Screen shot 2010-02-04 at 4.20.14 PMSo, the press around the disaster in Haiti has cooled off, but that doesn’t mean that the issues faced by those affected by the earthquake are fixed or over.

I’ve talked before about how women and girls are affected by natural disasters and now, a couple of weeks after the disaster, we are starting to hear stories about real experiences of girls in Haiti.

Learn more about Marie’s experience of being a girl in a Haitian tent city:

16 year old Marie’s life is already a struggle in post-quake Haiti, but it will become even more difficult in three months when she gives birth to her first child.

The child’s father is not around. Marie lives with her and her mum, cousin and sister. The women are living in a shelter of sheets that doesn’t really keep the rain out, in the middle of a huge tent city.

They sleep on a platform of stones covered with cardboard and a few blankets and pillows. The heat in the tent is stifling. Dust from all the rubble, and fumes from nearby burning garbage, fills the air.

Food is in very short supply. “The water we fetch from a nearby pump is not safe for drinking. I am really worried what will happen once the rains start.”…Read More

As well, the just-launched PlanYouth.org features virtual village tours, where you can check out their 360 degree videos with footage from these tent cities in Haiti.  I had a look at them today and its like you’re walking around on the streets of Port Au Prince – here’s one from Champs de Mars in the centre of the city.  While you’re there, join the Because I am a Girl club on the site and stay tuned for updates.

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