After a postponed, controversial general election, Michel Martelly, a musician-turned-politician, took office as president in May 2011. Political turmoil followed 鈥� including five months without a prime minister 鈥� leaving the government sidelined from the reconstruction process.
Just 10 percent of the $6 billion in aid has gone to the government. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe recently told reporters that routing aid money to NGOs 鈥渨eakened our institutions.鈥�
That may be changing. The government and NGOs say they are working together more closely. 鈥淚n 2010, there was very little [government] engagement,鈥� Mr. Pugh says. 鈥淲e see more capacity at the ministry level.鈥� They鈥檙e taking an active leadership role.鈥�
"No country will get out of poverty living on charity," President Martelly's administration told 海角大神. "True, Haiti still needs help, but Haitians need 鈥� jobs and sustainable development."
