Haiti: The Disaster Before the Earthquake

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In December of 2009, less than four weeks before the powerful earthquake destroyed Port-au-Prince, the San Damiano Foundation spent 8 days filming in the capital city, with a special focus on the massive slum of Cite Soleil, where more than a quarter of a million people live in unthinkable squalor and deprivation. No running water, no electricity, no sewers…nothing but endless misery. Even after filming in dreadful slums in India, Africa and South America, Cite Soleil shocked us. Besides intense poverty, the slum is riddled with violence. Death and disease are in the air. And that was before the tragic earthquake. The film we are making is about the necessity of compassion. We will return to Haiti as soon as the current recovery operation stabilizes.



Posted by RandomCritic   @   9 May 2010 12 comments
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  • MissLGourgue

    I appreciate that you’re trying to help the poor. But, this video does not represent all of Haiti! Cite Soleil does not represent where I’m from. Haiti is not hell. Thank you very much for making us look like that… it is those vids that are causing discrimination against haitians!

  • cristinestonge

    Yoiu have to think that San Damianio is an organism that is making films as fundraiser…would you give money to people with a nice house, smiling and look happy??? they are like many others showing where our money could go if we help!!!

  • troyjarman

    regardless worst or not it’s there

  • misswd

    uhh at 2:13 there naked….

  • cats4eyes

    you are showing one side of Haiti, Cite Soleil. that’s the worst dangerous part of Haiti. i know for sure Haiti has beautiful houses, hotels, swiming pools, beaches and beautiful people. you stick the camera on on side of Haiti, the worst place. to all of you guys, that’s not how Haiti looks like, Haiti is a beautiful country. they are showing the worst part of it

  • usblg4gb

    1:48 rasta man

  • DolcevoltoPM

    Please let’s love each other .
    Lord have Mercy on us, we are all guilty.

  • shoofoolatte

    I was in Cite Soliel in 1992, a very dense, dark, and dangerous place. I remember the energy and noise that seemed to encircle us, as we made our way down a few of the streets and alleyways. For us, it was a tourist attraction of sorts – something we have never before seen or been a part of. We held on to each other. Being this close to this kind of poverty is powerful. It reaches deep into your soul. You can’t turn away your eyes – you have to look.

  • GOBADONG

    stop corruption..

  • Pharaoh1969

    benitocarrillo your statements speaks volumes. im alomost sure you have already felt the affects of them and will for quite some time. be careful that when you find love, the power not overwhelm you to the point of death. its that powerful!!! Love Humanity.

  • ezdish

    Right now as we speek, US forces are stopping the aid from getting to the people of Haiti. They are bottlenecking the airport and not allowing aid to flow to the ppl.. why do they do this? what is America
    s problem. Clean up ur dirty country b4 trying to “help” others. the world already knows america is the devil… so why constantly display it.

  • esadmfd

    unbelieveable poverty:(

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