Disaster Capitalism. Non-profits Get In On It, Too!

[bcholmes]

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is considering building a hotel and conference center in Haiti on part of a $10.5 million property that it bought after the 2010 earthquake.

The hope is that profits could sustain the work of Haiti’s local Red Cross in the coming years, the head of the international group’s Haitian delegation said Monday.

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The charity paid in a single payment, using funds donated by national Red Cross agencies for quake recovery. At the time, Haiti’s recovery was the largest operation in the organization’s history, with 3,000 people working here.

– "Red Cross in Haiti considers building hotel, conference center in Caribbean nation", Washington Post

Uh-huh.

Comments

[egret]

stunning. not in a good way.
thanks for posting this.