Thursday the 3th of April
Sometimes I feel like I am drowning
Nightmare in Haiti: It is a nightmare for families in Haiti living as they do today. Lack of food and water, poor hygiene, and poor environment leads the Haitians to harder life. Many people have lost a family member which makes them weak and lost.

By Caroline Holm Madsen

Haiti today: Things changed, people got homeless and many people lost a family member. It is just three years ago the earthquake hit Haiti. Over 220.000 people got killed and more than 300.000 got hurt. Many houses were destroyed when the earthquake hit Haiti and today many lives in tents or the remains are used for rebuilding a lot of the houses. Many cannot afford to build a house, to support the family or to get an education. The poor get poorer and Haiti becomes the new Congo, which were the poorest country in the world in 2009. Congo had a GNP of 330 per. capita income. The Haitians live in an unclean environment. Bowl movement and rubbish are scattered across the streets and people become seriously ill.

Family visit: For few weeks ago, a BBC crew visited a family of nine members who lost their home and two family members in 2010. They are now only seven family members today. We got into the family’s tent and in the corner we saw two kids, at the age of three, lying under a blanket with hundreds of swarming flies around them. It was dirty, it stanched, and it was humid. We were asking one of the boys who lost one of his legs at the earthquake.
What did you eat at home before the earthquake? »We used to eat a lot of good things like cookies and treats and lots of corn and rice.« The eight year old boy said. Then the mother interrupted;
»We used to eat well like bananas, apples and other delicious fruits. But today, it is difficult to trust that this going to be better for us.« She says.

How is it to be mother and father for five kids?
The mother continued; »For me to have all these children relying on me. At times I feel like I am drowning.« She says in the while she looks worried at her children.

How is it to live like this? And what is your dream?
The father begins; »We live in a tent, but it is not comfortable at all. During the day it is extremely hot. It is too hot for the children. Sometimes the heads sets of headaches. During the night it feels so cold. It feels like it is snowing inhere.
There is a lot of trash outside the tent and even human waste and it is not healthy for my children. I would thank got if I could find a new home for my family. We would be healthier and finally have peace of mind. Me and my wife dream of living in a house where our kids can grow up easily. We want our kids to be healthy and we want a better life for our family.«He said with tears rolling down his cheek.

Help to Haiti: Today the organization Habitat for Humanity helps regardless religion or race, people who needs a behavior house. They have helped over 50.000 fmilies in Haiti and they have helped Haiti in more than 27 years.