673. Oxfam group homes in Haiti

The department of Oxfam in United Kingdom is not longer represented in Haiti after it was revealed that some of the volunteers and employees took advantage of the unprotected and vulnerable children who needed housing after earthquake.

While it could not have been fun to be there while those adults were present, it raises the question whether it can be fun at all to be there as a child in a country so broken down regarding supervision and structure as Haiti is.

Sources:

• Haiti Suspends Oxfam Great Britain After Sex Scandal (New York times)
• Oxfam government funding cut off after Haiti scandal (The Guardian)
• Oxfam crisis spreads as Haiti suggests aid workers exploited children for sex (The Washington Post)