Markets Reopen in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, But Many Locals Too Poor To Buy

Residents of the Delmas 48 camp are selling household items. About 45,000 people moved to the camp after they were made homeless by an earthquake on 12 January 2010. Credit: Oxfam

Oxfam is employing people affected by the earthquake to clean up the camps and build latrines. This cash-for-work program not only makes for a cleaner camp, it puts money into the pockets of those who need it most and boosts the micro-economy.

Read more: Oxfam’s response to the earthquake in Haiti.