While we’re grieving over Canada’s loss to the US in tonight’s hockey game, let’s turn our attention to people who are worrying over something more immediate and vital.

An article in the Toronto Star yesterday really made us think. The question for Haiti now is how to rebuild, and this includes not only the physical infrastructure, but also the political and economic aspects. How will the aid money be spent, short term and long term? Who will administer which parts of the funds? How will the money be spent in a way that will allow self-sufficiency, rather than continued reliance on foreign aid?

Short term, Haiti is in a rush to house its displaced citizens before the rainy season hits. The concern is that the location of many tent cities are situated in places that are at high risk for land slides and flooding. In addition, sanitation and disease in the tent cities is a growing issue. So if anyone asks you this week about why you’re TW4H, now you know what to say.