By Nicholas Garlow -- February 27, 2010
Haiti is a Caribbean nation located just southwest of the United States. It's one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, and on January 12th of this year, Haiti was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that destroyed the capital of Port-au-Prince, killing over 200,000 Haitians and leaving massive damage behind.
World Vision is a national organization that works with families and communities worldwide who struggle with poverty and injustice. Many of World Vision's Boston-based volunteers were deployed to Haiti within hours of the earthquake, including Laura Blank. Blank is a Disaster Communications specialist for World Vision. I had the opportunity to speak with Laura about her experience helping with relief efforts, just weeks after the quake.
This interview originally aired January 31, 2010, on WERS.
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