Haiti: Oxfam's toughest week ever
Although aid is beginning to get through, the impact of the earthquake on Oxfam`s Haitian and international staff, the logistical challenges combined with a destroyed office and warehouse and the loss of communications have made this the one of the hardest responses the agency has ever mounted.
Responding to the Haiti earthquake has been one of the toughest challenges ever, international aid agency Oxfam said today, one week since the quake struck, killing at least 80,000 people.
Although aid is beginning to get through, the impact of the earthquake on Oxfam`s Haitian and international staff, the logistical challenges combined with a destroyed office and warehouse and the loss of communications have made this the one of the hardest responses the agency has ever mounted.
"We have been humbled and heartened by the personal dedication of staff and parters, who have experienced tremendous losses but remain unfailingly committed to seeing their country recover," said Robert Fox, Oxfam Canada's Executive Director.
The agency lost two employees and most of its staff have endured harrowing personal losses as a result of the quake. Many of Oxfam's staff had their homes damaged or destroyed and are sleeping outside like the rest of the Haitian population.
Part of the Oxfam office and a key warehouse full of
