cross came to the rescue whenever a disaster happened. Most of the people are still volunteers and take donations. Fema is a gov controlled program payed for by taxpayers. Think about that the next time you read a story about bashing the Red Cross.
the very reason I don’t give a dime to RC, I send money to those in real need, like dogs that have been abused and sites that I know are real
The Red Cross was founded in the name of Jesus. They recently renounced any ties to Christ. They are now the red X!
International crimes should be punished!
Shame on the Red Cross. More in their pockets than what is was meant for! I will never give!
yeah and of you research out further you’ll find the timeline goes right along with The Clinton Scam Foundation and the millions they scammed from the Haitians. And they say snakes don’t have spines.
I have heard other bad things about the Red Cross I would never donate to them.
This is so sad.
Lisa, fair enough. But, two BILLION dollars went missing in Haiti. The Red Cross, in this case egregiously underperformed, but are flush with cash.